It was former Missouri Solicitor General D. John Sauer’s turn to undergo a Senate confirmation hearing, in which he would become U.S. Solicitor General.

Republican senators and fellow Missourians Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt both praised Saur’s record in the courtroom and his qualifications for the job. He worked for both Schmitt and Hawley during their tenures as Missouri Attorney General.

Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee questioned whether Sauer would put Donald Trump before the U.S. Constitution.

“I don’t want to speak to hypotheticals, especially hypotheticals that might come before me in an official capacity if I were confirmed by the Senate,” Sauer said. “Generally, if there is a direct court order that binds a federal or state official, they should follow it.”

California Senator Adam Schiff blasted Sauer when he asked about whether he’d dismiss criminal charges against New York Mayor Eric Adams for cooperating with Trump’s move to deport undocumented immigrants.

“Would you be the coward or fool willing to dismiss that case on behalf of the President?” Sauer responded, “I certainly can’t speak to any official action that I might or might not take in a hypothetical scenario. I will say that there was a distressing lack of letters like this during the weaponization of justice.”

Schiff then interrupted Saur and said, “There is a disturbing presence of letters like this, and your answer tells me that it would be you.”

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, then fired back at Schiff and other Democrats, accusing them of ignoring what he called the Biden Administration’s weaponization of the U.S. Justice Department.

Wednesday’s hearing was a combined confirmation hearing for Sauer as U.S. Solicitor General, and for Harmeet Dhillon and Aaron Reitz as assistant attorneys general. Votes on all three will be held later.