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Trump unveils his potential Supreme Court nominees
By Jeremy Diamond, CNN
Updated 10:38 PM ET, Wed May 18, 2016
Trump seeks to reassure GOP with Supreme Court picks
Trump unveils his potential Supreme Court nominees
By Jeremy Diamond, CNN
Updated 10:38 PM ET, Wed May 18, 2016
(CNN) — Donald Trump on Wednesday unveiled a list of 11 judges he would consider nominating to fill the seat of late Justice Antonin Scalia on the Supreme Court, an unusual move for a presidential candidate that underscores his efforts to appeal to conservatives.
The list includes: Steven Colloton of Iowa, Allison Eid of Colorado, Raymond Gruender of Missouri, Thomas Hardiman of Pennsylvania, Raymond Kethledge of Michigan, Joan Larsen of Michigan, Thomas Lee of Utah, William Pryor of Alabama, David Stras of Minnesota, Diane Sykes of Wisconsin and Don Willett of Texas.
In a statement, Trump said he planned to use the list "as a guide to nominate our next United States Supreme Court Justices" and said the names are "representative of the kind of constitutional principles I value."
The announcement is the latest example of Trump's unorthodox campaign. Presidential candidates rarely mention specific people they would nominate and instead often talk about the profile of potential nominees. But Trump was questioned during the Republican primary campaign about his allegiance to conservative causes and releasing the list could quell those concerns.
Trump told Republican House leadership during a meeting on Capitol Hill last week that he would come out with a list, assisted by conservative groups The Federalist Society and the Heritage Foundation, of judicial nominations he would make if he had the opportunity to fill a vacancy on the Supreme Court, according to a source familiar with the meeting.
At the time, Trump also said the members present at the meeting should submit names to him and he would put them on the list.
Some prominent Republicans who vigorously opposed Trump's campaign during the primary have begun rallying around the real estate magnate, arguing that Trump would at least nominate more conservative justices than Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton.
Five of the 11 names were floated in March by the conservative Heritage Foundation, which Trump said was assisting him in compiling a list of potential nominees.
Steve Vladeck, a CNN contributor and law professor at American University Washington College of Law, described the list as "red meat to conservatives. These are 11 well-regarded conservative judges with consistent credentials; folks who I think could reasonably be expected to try and follow in Justice Scalia's footsteps."
They are also relatively young, he said. "So this list is meant to tantalize and mobilize conservatives."
The list is notable, Vladeck said, in part because there are no surprises. "I would not have been surprised to see this exact list from almost any of the other Republican candidates," he said. "These people tend to be more into strict interpretation of the Constitution who are more skeptical of unenumerated rights like privacy and who are more likely to side with conservative social movements, certainly than someone like Merrick Garland," a reference to the nominee put forth by President Barack Obama to replace Scalia.
Conservatives signal support
The list was warmly received by Carrie Severino, the chief counsel and policy director of the conservative Judicial Crisis Network.
"The names on this list would need to be vetted, obviously, but they all seem to share in common a record of putting the law and the Constitution ahead of their political preferences," Severino said. "The court needs more justices who will base their decisions on the law, not politics, even under pressure, especially since the next president is likely to determine the direction of the court for a generation."
John Malcolm, a senior legal fellow at the Heritage foundation who compiled and published the foundation's list of eight potential Supreme Court nominees in March, called Trump's selections "excellent."
Malcolm said the list should be reassuring to those conservatives who have had doubts about Trump's judicial appointments.
"This is a pretty fine list that I would think would satisfy for most conservatives," Malcolm said. "If these are the kinds of people whom he is going to consider, that should satisfy any conservative."
Texas Sen. John Cornyn, the second-ranking Republican in the Senate, reacted positively to the list, saying it was a "smart move" for the Republican presidential candidate to put out the names.
"It's reassuring for conservatives to know what he'll be looking for were he elected president," Cornyn said as he stepped off the Senate floor and reviewed a CNN copy of Trump's press release with the 11 possible nominees listed.
"Obviously, he's never been in a position to make appointments like a governor and others who have been in an executive position. He's been a businessman, and so I think this does provide some reassurance and conservatives will find it encouraging," Cornyn added.
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, meanwhile, called Trump's list "impressive" in a statement.
