Republican senators meeting with Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett praised President Trump’s pick for the lifetime post, rejecting Democrats’ assertion that she should recuse herself from potential election-related cases
WASHINGTON - Republican senators meeting with U.S. Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett on Tuesday praised President Donald Trump’s pick for the lifetime post, rejecting Democrats’ assertion that she should recuse herself from potential election-related cases.
“That is one of the most absurd ideas I’ve ever heard,” Graham said as he met Barrett, saying she does not have a “legal conflict” requiring recusal. Pence, McConnell and some other Republican senators did not reply to questions about recusal. Democrats are likely to seek a pledge that she do so.Responding to a Judiciary Committee questionnaire, Barrett said she would use a “recusal list” to identify conflicts. This would include recusing herself from cases that involved her husband and sister, practicing attorneys, as well as the University of Notre Dame, where she taught.
The Republican president named Barrett in 2017 to the Chicago-based 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Democrats including the party’s presidential nominee, Joe Biden, have said the court’s vacancy should be filled by the winner of the election, a view shared by a majority of Americans, according to recent opinion polls.
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