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Thomas Alvin Farr is seated during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on his nomination to be a District Judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2017 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) ** FILE **

Thomas Alvin Farr, Donald Trump judicial nominee, opposed by Chuck Schumer

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., holds a news conference with Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 13, 201816. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

Chuck Schumer demands inspector general probe Trump-Whitaker contacts

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

In this July 16, 2018, file photo, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Chuck Schumer: Voters see through Donald Trump’s talk on health care

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Supreme court nominee Brett Kavanaugh testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018. (Saul Loeb/Pool Photo via AP)

GOP says FBI report will be secret; Dems say issue now is Kavanaugh credibility

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

"[Supreme Court] nominees have to be able to answer questions with sufficient substance," said Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer.

Chuck Schumer met with Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., pauses while speaking to the media, Tuesday, July 24, 2018, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Chuck Schumer asks George W. Bush for help as Democrats try to derail court nominee

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

In this July 10, 2018, file photo, Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer of N.Y., speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Chuck Schumer: Trump’s national security team must testify before Congress about Putin summit

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer of N.Y., third from left, and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif., center, arrive for a news conference on pre-existing health conditions on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 26, 2018. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Schumer: Dems won’t boycott Kavanaugh hearings, votes

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

"Anyone who is hoping to use this report to undermine the Mueller probe or prove the existence of a deep state conspiracy against President Trump will be surely disappointed," Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer told reporters. (Associated Press)

Chuck Schumer to fight Brett Kavanaugh nomination ‘with everything I have’

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

In this Oct. 5, 2015, file photo, the Supreme Court is seen in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Pro-Obamacare groups: Supreme Court nominee may gut 2010 law

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov attend talks with U.S. National security adviser John Bolton at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, June 27, 2018. U.S. President Donald Trump's national security adviser is due in Moscow Wednesday to lay the groundwork for a possible U.S.-Russia summit. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, Pool)

Chuck Schumer: Nyet on Trump-Putin summit; president’s ‘priorities are out of whack’

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer of N.Y., center, accompanied by Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., left, and Sen. Bob Casey, Jr., D-Pa., right, speaks with reporters following a closed door policy luncheon on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 26, 2018. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Chuck Schumer shoots down calls to abolish ICE

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

"There's no need for legislation," said Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, New York Democrat. "Mr. President, you started it, you can stop it, plain and simple." (Associated Press)

Democrats no help to Donald Trump, Republicans on family separation issue

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump (left) meets with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (foreground), New York Democrat, and other Congressional leaders in the Oval Office of the White House on Sept. 6, 2017. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Trump: ‘Schumer failed,’ don’t need his advice on North Korea

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., points to a question during a media availability after a policy luncheon on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, May 8, 2018 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) ** FILE **

Chuck Schumer to Donald Trump: Don’t let North Korea bully you

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

In this April 12, 2018, photo, Secretary of State-designate Mike Pompeo speaks during the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on his confirmation on Capitol Hill in Washington. President Trump’s nominee for secretary of state, Pompeo, faces serious opposition including a rare rebuke expected Monday, April 23, before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee as all Democrats, and at least one Republican, have said they will oppose him. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Schumer opposing Pompeo over special counsel Russia investigation

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., pauses as he takes questions from reporters following a closed-door strategy session on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, April 17, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

Chuck Schumer backs marijuana decriminalization

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

"It's a funny thing," said Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer. "We're able to accomplish more in the minority than we were when we had the presidency or even were in the majority." (Associated Press)

Spending bill prompts confusion, claims of victory from all sides

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., followed by, from left, Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., and Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., arrives to meet with reporters following weekly policy luncheons where they discussed school safety measures in response to the Parkland, Fla., assault that left 17 dead, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Charles Schumer: Dems to push for stricter background checks, protective orders on guns

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer of N.Y., speaks to reporters following a Senate policy luncheon on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Schumer: Trump’s gun overtures ‘won’t come close’ to solving problem

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times