Posted on 11/16/2016 11:53:22 AM PST by GonzoII
President-elect Trump's advisers are indicating he will likely stick to the shortlists released during the presidential campaign when given the chance to name a Supreme Court nominee.
Trump met with Leonard Leo, the executive vice president of the right-leaning Federalist Society, at Trump Tower on Wednesday and discussed the evaluation process for filling the vacancy created by Justice Antonin Scalia's death. Leo and top Trump aide Kellyanne Conway addressed reporters after the meeting, insisting Trump's list of 21 potential Court nominees has not changed.
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It’s not like the Republicans had a filibuster-proof Senate now. Always dicey picking SCOTUS justices anyway.
No filibuster on SCOTUS anymore, or soon. That isn’t the problem. The issue is we have 52 seats and can only afford 3 defections, and I don’t trust some of the RINOs.
Why would he veer from anything?
He received a message and believed it.
We Won.
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