Sen. Lee Calls Out Dems’ Religious Tests Against Trump Nominees

Senate Judiciary Committee member Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) on Capitol Hill in Washington on Sept. 27, 2018. Win McNamee/Getty Images

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WASHINGTON—It’s difficult to imagine how the authors of the Constitution could have been more clear on an issue than they were with Article VI, Clause 3, which declares “no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States.”