Bernie Sanders On Scalia: ‘I Differed’ With Him, But ‘He Was Brilliant’

FILE - This Oct. 8, 2010 file photo shows the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court at the Supreme Court in Washington. Seated from left are Associate Justices Clarence Thomas, and Antonin Scalia, Chief Justice John Rob... FILE - This Oct. 8, 2010 file photo shows the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court at the Supreme Court in Washington. Seated from left are Associate Justices Clarence Thomas, and Antonin Scalia, Chief Justice John Roberts, Associate Justices Anthony M. Kennedy and Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Standing, from left are Associate Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Stephen Breyer, Samuel Alito Jr., and Elena Kagan. The Supreme Court on Thursday, June 28, 2012, upheld the individual insurance requirement at the heart of President Barack Obama's historic health care overhaul. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File) MORE LESS
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The Republicans weren’t alone in memorializing Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, with Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) acknowledging that while they didn’t always agree, Scalia was “brilliant.”

Here’s the full statement from Sanders:

While I differed with Justice Scalia’s views and jurisprudence, he was a brilliant, colorful, and outspoken member of the Supreme Court. My thoughts and prayers are with his family and his colleagues who mourn his passing.”

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