Regarding this Supreme Court vacancy: among the many consequential issues at stake, there is clearly a potential conflict of interest for President @realDonaldTrump. 1/
The President of the United States is a subject of an ongoing criminal investigation – an investigation that every member of the Judiciary Committee knows could end up before the Supreme Court. 2/
We’ve seen numerous people that are close to the President or on his campaign who have plead guilty … and we have a President who in the past seemed to ask people for loyalty tests. 3/
Should we be considering a Supreme Court nominee from a President who has a history of demanding these loyalty tests and could be responsible for participating in something that could undermine the Mueller investigation?
My answer is, no. 4/
My answer is, no. 4/
For that reason, I do not believe the Judiciary Committee should or can in good conscience consider a nominee put forward by this President until that investigation is concluded. 5/5
