Trump, meeting with Federalist Society, indicates he won't veer from Supreme Court shortlists

Washington Examiner ^ | Nov. 16, 2016 | Ryan Lovelace

[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.

[GonzoII]

Bump!

[SubMareener]

It just kills them that he keeps his promises!

[be-baw]

I don’t believe Cruz is on that list...

[HarleyLady27]

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...

This was all that was said, the rest are lies...

[apocalypto]

No, he isn’t. Apparently yet another story fabricated by MSM and GOPe Lindsey Graham.

[Cicero]

They don’t bother to give the short list or link to it.

But this seems to be it:

http://www.businessinsider.com/president-elect-donald-trump-supreme-court-list

[ConservativeDude]

I think that’s correct, but Mike Lee is.

[Parley Baer]

I have to say that Trump is having a ton of meetings. Of course he probably works twice a long as Obama or Clinton would.

[BigEdLB]

Rush says Cruz will likely be AG. Sessions at Sec Def

[Trumplican]

Cruz would be fine as Attorney General, but I think he’ll be a lightening rod. No one likes him, GOPe, DEM or Media.

[BigEdLB]

That’s the idea. Remember we are on planet Trimp now. All bets are off. :)

[xzins]

Is there a copy of the lists and are they prioritized?

[KavMan]

Give it to Judge Willet that bashes TRUMP on Twitter LOL

[canalabamian]

...he probably works twice a long as Obama

Obama hasn't worked a day in his life. He's just enjoyed an eight year taxpayer funded vacay.

[\/\/ayne]

They are screaming for Obama to appoint some activist Justice somehow but he can’t.

[rightwingextremist1776]

I disagree...it takes a lot of work to be a TRAITOR.

[dangus]

I’d rather he stay in the Senate, but he’ll be easy to confirm to any post. The Senate will do anything to be rid of him.

[FenwickBabbitt]

I feel so unbelievably relieved that Trump will be appointing Scalia’s replacement and not Obama or Hillary. I’m glad to see him already meeting with one of the heads of the Federalist Society. Hopefully, he’ll get a conservative constitutionalist on the court quickly.

[BrownsvilleBeerGuy]

With all the complaining about him going to dinner without the press last night, I’m wondering if the press will be able to keep up with him. He’s a workhorse. He’ll wear them down in a few months

[canalabamian]

He hasn't worked. He's a mouthpiece and an empty suit. Jarrett and others are the movers. He is certainly complicit, but his natural tendency is toward laziness, and enjoying his AA privilege. Other than reading teleprompters and golfing he has no past history of working at all. Talking, mostly. Nothing at Harvard. Nothing but “present” in the IL senate.