Adeel Mangi, the first Muslim American nominated for a federal appellate judgeship, withdrew, critiquing the process as fundamentally broken and plagued by bigotry.
Mr. Mangi criticized the confirmation process, stating it has devolved into a system where fitness for judicial office is overshadowed by performative McCarthyism and dark-money-funded attacks targeting minorities.
His nomination faced significant hurdles from Senate Democrats who cut a deal that stalled his confirmation entirely, leaving him without the votes needed for approval.
In his letter to President Biden, Mangi expressed anger over the attacks he faced regarding his views on Israel, Hamas, and September 11, portraying them as politically motivated.
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