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Sep 19, 2020 • 10 tweets • 3 min read • Read on X
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New: As the White House & Senate leadership gear up to attempt to force a Trump Supreme Court pick through the nomination process, we’re investigating those who have appeared on the president’s list of potential nominees.
americanoversight.org/investigating-…
The president’s list of potential nominees is populated not only with far-right, Trump-appointed judges, but also with conservative politicians. We’ve already filed a number of FOIA requests to shed light on the influences and connections of these figures.
americanoversight.org/investigation/…
Here’s a summary of the records we’ve requested, as well as those we intend to file in the coming days:
Amy Coney Barrett is a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit. Barrett has criticized Roe v. Wade & Chief Justice Roberts’ decision upholding the ACA.

We are drafting records requests to uncover more info about her 2017 circuit court nomination. Stay tuned.
Amul Thapar was interviewed by Trump in 2017 before Neil Gorsuch was ultimately selected. Thapar is a close ally of McConnell.

We’ve filed FOIA requests with DOJ’s Executive Office for US Attorneys for communications from his time as a U.S. attorney and assistant U.S. attorney.
Sen. Tom Cotton is anti-choice and has also been a vocal proponent of the authoritarian federal and military policing of racial justice protests.

cnn.com/2020/06/04/opi…
We filed requests for Cotton’s communications with US Attorney John Bash, who was tapped by AG Barr to investigate the intelligence community’s “unmasking” practices, as well as for his communications with SEC officials regarding the regulation of risky leveraged loans.
Our lawsuit against the State Department and the CIA for records related to Secretary Mike Pompeo’s outside political influences also seeks Pompeo’s communications with Cotton, who has reportedly been called upon by McConnell in the past to urge Pompeo to run for Senate.
Sen. Ted Cruz was also on Trump’s recent list of potential SCOTUS nominees. The Texas senator has since indicated he’s not interested in joining the Court — he’s also included in our request for U.S. Attorney Bash’s communications.
americanoversight.org/document/foia-…
We’re also using records requests to investigate other potential nominees such as Neomi Rao, Britt Grant, Josh Hawley, Daniel Cameron, Joan Larsen, & Noel Francisco.

Be sure to check for updates on our Supreme Court investigation page over the next week.
americanoversight.org/investigation/…

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