Trump: Next SCOTUS pick will come from the same list released during campaign
Let the speculation commence.
The answer, according as the Washington Times reports, is an unequivocal "yes."
“It’s a great list. From the moment I put that list out, it solved that problem. And I was proud to say it was my idea,” he said. Mr. Trump said he has heard rumors that one of the justices will retire when the current court session ends in June but that he doesn’t have any inside knowledge. “I don’t know. I have a lot of respect for Justice Kennedy, but I just don’t know,” Mr. Trump said, referring to the senior member of the bench, Justice Anthony M. Kennedy. “I don’t like talking about it. I’ve heard the same rumors that a lot of people have heard. And I have a lot of respect for that gentleman, a lot.” Mr. Trump said conservative voters should be assured that his next choice will be “really talented and of our views.” Asked specifically whether he would pick from the list of candidates he put forward in the campaign, Mr. Trump was unequivocal: “Yes,” he said, adding, “That list was a big thing.” Note that the President name checks Kennedy there...
If you'd like a refresher, here is the complete list of 21 judges that Trump released back in September of last year:
- Keith Blackwell
- Charles Canady
- Steven Colloton
- Allison Eid
Neil Gorsuch- Raymond Gruender
- Thomas Hardiman
- Raymond Kethledge
- Joan Larsen
- Mike Lee
- Thomas Lee
- Edward Mansfield
- Federico Moreno
- William Pryor
- Margaret A. Ryan
- Amul Thapar
- Timothy Tymkovich
- David Stras
- Diane Sykes
- Don Willett
- Robert Young
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