Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder accused Republicans of 'blatant hypocrisy' for moving to fill the Supreme Court vacancy created by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death so close to the presidential election.
"Think about what that meant," he said."So I think if, if in fact they are successful in placing a justice on the court, I think that what Democrats have to do, assuming that Biden is president and there is a Senate majority for the Democrats, we need think about court reform.
"And at a minimum, as part of that reform package, I think additional justices need to be placed on the Supreme Court."despite the objections of Democrats. At least one Republican senator has already broken ranks. Maine's Susan Collins has said she believed replacing Ginsburg should be the decision of the president who is elected in November.
Joe Biden, the Democratic presidential nominee, also said any selection should come after the election."Let me be clear: The voters should pick a President, and that President should select a successor to Justice Ginsburg," he tweeted.In her final statement, reportedly made to her granddaughter Clara Spera on her deathbed just days before she passed away, she said:"My most fervent wish is that I will not be replaced until a new president is installed.
Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder speaks during an interview on February 27, 2018 in Washington, D.C. Holder accused Republicans of"blatant hypocrisy" for moving to push through a Supreme Court nomination so close to the presidential election.
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