So much for comity, eh? Progressives put a target on Dianne Feinstein’s back from the moment she embraced Lindsey Graham at the end of Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation hearing. Shortly afterward, Chuck Schumer made a public show of rebuking Feinstein for being too easy on Graham and Barrett in the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, even though none of the other Democrats on the panel ever laid a glove on Barrett, either.

The writing was on the wall for Feinstein at that point. It’s clear that Schumer booted her from the leadership position on Judiciary, even if she’s issuing team-player statements in the aftermath:

Sen. Dianne Feinstein plans to step down as the top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee in the next Congress, after facing blowback from progressives for her handling of Amy Coney Barrett’s contentious Supreme Court confirmation hearing.

Three people familiar with the matter told POLITICO, which Feinstein soon confirmed.

“After serving as the lead Democrat on the Judiciary Committee for four years, I will not seek the chairmanship or ranking member position in the next Congress,” the California Democrat said in a statement. “I look forward to continuing to serve as a senior Democrat on the Judiciary, Intelligence, Appropriations and Rules committees as we work with the Biden administration.

This article was sourced from Hot Air