{"id":130537,"date":"2020-12-10T21:58:49","date_gmt":"2020-12-10T18:58:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/dianne-feinstein-struggling-with-cognitive-decline-report\/"},"modified":"2020-12-10T21:58:49","modified_gmt":"2020-12-10T18:58:49","slug":"dianne-feinstein-struggling-with-cognitive-decline-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/dianne-feinstein-struggling-with-cognitive-decline-report\/","title":{"rendered":"#Dianne Feinstein ‘struggling’ with cognitive decline: report"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Dianne Feinstein ‘struggling’ with cognitive decline: report<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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WASHINGTON \u2014 Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the oldest member of the Senate at age 87 and the most senior Democrat on its powerful Judiciary Committee, is \u201cseriously struggling\u201d with cognitive decline, a new report says.<\/p>\n

People familiar with the California lawmakers\u2019 situation told the New Yorker<\/a> on Wednesday that Feinstein\u2019s short-term memory has grown so poor that she \u201coften forgets she has been briefed on a topic, accusing her staff of failing to do so just after they have.\u201d<\/p>\n

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) has had several \u201cpainful\u201d discussions with Feinstein about stepping aside but the octogenarian reportedly soon forgets about their talks, forcing Schumer to confront her again, one source said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was like Groundhog Day, but with the pain fresh each time,\u201d the source said.<\/p>\n

Overtures were also reportedly made to Feinstein\u2019s billionaire husband, Richard C. Blum.<\/p>\n

Grumblings over Feinstein\u2019s performance have grown increasingly loud, leading to her decision to step down last month as ranking member on the elite judiciary committee.<\/p>\n

Pundits were unhapp<\/a>y with Feinstein\u2019s handling of the confirmation of Trump\u2019s Supreme Court nominee, Amy Coney Barrett. <\/p>\n

The lawmaker bungled several questions and then caused a furor when she concluded Barrett\u2019s hearings by hugging Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and praising him for \u201cone of the best set of hearings that I have participated in.\u201d<\/p>\n

Schumer was reportedly so concerned about Feinstein\u2019s performance that he \u201cinstalled a trusted former aide, Max Young, to \u2019embed\u2019 in the Judiciary Committee to make sure the hearings didn\u2019t go off the rails,\u201d the New Yorker reported.<\/p>\n

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He did the same during the 2018 confirmation hearings for Justice Brett Kavanaugh, according to the article..<\/p>\n

\u201cThe staff is in such a bad position,\u201d one former Senate aide told the publication. \u201cThey have to defend her and make her seem normal.\u201d<\/p>\n

Some people familiar with the situation blamed Schumer for not talking Feinstein out of running for reelection in 2018, with her term now due to end in 2024, when she will be 91 years old. Schumer\u2019s office declined to comment.\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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