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Edward-Isaac Dovere

Sep 23, 2020 • 5 tweets • 1 min read • Read on X

the president is saying clearly that part of why he wants to have his allies in the Senate rush confirmation for his choice for the Supreme Court is so that the new justice would potentially be able to turn around and help give him a second term
bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

“Just in case it would be more political than it should be, I think it’s very important to have a ninth judge," is Trump's argument for what will be the most politicized Supreme Court confirmation ever, days before an election.

Trump is just making explicit the bargain being made by those Senate Republicans who think Trump is unfit to be president but do want a conservative majority on the Court: confirm his choice, and they may get both.

Also a question of judicial ethics for the person that Trump nominates,since the president doesn’t need to bother just implying he expects a judge he picks to potentially vote for him in return. “I expect loyalty,” is what he told Comey. This would be much higher stakes loyalty.

Any person who accepts the president’s nomination is now agreeing that he expects potential directly beneficial payback as part of the offer, and any senator who votes for his nominee is now agreeing that they are OK with it.

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