Posted on 07/05/2018 7:57:44 PM PDT by NRx
President Donald Trump privately indicated to a small group this week that he has settled on a nominee to succeed Justice Anthony Kennedy on the Supreme Court, according to a person with direct knowledge of the matter.
During the July 4 picnic at the White House, Trump suggested to friends and some external advisors that he had already made up his mind about whom he will pick to join the high court, the person said on the condition of anonymity due to the sensitive nature of the ongoing deliberations.
That source, along with another person familiar with the negotiations, said the president gave strong indications that he prefers D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Brett Kavanaugh. Vice President Mike Pence, meanwhile, would throw his backing behind whoever the president nominates, a source said.
Trump and Pence believe Kavanaugh is considered the safest choice to reel in undecided senators, given his mixed opinions on a wide range of issues, including President Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act and Roe v. Wade, the sources said.
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… according to a person with direct knowledge of the matter. …Time to plug more leaks.
Establishment won it seems
Lassie would be one such person to CNBC.
https://www.nationalreview.com/bench-memos/judge-kavanaughs-record-on-second-amendment-gun-rights/
What do the Democrats think about the new unidentified pick?
Rope a dope. Telling people one thing and will do something else. Classic Trump.
I hope.
Yep. Another Souter.
No matter who is selected, we won’t know for sure what they’ll be like until they start handing down opinions.
Look at Roberts. He looked good on paper. He then handed Obama a big win, with his Obamacare Tax opinion.
Who ever his pick is, I will hope for the best.
Rope a dope. Telling people one thing and will do something else. Classic Trump.
I hope.
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I second your hope. I’m pulling for young Judge Barrett.
Barret Barret Barret!! No more baby killing!!
Who knew Roberts was going to be blackmailed by Obama admin over his kids? Maybe more close to Bush should hafe but us peons had no idea.
National Review is dead to me. They are a pitiful shell of their former once glorious conservative ideals. Most now respond to their stuff pretty much the same way we do NY Times, CNN, etc, etc..Yada, Yada.
It’s most likely Kethledge. A lot more “leaks’ are pointing that way.
“on the condition of anonymity” = more rumors from the leftist fake stream media ...
Who will take Pence’s place in the White House in 2032?
those that talk don’t know, those that know don’t talk.
“What do the Democrats think about the new unidentified pick?”
they’re violently opposed ...
Leak, but may be intentional misinfo.
Is that conclusive?
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