This is in reference to a common tactic that has been used by a wide range of Trump nominees hoping to avoid the president’s ire when asked about the 2020 election during confirmation. According to Bendery, St. John was also asked by Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) whether the Capitol was attacked on January 6, 2021. “‘You are... continuing to adopt the president's distorted and inaccurate illusion’ about J6 and the 2020 election, Blumenthal scolded St. John, who sat silently,” posted Bendery . Bendery notes that St. John is currently a U.S. District Judge, which entered into the hearing when Blumenthal asserted, "You have a lifetime appointment. You have no reason to fear his vaunted vindictiveness against anyone who would defy his illusion about January 6."