Does Donald Trump give a flip about Roe v. Wade? How about immigration? Voting rights? What’s really behind Trump’s selection of a Supreme Court Justice? What if his principal concern was if a sitting president could be indicted?
Trump SCOTUS team has looked at Kavanaugh's past comments on indicting a sitting president, we've confirmed. In 2009, Kavanaugh wrote: "The indictment and trial of a sitting President, moreover, would cripple the federal government…" https://t.co/rDHJs5RiUY
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) July 9, 2018
At this hour, Brett Kavanaugh is the leading contender and as CNN is reporting, Kavanaugh has written that the indictment and trial of a sitting president “would cripple the federal government.” You can read his take on the subject here.
So who is the next justice? Trump is playing this for all it’s worth, building suspense for the big announcement tonight at 9pm eastern. SCOTUS Survivor….be there!
Trump’s reported Supreme Court finalists:
Brett Kavanaugh
Amy Coney Barrett
Raymond Kethledge
Thomas HardimanHe plans to announce his pick tonight at 9pm: https://t.co/ysW4W4f7SL
— Vox (@voxdotcom) July 9, 2018