With fewer than 50 days until Election Day, President Donald Trump could get a chance to nominate a monumental third justice to the U.S. Supreme Court, following the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Friday evening.
Trump was holding a campaign rally in Minnesota as news broke of Ginsburg's death, so the White House hasn't yet provided a comment toBut the Trump administration has sent strong signals recently that it would quickly move to add a new justice, given the opportunity.
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg at the 2020 DVF Awards on February 19, 2020 in Washington, DC.Last week, Trump unveiled his new shortlist for potential nominees,"should there be another vacancy on the Supreme Court during my presidency." The GOP-controlled U.S. Senate has been strongly aligned with Trump's wishes during his time in office, ushering in the appointment of more than 300 federal judges and approving his two Supreme Court justices to date. The Republican majority also voted to acquit Trump of impeachment charges from the Democrat-led House.
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