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2. Its not like he can fire them.

Wed Dec 9, 2020, 06:21 PM

Dec 2020

They have their lifetime appointments, and it's probably easier to unseat a Pope than a SCOTUS judge!

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Would Trump try to game individual justices on SCOTUS??? [View all] skip fox Dec 2020 OP

I put nothing past this monster. spanone Dec 2020 #1

Its not like he can fire them. KatyMan Dec 2020 #2

There are other pressure points, right? skip fox Dec 2020 #7

True KatyMan Dec 2020 #10

It wouldn't be the first time. C_U_L8R Dec 2020 #3

Count on it. n/t Drum Dec 2020 #5

He can try, dware Dec 2020 #6

I'm pretty sure he's phoned all of "his" justices already. liberalmuse Dec 2020 #8

That happened before he appointed them lame54 Dec 2020 #9

He's already expressed 'disappointment' with his SC picks. louis-t Dec 2020 #11

Isn't that called an Ex parte approach exboyfil Dec 2020 #12

He's certainly capable of it and I wouldn't be surprised if he's already tried. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2020 #13

He probably did it with Justice Kennedy. tinrobot Dec 2020 #14

He did. Kennedy wanted Kavanaugh as a condition to retiring. Karadeniz Dec 2020 #16

His Lardness has the goods on Kennedys kid Sedona Dec 2020 #17

There is NOTHING so low he would not stoop to it. eShirl Dec 2020 #15