White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said shortly after the list was released that the names wouldn't be described by any Democrats as "consensus" candidates. He noted that was the description Republicans used for Garland. Senate Republicans have vowed to not hold a vote on Garland, citing the upcoming presidential election and the opportunity for the next president to make the selection.
"I would be surprised if there are any Democrats who would describe any of those 11 individuals as a consensus nominee," Earnest said.
When Trump mentioned the names of Pryor and Sykes back in February, liberals were quick to pounce.
Ian Millhiser, writing for the liberal Center for American Progress, highlighted comments Pryor has made against Roe v. Wade and called him a "fairly orthodox conservative."
Millhiser pointed to the fact that Sykes backed a voter ID law and she sat on a three-judge panel issuing a preliminary injunction barring enforcement of the contraception mandate against for-profit companies in 2013
Some surprising choices
Six of the 11 picks are federal judges on U.S. courts of appeal, all of whom were nominated to their current positions by former President George W. Bush. The five other candidates sit on the benches of state supreme courts.
The list contains several notable judges who are conservative favorites and, surprisingly, some who have ties to people who have opposed Trump's insurgent candidacy.
Sykes, who hails from the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, once interviewed Justice Clarence Thomas in 2013 for a Federalist Society event. She's the ex-wife of conservative radio host Charlie Sykes, who is a prominent member of the #NeverTrump movement.
Charlie Sykes told CNN that while his ex-wife "would be an outstanding choice" and "would make a great justice," he doesn't "trust" or "believe" the presumptive GOP nominee would make the right picks.
Willet, who serves on the Texas Supreme Court and was appointed by then-Gov. Rick Perry, featured prominently on a list put forward by the Federalist Society. But he once posted a "Donald Trump haiku" on Twitter the day Trump launched his presidential campaign, writing: "Who would the Donald/ Name to #SCOTUS? The mind reels. / *weeps -- can't finish tweet*."
Lee, an associate justice on the Utah Supreme Court since 2010, is the brother of Utah Sen. Mike Lee, who enthusiastically endorsed Texas Sen. Ted Cruz in the GOP primary and has yet to come around to supporting Trump. The Utah senator said as recently as last week that Trump "scares me to death."
Two names that are frequently on the top of most conservatives' Supreme Court lists are not present in Trump's statement.
One is Brett Kavanaugh, a federal appeals court judge in Washington, D.C., who is a former clerk to Justice Anthony Kennedy. The other is Paul Clement, who served as solicitor general in the George W. Bush administration and is a former clerk of Scalia. He is widely believed to be one of the top Supreme Court advocates practicing today and has argued more than 80 cases.
Court, an unusual move for a presidential candidate that underscores his efforts to appeal to conservatives.
The list includes: Steven Colloton of Iowa, Allison Eid of Colorado, Raymond Gruender of Missouri, Thomas Hardiman of Pennsylvania, Raymond Kethledge of Michigan, Joan Larsen of Michigan, Thomas Lee of Utah, William Pryor of Alabama, David Stras of Minnesota, Diane Sykes of Wisconsin and Don Willett of Texas.
In a statement, Trump said he planned to use the list "as a guide to nominate our next United States Supreme Court Justices" and said the names are "representative of the kind of constitutional principles I value."
The announcement is the latest example of Trump's unorthodox campaign. Presidential candidates rarely mention specific people they would nominate and instead often talk about the profile of potential nominees. But Trump was questioned during the Republican primary campaign about his allegiance to conservative causes and releasing the list could quell those concerns.
Trump told Republican House leadership during a meeting on Capitol Hill last week that he would come out with a list, assisted by conservative groups The Federalist Society and the Heritage Foundation, of judicial nominations he would make if he had the opportunity to fill a vacancy on the Supreme Court, according to a source familiar with the meeting.
At the time, Trump also said the members present at the meeting should submit names to him and he would put them on the list.
Some prominent Republicans who vigorously opposed Trump's campaign during the primary have begun rallying around the real estate magnate, arguing that Trump would at least nominate more conservative justices than Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton.
Five of the 11 names were floated in March by the conservative Heritage Foundation, which Trump said was assisting him in compiling a list of potential nominees.
Steve Vladeck, a CNN contributor and law professor at American University Washington College of Law, described the list as "red meat to conservatives. These are 11 well-regarded conservative judges with consistent credentials; folks who I think could reasonably be expected to try and follow in Justice Scalia's footsteps."
