Schumer says he has 'serious concerns' about Gorsuch

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said Tuesday he has "serious, serious concerns" about President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee after their meeting, complaining that the federal judge "avoided answers like the plague."

The New York Democrat said after the meeting that he asked Gorsuch about "whether a Muslim ban could in concept be constitutional," alluding to Trump's executive order banning entries to the U.S. from seven majority-Muslim countries; about Trump's unsubstantiated comments that there may have been millions of illegal votes in the 2016 election; and about the reach of executive power.

Because of expected Democratic procedural maneuvers, Republicans will likely need the support of 60 out of the Senate's 100 members to move to a confirmation vote on Gorsuch.