Former President Donald Trump is working on a new list of 20 potential picks for the Supreme Court should he be reelected in November, The Washington Times has learned.
Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a Super Tuesday election night party Tuesday, March 5, 2024, at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla. ** FILE **The move revives a strategy he used to help win over conservatives in the 2016 election, which led to his reshaping the“I’m going to be putting together a list of judges — great judges — a list of about 20.
Mr. Leo had previously helped President George W. Bush win confirmations of Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. and Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr.The issue had heightened significance in February 2016 because of Justice Antonin Scalia’s death. Mr. Trump’s list of nominees helped assuage conservative apprehension about voting for someone who had no track record in office and who had in his past been an abortion-rights supporter.as the most important factor in their voting decision, and 56% of them backed Mr. Trump. And the Washington Post calculated that 26% of Trump voters said the
Mr. Trump released yet another list in September 2020, amid the campaign. Just days later Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died and Mr. Trump named Judge Amy Coney Barrett as his nominee. She was confirmed on a 52-48 vote just days before the election.
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