They are also relatively young, he said. "So this list is meant to tantalize and mobilize conservatives."
The list is notable, Vladeck said, in part because there are no surprises. "I would not have been surprised to see this exact list from almost any of the other Republican candidates," he said. "These people tend to be more into strict interpretation of the Constitution who are more skeptical of unenumerated rights like privacy and who are more likely to side with conservative social movements, certainly than someone like Merrick Garland," a reference to the nominee put forth by President Barack Obama to replace Scalia.
The list was warmly received by Carrie Severino, the chief counsel and policy director of the conservative Judicial Crisis Network.
"The names on this list would need to be vetted, obviously, but they all seem to share in common a record of putting the law and the Constitution ahead of their political preferences," Severino said. "The court needs more justices who will base their decisions on the law, not politics, even under pressure, especially since the next president is likely to determine the direction of the court for a generation."
John Malcolm, a senior legal fellow at the Heritage foundation who compiled and published the foundation's list of eight potential Supreme Court nominees in March, called Trump's selections "excellent."
Malcolm said the list should be reassuring to those conservatives who have had doubts about Trump's judicial appointments.
"This is a pretty fine list that I would think would satisfy for most conservatives," Malcolm said. "If these are the kinds of people whom he is going to consider, that should satisfy any conservative."
Texas Sen. John Cornyn, the second-ranking Republican in the Senate, reacted positively to the list, saying it was a "smart move" for the Republican presidential candidate to put out the names.
"It's reassuring for conservatives to know what he'll be looking for were he elected president," Cornyn said as he stepped off the Senate floor and reviewed a CNN copy of Trump's press release with the 11 possible nominees listed.
"Obviously, he's never been in a position to make appointments like a governor and others who have been in an executive position. He's been a businessman, and so I think this does provide some reassurance and conservatives will find it encouraging," Cornyn added.
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, meanwhile, called Trump's list "impressive" in a statement.
White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said shortly after the list was released that the names wouldn't be described by any Democrats as "consensus" candidates. He noted that was the description Republicans used for Garland. Senate Republicans have vowed to not hold a vote on Garland, citing the upcoming presidential election and the opportunity for the next president to make the selection.
"I would be surprised if there are any Democrats who would describe any of those 11 individuals as a consensus nominee," Earnest said.
When Trump mentioned the names of Pryor and Sykes back in February, liberals were quick to pounce.
Ian Millhiser, writing for the liberal Center for American Progress, highlighted comments Pryor has made against Roe v. Wade and called him a "fairly orthodox conservative."
Millhiser pointed to the fact that Sykes backed a voter ID law and she sat on a three-judge panel issuing a preliminary injunction barring enforcement of the contraception mandate against for-profit companies in 2013
Some surprising choices
Six of the 11 picks are federal judges on U.S. courts of appeal, all of whom were nominated to their current positions by former President George W. Bush. The five other candidates sit on the benches of state supreme courts.
The list contains several notable judges who are conservative favorites and, surprisingly, some who have ties to people who have opposed Trump's insurgent candidacy.
Sykes, who hails from the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, once interviewed Justice Clarence Thomas in 2013 for a Federalist Society event. She's the ex-wife of conservative radio host Charlie Sykes, who is a prominent member of the #NeverTrump movement.
Charlie Sykes told CNN that while his ex-wife "would be an outstanding choice" and "would make a great justice," he doesn't "trust" or "believe" the presumptive GOP nominee would make the right picks.
Willet, who serves on the Texas Supreme Court and was appointed by then-Gov. Rick Perry, featured prominently on a list put forward by the Federalist Society. But he once posted a "Donald Trump haiku" on Twitter the day Trump launched his presidential campaign, writing: "Who would the Donald/ Name to #SCOTUS? The mind reels. / *weeps -- can't finish tweet*."
Lee, an associate justice on the Utah Supreme Court since 2010, is the brother of Utah Sen. Mike Lee, who enthusiastically endorsed Texas Sen. Ted Cruz in the GOP primary and has yet to come around to supporting Trump. The Utah senator said as recently as last week that Trump "scares me to death."
Two names that are frequently on the top of most conservatives' Supreme Court lists are not present in Trump's statement.
