WaPo: Regarding possible #SCOTUS nominees, Trump "also wants to see a portfolio of solid academic writing, though this adviser acknowledged Trump does not care to read it; he simply wants to know it exists." washingtonpost.com/politics/we-ha…
This is both "of course," and "how sad."
It also reiterates one of the fundamental things to understanding Trump's nominees and appointments, across the board, in all ways: "Do they look the part?"
LOL @ Leonard Leo or Don McGahn trying to claim this with a straight face. 
"The president doesn't like to read and needs briefings to be limited to bullet points on one page, but he was talking with us, privately, about his carefully considered views of constitutional interpretation." No, I don't think so.
Outside of the "looks the part" and "does Trump actually know legal stuff" issues, there's no doubt that the White House and Trump have handled their judicial nominations process with precision and skill. Look at this discipline —>
