Sen. Kamala Harris Kamala HarrisTexas Democratic official urges Biden to visit state: 'I thought he had his own plane' The Hill's Campaign Report: Biden on Trump: 'He'll leave' l GOP laywers brush off Trump's election remarks l Obama's endorsements A game theorist's advice to President Trump on filling the Supreme Court seat MORE (D-Calif.) said Tuesday that President Trump Donald John TrumpFederal prosecutor speaks out, says Barr 'has brought shame' on Justice Dept. Former Pence aide: White House staffers discussed Trump refusing to leave office Progressive group buys domain name of Trump's No. 1 Supreme Court pick MORE should be in "timeout" from appointing Supreme Court nominees while under impeachment proceedings.

Harris was asked on the "Iowa Starting Line Podcast" whether she thought a president undergoing impeachment inquiries be permitted to nominate Supreme Court justices.

"That's a great question," she responded. "I think he should be put on a timeout across the board."

@patrynard: "Should a president under impeachment proceedings be allowed to appoint a Supreme Court nominee?"@KamalaHarris "That's a great question. I think he should be put on a timeout across the board."



Listen to the rest HERE: https://t.co/9ELEuEr39P — Miryam Lipper (@MiryamLipper) October 8, 2019

Trump has garnered strong support from conservatives through his judicial nominations, with the GOP-controlled Senate confirming the vast majority of his nominees.

The Republican Senate has also confirmed Trump's two Supreme Court nominees, Neil Gorsuch Neil GorsuchTrump plans to pick Amy Coney Barrett to replace Ginsburg on court Abortion stirs GOP tensions in Supreme Court fight Poll: 59 percent think president elected in November should name next Supreme Court justice MORE and Brett Kavanaugh Brett Michael KavanaughTrump plans to pick Amy Coney Barrett to replace Ginsburg on court Collins trails challenger by 4 points in Maine Senate race: poll SCOTUS confirmation in the last month of a close election? Ugly MORE. The high court began its new session on Monday.

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Harris also told the podcast that Congress needs to "do everything possible" to protect whistleblowers from the president.

"He is clearly committing crimes in plain view," she said. "He has engaged in suppression of evidence. He has intimidated witnesses. He is creating fear."

An impeachment inquiry began after it was revealed that Trump asked Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to "look into" former Vice President Joe Biden Joe BidenFormer Pence aide: White House staffers discussed Trump refusing to leave office Progressive group buys domain name of Trump's No. 1 Supreme Court pick Bloomberg rolls out M ad buy to boost Biden in Florida MORE, Trump's potential 2020 opponent.

The phone conversation between the leaders came to light after a whistleblower report was filed in the intelligence community.