Trump unveils new list of potential Supreme Court nominees to boost his reelection campaign

[mahatmakanejeeves]

Source: USA TODAY

Politics

Trump unveils new list of potential Supreme Court nominees to boost his reelection campaign

Richard Wolf
USA TODAY
Published 4:00 p.m. ET Sep. 9, 2020 Updated 4:50 p.m. ET Sep. 9, 2020

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump unveiled a new list of 20 potential Supreme Court nominees Wednesday in an effort to energize the conservative legal movement and help his flagging reelection campaign. ... The list, fashioned after those he put out during his 2016 race for the White House when there was an existing vacancy, is intended to elevate the nation's highest court as an issue in 2020 - and put pressure on Democratic nominee Joe Biden to follow suit. Trump already had listed 25 other potential nominees.

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Its release - eight days after Trump had suggested it would be unveiled - came as the White House was seeking to counter assertions in Bob Woodward's new book that Trump purposely downplayed the COVID-19 threat for months despite recognizing its deadly potential.

The list of 20 new names is composed of federal appeals and district court judges, U.S. senators and others who Trump might nominate to the high court if given the chance in a second term. They include Sens. Tom Cotton of Arkansas, Ted Cruz of Texas and Josh Hawley of Missouri, as well as at least five current or former members of his administration.

But one name on Trump's earlier list - Judge Amy Coney Barrett, who he placed on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit - is said to be a possible nominee even sooner should ailing Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 87, leave the bench this year.

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Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/09/09/supreme-court-donald-trump-releases-new-list-potential-nominees/5761495002/

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Fortunately, the election's in the bag, so I can stay home on election day.

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[Arkansas Granny]

1. He did this to reassure his evangelical base, which is about all he has left.

You know he's watching the numbers very closely. Support is dropping and he's apparently running out of money. This didn't cost him a dime.

[unblock]

2. We should start taking bids for suppliers for his ankle bracelet, orange jumpsuit, etc.

[jmowreader]

9. Why bother?

They've got closets full of those very things already. They're paid for and ready to hand to Trump the second he leaves office.

[SharonClark]

3. More motivation for our side.

[Mr.Bill]

4. I'm sure no one on the list ever

raped anyone.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

5. Trump releases new list of Supreme Court prospects ahead of 2020 election

2020 ELECTION

Trump releases new list of Supreme Court prospects ahead of 2020 election

The long-expected list represents an attempt by the president to energize conservative and evangelical voters with the promise of more justices like Brett Kavanaugh and Neil Gorsuch.

Sept. 9, 2020, 4:13 PM EDT
By Sahil Kapur

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump released a new list of Supreme Court prospects on Wednesday, pledging to pick a nominee from it if he had the opportunity to fill another vacancy.

The announcement adds 20 names to those that Trump has already mentioned as potential picks, all of whom he said would be "jurists in the mold of Justices Antonin Scalia, Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito."

The new list includes Republican Sens. Ted Cruz of Texas, Tom Cotton of Arkansas and Josh Hawley of Missouri, as well as Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron, Paul Clement, a prominent lawyer for conservative causes, and Fourth Circuit Appeals Court Judge Alison Jones Rushing, who was confirmed in 2019 at age 37.

It comes as Trump seeks to energize courts-focused Republican and evangelical voters less than two months before the 2020 election, while polls show him trailing Democratic nominee Joe Biden nationally and in most swing states.

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The list was released at Trump's campaign site.

https://www.donaldjtrump.com/media/president-trump-releases-list-of-prospective-supreme-court-nominees-biden-must-do-the-same/

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Trump’s Additional Supreme Court Candidates

Bridget Bade, Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Daniel Cameron, 51st Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Kentucky
Tom Cotton, U.S. Senator from Arkansas
Paul Clement, partner with Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Ted Cruz, U.S. Senator from Texas
Stuart Kyle Duncan, Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Steven Engel, Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel of the U.S. Department of Justice
Noel Francisco, former Solicitor General of the United States
Josh Hawley, U.S. Senator from Missouri
James Ho, Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Gregory Katsas, Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Barbara Lagoa, Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Christopher Landau, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the United Mexican States
Carlos Muñiz, Justice on the Supreme Court of Florida
Martha Pacold, Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Peter Phipps, Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Sarah Pitlyk, Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
Allison Jones Rushing, Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Kate Todd, Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Counsel to the President
Lawrence VanDyke, Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

[Doug.Goodall]

6. Meaningless blather

Trump puts out a list to demonstrate to his base he is still on the reservation. He is under no obligation to actually pick anyone on this list. It is strictly for optics.

Trumps unstated purpose is probably to goad Joe Biden to also publishing a list. This would give the right wingers a focal point to attack Biden on policy. Trump is just a horrible person.

[OrlandoDem2]

7. If we don't get out and work, Trump might get to appoint 3 more SCOTUS justices.

RBG, Breyer, and Thomas.

[procon]

8. Has Trump appointed the Death Panel to monitor the

current Supreme Court Justices?

Trump is a ghoul. His announced list is no accident.

[C_U_L8R]

10. Desperate move to change the subject from his own failings.

So klutzy.

[Deuxcents]

11. The impeached president

Is circling around like a buzzard..waiting for someone on the Court to die. They wouldn’t even debate Judge Garland 10 months out from the election but 54 days n he puts out a list. Disgusting.

[rdking647]

12. if he somehow wins reelection any court decision handed down by a trump judge should be ignored

hes already shown the rule of law doesnt matter so why should anyone else follow the law????

personally id like to see people start seizing trump properties. turn his gold courses into public parks.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

19. Only if that's done in a manner that complies with the Fifth Amendment.

No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.

[turbinetree]

13. And guess who's on the short list..........and they all think judges will retire or leave......

https://americanindependent.com/tom-cotton-roe-v-wade-donald-trump-supreme-court-abortion-rights/

[Mr. Evil]

14. Are he and his defective band of ghouls planning to suicide someone?

That fat bag of pus loves it when someone he hates dies. I literally cannot wait for his over-bloated ass and ego to be gone from this planet once and for all.

[SWBTATTReg]

15. Desperate. And this list of his didn't help. Totally unqualified candidates, which I think will...

scare more people than help trump's desperate bid to stay in office.

[Nexus2]

16. Hey, wait a minute....

Wasn't there some kind of rule about putting in a new Supreme Court judge right before a presidential election or something? I'm almost certain McConnell mentioned something like that at one point...

[beachbumbob]

17. I see a real gain in votes for democrats Nov 3rd

[Proximate Centurion]

18. GOP Bulletin Boards Across the Nation:

David Duke Shafted Again!