Would-be Supreme Court justice Neil Gorsuch wrapped up the third day of his Senate confirmation hearings on Wednesday, and like all nominees for his position, he clearly understood that as long as he didn't say anything catastrophically offensive, it would be very hard for Democrats to convince their Republican colleagues that this Republican-selected nominee should not be confirmed in short order. This meant that Gorsuch spent his time saying as little as humanly possible, declining to answer most of the questions asked of him on the grounds that ethics rules prevent him from talking politics or weighing in on hypotheticals about how he might rule in a given case or scenario.

Of course, since the answers to those questions are the only ones that senators actually care about, the dearth of remaining conversation topics made his hearings, to use a technical legal term, dry as hell. Fortunately, we've compiled the most interesting moments below for your viewing pleasure.

Most Honest Moment of The Entire Event

This week was probably the most significant event of Judge Gorsuch's life that didn't relate to major life events involving members of his immediate family. Naturally, he spent his last few moments before the bright lights came on...casually browsing Instagram with Vermont senator Patrick Leahy?

As Leahy later helpfully explained, he was introducing Gorsuch to some of the sights of the city in which the nominee, in all likelihood, will soon be living.

Bored at work and swiping through social media. Politicians—they're just like us!

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