Retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens says he hopes President Trump “won't do too much damage” to the courts
Washington John Paul Stevens -- an outspoken retired justice -- said he hoped President Donald Trump would not damage on the nation's courts"too much" and waved off nascent proposals by Democrats to add more seats to the Supreme Court.
"I hope he won't do too much damage," the retired liberal justice told CNN's John Berman.Justice Breyer's warning and other things we learned at the Supreme Court MondaySpeaking in an interview that aired Tuesday on CNN's"New Day" as he releases a memoir, the 99-year-old former jurist sounded off on Trump's reshaping of the courts as well as a proposal that has gotten sign off from some Democrats to alter the balance of the Supreme Court.
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