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Trump Discussed Rescinding Gorsuch’s Nomination

December 18, 2017 · 11:03 pm ET · Leave a Comment

“Earlier this year, President Trump talked about rescinding Neil M. Gorsuch’s Supreme Court nomination, venting angrily to advisers after his Supreme Court pick was critical of the president’s escalating attacks on the federal judiciary in private meetings with legislators,” the Washington Post reports.

“Trump worried that Gorsuch would not be ‘loyal,’ one of the people said, and told aides that he was tempted to pull Gorsuch’s nomination — and that he knew plenty of other judges who would want the job.”

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