One is Brett Kavanaugh, a federal appeals court judge in Washington, D.C., who is a former clerk to Justice Anthony Kennedy. The other is Paul Clement, who served as solicitor general in the George W. Bush administration and is a former clerk of Scalia. He is widely believed to be one of the top Supreme Court advocates practicing today and has argued more than 80 cases.
Trump unveils his potential Supreme Court nominees
By Jeremy Diamond, CNN
Updated 10:38 PM ET, Wed May 18, 2016
Trump seeks to reassure GOP with Supreme Court picks
Trump unveils his potential Supreme Court nominees
By Jeremy Diamond, CNN
Updated 10:38 PM ET, Wed May 18, 2016
(CNN) — Donald Trump on Wednesday unveiled a list of 11 judges he would consider nominating to fill the seat of late Justice Antonin Scalia on the Supreme Court, an unusual move for a presidential candidate that underscores his efforts to appeal to conservatives.
The list includes: Steven Colloton of Iowa, Allison Eid of Colorado, Raymond Gruender of Missouri, Thomas Hardiman of Pennsylvania, Raymond Kethledge of Michigan, Joan Larsen of Michigan, Thomas Lee of Utah, William Pryor of Alabama, David Stras of Minnesota, Diane Sykes of Wisconsin and Don Willett of Texas.
In a statement, Trump said he planned to use the list "as a guide to nominate our next United States Supreme Court Justices" and said the names are "representative of the kind of constitutional principles I value."
The announcement is the latest example of Trump's unorthodox campaign. Presidential candidates rarely mention specific people they would nominate and instead often talk about the profile of potential nominees. But Trump was questioned during the Republican primary campaign about his allegiance to conservative causes and releasing the list could quell those concerns.
Trump told Republican House leadership during a meeting on Capitol Hill last week that he would come out with a list, assisted by conservative groups The Federalist Society and the Heritage Foundation, of judicial nominations he would make if he had the opportunity to fill a vacancy on the Supreme Court, according to a source familiar with the meeting.
At the time, Trump also said the members present at the meeting should submit names to him and he would put them on the list.
Some prominent Republicans who vigorously opposed Trump's campaign during the primary have begun rallying around the real estate magnate, arguing that Trump would at least nominate more conservative justices than Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton.
Five of the 11 names were floated in March by the conservative Heritage Foundation, which Trump said was assisting him in compiling a list of potential nominees.
Steve Vladeck, a CNN contributor and law professor at American University Washington College of Law, described the list as "red meat to conservatives. These are 11 well-regarded conservative judges with consistent credentials; folks who I think could reasonably be expected to try and follow in Justice Scalia's footsteps."
They are also relatively young, he said. "So this list is meant to tantalize and mobilize conservatives."
The list is notable, Vladeck said, in part because there are no surprises. "I would not have been surprised to see this exact list from almost any of the other Republican candidates," he said. "These people tend to be more into strict interpretation of the Constitution who are more skeptical of unenumerated rights like privacy and who are more likely to side with conservative social movements, certainly than someone like Merrick Garland," a reference to the nominee put forth by President Barack Obama to replace Scalia.
Conservatives signal support
The list was warmly received by Carrie Severino, the chief counsel and policy director of the conservative Judicial Crisis Network.
"The names on this list would need to be vetted, obviously, but they all seem to share in common a record of putting the law and the Constitution ahead of their political preferences," Severino said. "The court needs more justices who will base their decisions on the law, not politics, even under pressure, especially since the next president is likely to determine the direction of the court for a generation."
John Malcolm, a senior legal fellow at the Heritage foundation who compiled and published the foundation's list of eight potential Supreme Court nominees in March, called Trump's selections "excellent."
Malcolm said the list should be reassuring to those conservatives who have had doubts about Trump's judicial appointments.
"This is a pretty fine list that I would think would satisfy for most conservatives," Malcolm said. "If these are the kinds of people whom he is going to consider, that should satisfy any conservative."
Texas Sen. John Cornyn, the second-ranking Republican in the Senate, reacted positively to the list, saying it was a "smart move" for the Republican presidential candidate to put out the names.
"It's reassuring for conservatives to know what he'll be looking for were he elected president," Cornyn said as he stepped off the Senate floor and reviewed a CNN copy of Trump's press release with the 11 possible nominees listed.
"Obviously, he's never been in a position to make appointments like a governor and others who have been in an executive position. He's been a businessman, and so I think this does provide some reassurance and conservatives will find it encouraging," Cornyn added.
