washington supreme court nominee neil gorsuch say wednesday presidents must obey court order express uncertainty language constitution bar u.s. government officials take payments foreign country democrats grill issue involve president donald trump gorsuch conservative appeal court judge colorado nominate trump jan. 31 lifetime job nation high court spar senate judiciary committee democrats third day confirmation hear complete testimony wednesday night committee complete deliberations thursday hear testimony outside witness gorsuch seem assure win committee approval move nomination full republican-led senate challenge would gather enough democratic vote avoid prolong floor fight potential get rocky change senate work gorsuch confirmation process look proceed smoothly democrats press matter swirl around trump even ask standards impeachment gorsuch expect senate confirmation would restore conservative majority court hand republican president big achievement office senator patrick leahy cite comment trump adviser stephen miller court block president executive action temporarily ban people several muslim-majority nations enter unite state feb. 12 miller challenge authority court rule issue say president power enforce ban question judge take seriously good believe expect judicial decree obey gorsuch say rule law country gorsuch add gorsuch decline say would approach allege violation u.s. constitution emoluments clause prevent american officials accept gift favor foreign governments without congressional approval question exactly mean gorsuch say note ongoing litigation matter careful express view trump sue ethics lawyers say businesses accept payments foreign governments violation emoluments clause basis official impeach gorsuch say historically focus high crimes rather misdemeanors say number criminal misdemeanors book increase substantially since u.s. constitution write 18th century unanimous rule wednesday supreme court justices gorsuch would join confirm reject legal reason use appellate judge 2008 rule autistic child seek public education tailor need supreme court rule favor another autistic student argue deny adequate education democrats call gorsuch early decision example rule everyday americans favor corporate interest assertion nominee republicans supporters reject gorsuch say bind court precedent 2008 decision add would heartbreaking suggest would like rule disable students sidestep answer whether think series contentious past case decide correctly include abortion gun right political spend religious right worry much able avoid specificity like one every see senator dianne feinstein panel top democrat tell gorsuch feinstein ask gorsuch explain document date work former president george w. bush justice department relate 2005 anti-torture restrictions document ask whether aggressive interrogation techniques use bush administration yield valuable intelligence stop terrorist incident gorsuch write yes gorsuch say merely tell administration recollection 12 years ago position clients tell us say feinstein express concern women right preserve legalize abortion ask gorsuch view originalist see constitution mean unaltered since enactment despite centuries societal change one look return us horse-and-buggy days gorsuch say regard constitution promise equal protection law gorsuch say matter drafters language racists sexists be republicans hold 52 seat 100-member senate senate 60-vote hurdle confirmation supreme court justices mean gorsuch would need back eight democrats democrats stand together republicans could change senate rule allow confirmation simple majority vote committee vote expect april 3. senate republican leader mitch mcconnell say gorsuch would confirm lawmakers mid-april recess confirm gorsuch would replace conservative justice antonin scalia die february 2016. democrats grill u.s. high court nominee trump concern