WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 05: U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (C-CT) speaks during a news conference about judicial nominees on Capitol Hill on August 05, 2026 in Washington, DC. Democratic members of the Senate Judiciary Committee held the news conference to discuss U.S. President Donald Trump's judicial nominees and their alleged belief that the January 6th insurrection was not as severe. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 05: U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) speaks alongside U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (C-CT) during a news conference about judicial nominees on Capitol Hill on August 05, 2026 in Washington, DC. Democratic members of the Senate Judiciary Committee held the news conference to discuss U.S. President Donald Trump's judicial nominees and their alleged belief that the January 6th insurrection was not as severe. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

US Vice President JD Vance (C) speaks during a congressional roundtable on anti-fraud initiatives in the Indian Treaty Room of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, DC, on August 5, 2026. Also pictured, White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller (L) and Andrew Ferguson, chair of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), (R). (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP via Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 05: U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) speaks alongside U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (C-CT) during a news conference about judicial nominees on Capitol Hill on August 05, 2026 in Washington, DC. Democratic members of the Senate Judiciary Committee held the news conference to discuss U.S. President Donald Trump's judicial nominees and their alleged belief that the January 6th insurrection was not as severe. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 05: U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) speaks alongside U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (C-CT) during a news conference about judicial nominees on Capitol Hill on August 05, 2026 in Washington, DC. Democratic members of the Senate Judiciary Committee held the news conference to discuss U.S. President Donald Trump's judicial nominees and their alleged belief that the January 6th insurrection was not as severe. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 05: U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) speaks alongside U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (C-CT) during a news conference about judicial nominees on Capitol Hill on August 05, 2026 in Washington, DC. Democratic members of the Senate Judiciary Committee held the news conference to discuss U.S. President Donald Trump's judicial nominees and their alleged belief that the January 6th insurrection was not as severe. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 05: U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (C-CT) speaks during a news conference about judicial nominees on Capitol Hill on August 05, 2026 in Washington, DC. Democratic members of the Senate Judiciary Committee held the news conference to discuss U.S. President Donald Trump's judicial nominees and their alleged belief that the January 6th insurrection was not as severe. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

US Vice President JD Vance (C) arrives during a congressional roundtable on anti-fraud initiatives in the Indian Treaty Room of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, DC, on August 5, 2026. Also pictured, White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller (L) and Andrew Ferguson, chair of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), (R). (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP via Getty Images)