And how do you know that? What is said in private meetings stays in private meetings. If you think prospective judges never answer questions privately I've got a bridge to sell you.
The whole point of judges is that they not prejudge on a specific issue without a specific case before them.
Yep, that's the theory. Now how do you think Ruth Buzzy Ginsberg would rule if there was overwhelming evidence to overturn Roe?
Sssh! You can't say that out loud! They'll hear you.
Judicial appointments can always be risky business. Remember, Earl Warren was a conservative governor before he became the Chief Justice of a decidedly liberal Supreme Court. And wasn’t Justice Anthony Kennedy a conservative before he joined the Supremes?