Senator Sheldon Whitehouse tells “Skullduggery” Democrats do not have the votes to stop the Republicans from confirming Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's replacement. It could happen before the election.
A top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee admitted there is little his party can now do to stop Republicans from confirming a new nominee by President Trump to the Supreme Court before the November elections, saying he and his colleagues have no “triple-secret procedural trick” that can slow the process down.
“They’re going to do whatever they need to,” he said. “There is no higher priority for Republicans in the Senate than to seize this Supreme Court seat.” Whitehouse said this dark money will doubtless swing individual Republican senators to vote with the majority because “there’s a lot at stake and they’re going to fight hard and people like Lindsey Graham are gonna take a look at that torrent of pressure and make their decisions.”
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