Posted on 09/30/2016 12:09:09 PM PDT by jazusamo
Earlier this year when President Obama was searching for late Justice Antonin Scalia's replacement on the Supreme Court, Attorney General Loretta Lynch was reportedly on his short list of potential nominees. During the process, in which it quickly became clear whoever was nominated would not get a vote in the Senate before the election, Lynch withdrew her name from selection.
Attorney General Loretta Lynch has asked not to be nominated to the Supreme Court, a Department of Justice spokeswoman said Tuesday.
"The Attorney General determined that the limitations inherent in the nomination process would curtail her effectiveness in her current role," DOJ spokeswoman Melanie Newman said in a statement.
But now with the election just 39 days away, the rumor mill is swirling with chatter Democrat Hillary Clinton is planning to consider Lynch for the Supreme Court should she win the White House.
There’s been some speculation that Loretta Lynch, the attorney general of the Department of Justice, could be on Mrs. Clinton’s short-list. Mrs. Clinton already floated the idea to The New York Times in July, that she would like Ms. Lynch to stay on and serve in her administration.
If Clinton were to nominate Lynch to the Supreme Court, it would only bolster accusations of corruption and would put the private, secret meeting between Lynch and Bill Clinton on her private plane just days before the FBI announced a non-indictment over Hillary's email server in July, into a whole new perspective.
Supreme Court aside, if Clinton wins she is reportedly planning to keep Lynch as Attorney General.
be positive instead of negative....
jeepers people....
Completely agree. Justice Lynch would be a minor annoyance compared to the utter political/social cancer that would be visited upon our nation under a HiLIARy presidency. Just rename the country Northern Mexico.
How about this for a nightmare? Lynch, Obama, and Holder.
#blackmarxistsupremecourtjusticesmatter
Ah-ha! Now we know what the infamous airplane meeting with Bill was all about!
No threats, just promises.
yeah except TRUMP will win by a landslide and
LORETTA HILLARY BILL JAMES ERIC CHERYL HUMA VALLERY
and the rest of the LIBTARD scumbag criminal crew will be in court not sitting on it....
they must have nightmares
Amen to that.
Go Trump!
The Joycelyn Elders of the Justice Dept.
Her or Eric Holder - maybe both.....
How about Webb Hubbell?
Anyway, she is going to lose the election so “at this point, what difference does it make?”
Lynch would be a “two-fer”—black and female. Plus Holder is too old...they want someone who will be on the Court for a very long time.
They better add Steel Reinforcing
So that’s what her and Bill did on the Plane
Whoever she puts there will with “Republican” support vote with the four Democrats there on every issue, or 97 percent of the issues. No deliberations needed
If I were Hillary and won the presidency, the first person I would nominate would be Lynch.
Unlimited “Get out of jail free” card.
CWII might be right around the corner.
5.56mm
I sure Hope the Senate would never go for that.
Bill arranged this on the tarmac remember, keep quiet go along and this is what we will do for you
I thought Hubbell died - sure he can still vote, but SC justice may be a bridge too far....
Why doesn’t the media ask her who she intends to put on the court?
You’re right. They’ve already confirmed her before. Obama has been in office over 7 1/2 years and the Senate just had the fortitude to over ride his veto for the first time. They are worthless.
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