Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett said that 'no one is above the law,' but would not say one way or another if a president has the right to pardon him or herself
Barrett has repeatedly fallen back on the "Ginsburg standard." Here's what that means.Frequently during her confirmation hearings, Judge Amy Coney Barrett fell back on a standard that's been attributed to the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg, whom Barrett would replace, not to discuss specific cases because they could come before the court.
"I have made no precommitments to anyone," Barrett said, arguing the court had a legal process to consider recusal."I can't offer an opinion on recusal without short-circuiting that entire process." Barrett also declined to say whether the Constitution gave Trump the authority to postpone the date of the election. Doing so would require an act of Congress, but Barrett declined to weigh in, saying that doing so would make her"basically a legal pundit."
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