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, meanwhile, called Trump's list "impressive" in a statement.
White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said shortly after the list was released that the names wouldn't be described by any Democrats as "consensus" candidates. He noted that was the description Republicans used for Garland. Senate Republicans have vowed to not hold a vote on Garland, citing the upcoming presidential election and the opportunity for the next president to make the selection.
"I would be surprised if there are any Democrats who would describe any of those 11 individuals as a consensus nominee," Earnest said.
When Trump mentioned the names of Pryor and Sykes back in February, liberals were quick to pounce.
Ian Millhiser, writing for the liberal Center for American Progress, highlighted comments Pryor has made against Roe v. Wade and called him a "fairly orthodox conservative."
Millhiser pointed to the fact that Sykes backed a voter ID law and she sat on a three-judge panel issuing a preliminary injunction barring enforcement of the contraception mandate against for-profit companies in 2013
Some surprising choices
Six of the 11 picks are federal judges on U.S. courts of appeal, all of whom were nominated to their current positions by former President George W. Bush. The five other candidates sit on the benches of state supreme courts.
The list contains several notable judges who are conservative favorites and, surprisingly, some who have ties to people who have opposed Trump's insurgent candidacy.
Sykes, who hails from the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, once interviewed Justice Clarence Thomas in 2013 for a Federalist Society event. She's the ex-wife of conservative radio host Charlie Sykes, who is a prominent member of the #NeverTrump movement.
Charlie Sykes told CNN that while his ex-wife "would be an outstanding choice" and "would make a great justice," he doesn't "trust" or "believe" the presumptive GOP nominee would make the right picks.
Willet, who serves on the Texas Supreme Court and was appointed by then-Gov. Rick Perry, featured prominently on a list put forward by the Federalist Society. But he once posted a "Donald Trump haiku" on Twitter the day Trump launched his presidential campaign, writing: "Who would the Donald/ Name to #SCOTUS? The mind reels. / *weeps -- can't finish tweet*."
Lee, an associate justice on the Utah Supreme Court since 2010, is the brother of Utah Sen. Mike Lee, who enthusiastically endorsed Texas Sen. Ted Cruz in the GOP primary and has yet to come around to supporting Trump. The Utah senator said as recently as last week that Trump "scares me to death."
Two names that are frequently on the top of most conservatives' Supreme Court lists are not present in Trump's statement.
One is Brett Kavanaugh, a federal appeals court judge in Washington, D.C., who is a former clerk to Justice Anthony Kennedy. The other is Paul Clement, who served as solicitor general in the George W. Bush administration and is a former clerk of Scalia. He is widely believed to be one of the top Supreme Court advocates practicing today and has argued more than 80 cases.
Court, an unusual move for a presidential candidate that underscores his efforts to appeal to conservatives.
The list includes: Steven Colloton of Iowa, Allison Eid of Colorado, Raymond Gruender of Missouri, Thomas Hardiman of Pennsylvania, Raymond Kethledge of Michigan, Joan Larsen of Michigan, Thomas Lee of Utah, William Pryor of Alabama, David Stras of Minnesota, Diane Sykes of Wisconsin and Don Willett of Texas.
In a statement, Trump said he planned to use the list "as a guide to nominate our next United States Supreme Court Justices" and said the names are "representative of the kind of constitutional principles I value."
The announcement is the latest example of Trump's unorthodox campaign. Presidential candidates rarely mention specific people they would nominate and instead often talk about the profile of potential nominees. But Trump was questioned during the Republican primary campaign about his allegiance to conservative causes and releasing the list could quell those concerns.
Trump told Republican House leadership during a meeting on Capitol Hill last week that he would come out with a list, assisted by conservative groups The Federalist Society and the Heritage Foundation, of judicial nominations he would make if he had the opportunity to fill a vacancy on the Supreme Court, according to a source familiar with the meeting.
At the time, Trump also said the members present at the meeting should submit names to him and he would put them on the list.
Some prominent Republicans who vigorously opposed Trump's campaign during the primary have begun rallying around the real estate magnate, arguing that Trump would at least nominate more conservative justices than Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton.
Five of the 11 names were floated in March by the conservative Heritage Foundation, which Trump said was assisting him in compiling a list of potential nominees.
