President Trump is set to announce his nominee to fill Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Supreme Court seat on Saturday afternoon.
But, his advisers and lawmakers are placing their bets now. Sources familiar with the matter are confident that their prediction will, in fact, become a reality.
According to sources close to the president, via Politico, Trump is expected to select Amy Coney Barrett to fill the vacant seat.
A judge on the Chicago-based 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, Barrett has long been viewed as the frontrunning candidate for the position, due to her strong conservative values. The devout Catholic and mother of seven emerged as the top pick on Trump’s shortlist, just days following Ginsburg’s death. At 48, Barrett would be the youngest Supreme Court nominee since Clarence Thomas in 1991 and could serve well into the middle of the century, according to ABC News.
While one source, a senior Republican official, said the president indicated he’d made his decision, another source said that Trump has still indicated some “flexibility,” according to Politico.
Despite Trump’s vow to select a woman to fill RBG’s vacant seat, Democrats are still infuriated by the notion that the Senate very well may vote a new Justice to the Court before the election. During the Obama-administration, Sen. Mitch McConnell refused to vote on Obama’s nominee, Merrick Garland, because it was an election year. Now, Republicans are eager to vote on Trump’s.
McConnell says that this year is a whole different scenario; Republicans hold the White House and the Senate, which was not the case in 2016.
For Democrats, Barrett’s conservative tilt and Catholic roots made her approval to the federal bench in 2017 a bitter experience, according to ABC.
So, it can be expected that Supreme Court approval will face the same reaction from the left.
Whether Barrett or someone else, the Senate Judiciary Committee is looking to hold confirmation hearings the week of October 12. Senate Republicans want to confirm the 9th justice before the election, in the event the Supreme Court has to step in to decide the results, according to Politico.
PELOSI LOSES IT: Fancy Nancy Says Republicans ‘Coming After Your Children! Protect Your Children!!’
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi escalated her war-of-words with the White House this week; bizarrely stating that Republicans are “coming after your children” in regards to filling a vacant Supreme Court seat.
“Clean air, clean water, pollution! They’re coming after your children! Protect your children from what they’re trying to do!” yelled Pelosi.
Watch Fancy Nancy’s vicious attack above.
THREE LEFT: Trump Narrows Supreme Court Pick, Announcement Coming MONDAY
President Trump has reportedly narrowed his short list of potential Supreme Court nominees to just three people this week; setting the stage for his historic announcement that could come as early as Monday.
According to Fox News, the Commander-in-Chief has “completed the interview process” and has reduced his list of 25 people to just three nominees; with inside sources saying the possibilities have narrowed to Appeals Court Judges Brett Kavanaugh, Raymond Kethledge, and Amy Coney Barrett.
“Democrat-aligned groups are pressuring potential swing senators – especially moderate Republicans like Alaska’s Lisa Murkowski and Maine’s Susan Collins – to oppose Trump’s eventual nominee, arguing in part that landmark decisions like abortion-legalizing Roe v. Wade could be at risk,” write Fox News.
The President teased his potential pick on social media before the Fourth of July holiday, saying “I interviewed 4 very impressive people yesterday. On Monday I will be announcing my decision for Justice of the United States Supreme Court!”
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