It is unclear whether Trump's "explosion," as another administration official described it, truly put Gorsuch's nomination in jeopardy or whether the president was expressing his frustration aloud, as he often does. But at the time, some in the White House and on Capitol Hill feared that Gorsuch's confirmation - which had been shaping up to be one of the clearest triumph's of Trump's tumultuous young presidency - was on the verge of going awry.