Steve Vladeck, a CNN contributor and law professor at American University Washington College of Law, described the list as "red meat to conservatives. These are 11 well-regarded conservative judges with consistent credentials; folks who I think could reasonably be expected to try and follow in Justice Scalia's footsteps."
They are also relatively young, he said. "So this list is meant to tantalize and mobilize conservatives."
The list is notable, Vladeck said, in part because there are no surprises. "I would not have been surprised to see this exact list from almost any of the other Republican candidates," he said. "These people tend to be more into strict interpretation of the Constitution who are more skeptical of unenumerated rights like privacy and who are more likely to side with conservative social movements, certainly than someone like Merrick Garland," a reference to the nominee put forth by President Barack Obama to replace Scalia.
The list was warmly received by Carrie Severino, the chief counsel and policy director of the conservative Judicial Crisis Network.
"The names on this list would need to be vetted, obviously, but they all seem to share in common a record of putting the law and the Constitution ahead of their political preferences," Severino said. "The court needs more justices who will base their decisions on the law, not politics, even under pressure, especially since the next president is likely to determine the direction of the court for a generation."
John Malcolm, a senior legal fellow at the Heritage foundation who compiled and published the foundation's list of eight potential Supreme Court nominees in March, called Trump's selections "excellent."
Malcolm said the list should be reassuring to those conservatives who have had doubts about Trump's judicial appointments.
"This is a pretty fine list that I would think would satisfy for most conservatives," Malcolm said. "If these are the kinds of people whom he is going to consider, that should satisfy any conservative."
Texas Sen. John Cornyn, the second-ranking Republican in the Senate, reacted positively to the list, saying it was a "smart move" for the Republican presidential candidate to put out the names.
"It's reassuring for conservatives to know what he'll be looking for were he elected president," Cornyn said as he stepped off the Senate floor and reviewed a CNN copy of Trump's press release with the 11 possible nominees listed.
"Obviously, he's never been in a position to make appointments like a governor and others who have been in an executive position. He's been a businessman, and so I think this does provide some reassurance and conservatives will find it encouraging," Cornyn added.
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, meanwhile, called Trump's list "impressive" in a statement.
White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said shortly after the list was released that the names wouldn't be described by any Democrats as "consensus" candidates. He noted that was the description Republicans used for Garland. Senate Republicans have vowed to not hold a vote on Garland, citing the upcoming presidential election and the opportunity for the next president to make the selection.
"I would be surprised if there are any Democrats who would describe any of those 11 individuals as a consensus nominee," Earnest said.
When Trump mentioned the names of Pryor and Sykes back in February, liberals were quick to pounce.
Ian Millhiser, writing for the liberal Center for American Progress, highlighted comments Pryor has made against Roe v. Wade and called him a "fairly orthodox conservative."
Millhiser pointed to the fact that Sykes backed a voter ID law and she sat on a three-judge panel issuing a preliminary injunction barring enforcement of the contraception mandate against for-profit companies in 2013
Some surprising choices
Six of the 11 picks are federal judges on U.S. courts of appeal, all of whom were nominated to their current positions by former President George W. Bush. The five other candidates sit on the benches of state supreme courts.
The list contains several notable judges who are conservative favorites and, surprisingly, some who have ties to people who have opposed Trump's insurgent candidacy.
Sykes, who hails from the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, once interviewed Justice Clarence Thomas in 2013 for a Federalist Society event. She's the ex-wife of conservative radio host Charlie Sykes, who is a prominent member of the #NeverTrump movement.
Charlie Sykes told CNN that while his ex-wife "would be an outstanding choice" and "would make a great justice," he doesn't "trust" or "believe" the presumptive GOP nominee would make the right picks.
Willet, who serves on the Texas Supreme Court and was appointed by then-Gov. Rick Perry, featured prominently on a list put forward by the Federalist Society. But he once posted a "Donald Trump haiku" on Twitter the day Trump launched his presidential campaign, writing: "Who would the Donald/ Name to #SCOTUS? The mind reels. / *weeps -- can't finish tweet*."
Lee, an associate justice on the Utah Supreme Court since 2010, is the brother of Utah Sen. Mike Lee, who enthusiastically endorsed Texas Sen. Ted Cruz in the GOP primary and has yet to come around to supporting Trump. The Utah senator said as recently as last week that Trump "scares me to death."
