Simple, leave the Senate in session, with a couple staying behind in the well of the Senate, during the inauguration.
(I’m sure we’d find a couple of volunteers...)
Mc Connell can Gavel out the old session and gavel in the new session all in the same sentence with no break.
No he can’t! FAKE NEWS
I keep seeing articles from liberal media about what Obama can do to screw Trump before his inauguration, then the talking heads get into the act. They are like desperate wild animals fighting death. It makes them feel so powerful to get in as many swipes at Trump supporters as they can, while they still can. It all started immediately after the election.
Judge Merrill would be a fool to go along with this. He would lose his current seat if Obama did this. Then would lose the SCOTUS seat down the road. He would then be out all together.
Not going to happen.