Merrick Garland To Remain A Judge; Won't Be FBI Director

[DonViejo]

Source: NPR




May 16, 201710:59 AM ET

CARRIE JOHNSON

Two friends of Judge Merrick Garland tell NPR's Carrie Johnson that he loves being a judge and he intends to remain on the bench.

This comes after word that Republican Senate leader Mitch McConnell recommended Garland to President Trump as a candidate for FBI director.

Garland was nominated by former President Obama to the Supreme Court after Justice Antonin Scalia's death, but never received even a hearing from the GOP Senate that McConnell runs.

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Read more: http://www.npr.org/2017/05/16/528614259/merrick-garland-to-remain-a-judge-wont-be-fbi-director

[dalton99a]

1. Good news.

[bigbrother05]

2. Garland is too smart to give Lucy another chance to move the football

[SunSeeker]

3. Nice try, McTurtle. You're not getting to fill that DC Circuit Court seat. Fuck off.

[blueseas]

5. +1001

[riversedge]

10. Ah. I wondered why turtle face was backing him Thanks for the heads up

[still_one]

4. Good, don't give the rethugs a chance to appoint another judge

[TNLib]

6. After what happened to Comey nobody in their right mind is going to want that job till Trump is gone

nt

[Nay]

9. Exactly. Want your head to roll? Work for Trump.

[murielm99]

7. Right.

Trump has him around for a few months, then fires him. And they get to appoint a judge.

No thanks!

[benpollard]

8. No sane, competent person would want to work under Trump

[roamer65]

11. Bingo.