Two names that are frequently on the top of most conservatives' Supreme Court lists are not present in Trump's statement.
One is Brett Kavanaugh, a federal appeals court judge in Washington, D.C., who is a former clerk to Justice Anthony Kennedy. The other is Paul Clement, who served as solicitor general in the George W. Bush administration and is a former clerk of Scalia. He is widely believed to be one of the top Supreme Court advocates practicing today and has argued more than 80 cases.
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And then almost immediately minimized its status as a intention, calling it "a guide." To guide the gullible into believing these are people he would definitely appoint. But, you don't KNOW who or what type of jurist he would actually put forth. You have faith..
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ORRRRRR he was correct. (He was.) The argument made was the correct one and he ruled correctly. The state cannot bar marriage to same sex couples and cannot give economic advantages and benefits to one group and not all others..
But then again, here we are in the Libertarian arena, where the government not only shouldn't be sponsoring or sanctioning marriage at all, they also shouldn't be giving economic/tax advantages and bennies to married couples that other groups, such as singles, cannot get. Something in the Constitution about "equal protection" comes to mind. He ruled 100 percent correctly.
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Fortunately not on the court anymore.
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Roberts defining decision was the one on ObamaCare, and he was absolutely positively WRONG. It was a decision that even went in conflict with other statements he had made in previous years.
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Are you referring to the decision made in regards to the "established by the state" issue?
Clinton: 'Deplorables' comment was "grossly generalistic"
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) -- Hillary Clinton said Saturday that she was wrong to put half of Donald Trump's supporters in a "basket of deplorables," but didn't back down from a description of his campaign the Republican nominee said smeared many Americans and would take a political toll.
Less than 24 hours after she made the statement at a private New York City fundraiser, Clinton said in a statement, "last night I was 'grossly generalistic' and that's never a good idea. I regret saying 'half' — that was wrong."
But she argued that the word "deplorable" was reasonable to describe much of Trump's campaign.
"He has built his campaign largely on prejudice and paranoia and given a national platform to hateful views and voices, including by retweeting fringe bigots with a few dozen followers and spreading their message to 11 million people," Clinton said.
Responding in a statement Trump said it was "disgraceful that Hillary Clinton makes the worst mistake of the political season and instead of owning up to this grotesque attack on American voters, she tries to turn it around with a pathetic rehash of the words and insults used in her failing campaign?"
Trump added that Clinton was showing "bigotry and hatred for millions of Americans," arguing that she was "incapable to serve as President of the United States."
Clinton, who has said she is the candidate to unify a divided country, made the "deplorables" comment at an LGBT fundraiser Friday night at a New York City restaurant, with about 1,000 people in attendance. She has made similar comments in the past, including on an Israeli television station this week.
"To just be grossly generalistic, you could put half of Trump's supporters into what I call the basket of deplorables. Right? The racist, sexist, homophobic, xenophobic, Islamaphobic — you name it," she said, before stressing that other Trump supporters are frustrated and need sympathy.
Trump and his supporters quickly pounced on the remark.
"Wow, Hillary Clinton was SO INSULTING to my supporters, millions of amazing, hard-working people. I think it will cost her at the polls!" Trump said in a tweet.
Running mate Mike Pence, in remarks at the Values Voter conference in Washington, shot back: "The truth of the matter is that the men and women who support Donald Trump's campaign are hard-working Americans, farmers, coal miners, teachers, veterans, members of our law enforcement community, members of every class of this country who know that we can make America great again."
The rhetorical scuffle comes as the candidates head into the final two months of the campaign, with Trump trying to make up ground on Clinton before the Nov. 8 election.
While Clinton is taking heat for her comment, Trump's brand is controversy. At a rally in Pensacola, Florida, on Friday, he said Clinton is "so protected" that "she could walk into this arena right now and shoot somebody with 20,000 people watching, right smack in the middle of the heart. And she wouldn't be prosecuted."
At the fundraiser, Clinton bemoaned the people she described as "deplorables," saying "unfortunately there are people like that. And he has lifted them up. He has given voice to their websites that used to only have 11,000 people — now how 11 million. He tweets and retweets their offensive hateful mean-spirited rhetoric. Now, some of those folks — they are irredeemable, but thankfully they are not America," said the Democratic nominee, who was the country's top diplomat during President Barack Obama's first term.
Clinton then pivoted and tried to characterize the other half of Trump's supporters, putting them in "that other basket" and saying they need understanding and empathy.
She described them as "people who feel that the government has let them down, the economy has let them down, nobody cares about them, nobody worries about what happens to their lives and their futures, and they're just desperate for change."
It could prove a stumble for a seasoned — and polarizing — politician who wants to lead a country that includes many who have embraced Trump's exhortations to "lock her up."
Clinton spokesman Nick Merrill said in a series of tweets after the remarks that Clinton has been talking about the "alternative right," or "alt-right" movement, which often is associated with efforts on the far right to preserve "white identity," oppose multiculturalism and defend "Western values." Merrill argued that "alt-right" leaders are supporting Trump and "their supporters appear to make up half his crowd when you observe the tone of his events."
In her statement, Clinton said of Trump: "it's deplorable that he's attacked a federal judge for his 'Mexican heritage,' bullied a Gold Star family because of their Muslim faith, and promoted the lie that our first black president is not a true American. So I won't stop calling out bigotry and racist rhetoric in this campaign."
On Saturday, Clinton's staff said she attended another fundraiser at the Armonk, New York, home of attorney David Boies. But reporters traveling with her campaign were not allowed in and did not see her.
Trump, meanwhile, did not address Clinton's comment at his only scheduled public appearance on Saturday, a funeral for social conservative activist Phyllis Schlafly.
But Trump noted that Schlafly rooted for the underdog, and "the idea that so-called little people, or the little person that she loved so much, could beat the system — often times, the rigged system."
Hillary Clinton has 'medical episode' at 9/11 ceremony, source says
Hillary Clinton had a “medical episode” that required her to leave a 9/11 commemoration ceremony early, a law enforcement source who witnessed the event told Fox News.
The Democratic presidential nominee appeared to faint on her way into her van and had to be helped by her security, the source said. She was “clearly having some type of medical episode.”
Clinton's stumbled off the curb, her "knees buckled" and she lost a shoe as she was helped into a van during her "unexpected early departure," a witness told Fox News.
A separate law enforcement source told Fox News that Clinton left the event because she wasn't feeling well.
Clinton's campaign did not immediately respond to calls seeking comment.
Clinton was in New York for Sunday’s ceremony commemorating 15 years since the 9/11 terror attacks.
The Clinton campaign would not confirm Clinton’s location to an NBC pool producer. After Clinton left the ceremony, the reporters following her on the campaign trail were prevented from leaving the media area for a period of time.
Fox News’ Rick Leventhal contributed to this report.
Hillary Clinton had a “medical episode” that required her to leave a 9/11 commemoration ceremony early, a law enforcement source who witnessed the event told Fox News.
The Democratic presidential nominee appeared to faint on her way into her van and had to be helped by her security, the source said. She was “clearly having some type of medical episode.”
Clinton's stumbled off the curb, her "knees buckled" and she lost a shoe as she was helped into a van during her "unexpected early departure," a witness told Fox News.
A separate law enforcement source told Fox News that Clinton left the event because she wasn't feeling well.
Clinton's campaign did not immediately respond to calls seeking comment.
MORE ON #HILLARY per witness: "unexpected early departure"; she stumbled off curb, "knees buckled", lost a shoe as she was helped into van
— RickLeventhalFoxNews (@RickLeventhal) September 11, 2016
— RickLeventhalFoxNews (@RickLeventhal) September 11, 2016
Clinton was in New York for Sunday’s ceremony commemorating 15 years since the 9/11 terror attacks.
The Clinton campaign would not confirm Clinton’s location to an NBC pool producer. After Clinton left the ceremony, the reporters following her on the campaign trail were prevented from leaving the media area for a period of time.
Fox News’ Rick Leventhal contributed to this report.
Potentially dumb question but can the DNC withdraw their nomination of her and if so, would Bernie Sanders get back in it?
On the one hand you've got Trump who omg says mean things!
On the other you've got Hillary with countless scandles, federal investigations, and legit health concerns. How can the DNC feel comfortable that she can win the election?
On the one hand you've got Trump who omg says mean things!
On the other you've got Hillary with countless scandles, federal investigations, and legit health concerns. How can the DNC feel comfortable that she can win the election?
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Stupid hag
at that Kunt for saying "Trump is rolling over for Putin"