Biden interviews trio of candidates for Supreme Court

[Ohio Joe]

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has interviewed at least three candidates for the Supreme Court, according to a person familiar with the matter, and the White House reiterated Tuesday that he remains on track to make a final selection by Monday.

White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Biden has not made a decision on whom to nominate. But the president has interviewed judges Ketanji Brown Jackson, J. Michelle Childs and Leondra Kruger, according to a person familiar with the matter. A second person familiar said Biden had interviewed at least three candidates for the post. The people spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the internal process.

Biden has pledged to nominate the first Black woman to the high court by the end of the month to fill the vacancy being created by the retirement of Justice Stephen Breyer. It was not clear whether any additional candidates have been interviewed by the president.

Psaki declined to discuss whether Biden had conducted interviews but insisted the president was “on track” to make the selection despite rising tensions between Russia and Ukraine.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-interviews-trio-of-candidates-for-supreme-court/ar-AAUb97T?ocid=msedgntp

[PoliticAverse]

1. Leak of the final 3 names to gauge reaction before the final choice. n/t

[Ohio Joe]

3. These are the first interviews I've heard of...

There is no shortage of candidates, so I'd not be surprised if there were more interviews.

[PoliticAverse]

4. There's only a week to go, these are probably the 3 remaining on the list. n/t

[Ohio Joe]

6. ?

I thought Breyer was staying till the end of the term... Oct sometime... Is it different?

[dem4decades]

7. I don't anyone has the stomach to wait that long, 50 is a fragile number.

[PoliticAverse]

8. Biden said he was making his announcement by end of February, and now says by the coming Monday.

The Supreme Court term ends effectively usually in June (next term beginning "first Monday in October&quot .

The new justice can be confirmed before Breyer formally retires.

[Ohio Joe]

11. ahhh, ok, I missed that...

Heh, yeah, these are probably the final three then

[OAITW r.2.0]

2. Whoever he promotes, I am sure they will bring honor and perspective to the Supreme Court.

Thank God Joe is choosing.

[Cha]

5. KR TY!

[mahina]

9. While TFG would be meeting with Mat Gaetz, emptyG

And a slime mold.

[dweller]

10. Ah yes, I remember when TDFG interviewed his 'picks' for SCOTUS ...

I mean read a slip of paper from Federalist fukheads directing him to anoint some sycophant … but yeh, same thing


✌🏻

[DemocraticPatriot]

12. I have to have doubts about the potential nominee

from South Carolina, whichever that is, I forget the name...

but the fact that Lindsey Graham would support her is not a plus. I earlier read reports about some of her decisions which were rather un-progressive, which would explain the prior sentence.


If we can approve a justice with no Republican votes, so be it.

[Ohio Joe]

13. Regardless of who it is, repugs will be voting for her...

From near the end of the article:

"More to the point, Republicans are unable to stop Biden’s pick in the 50-50 Senate where Democrats have the majority with Vice President Kamala Harris’ tie-breaking vote. They want to allow the confirmation process to unfold without self-inflicted political drama so they can resume challenging the president on their preferred topics of the economy and the administration’s handling of COVID-19.

Republicans believe one way to show voters how they would govern is by drawing a contrast between this court battle and the controversy that exploded around Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation, when the Trump nominee was accused of sexual assault, a claim he denied. Republicans believe Senate Democrats suffered with voters after those highly politicized public confirmation hearings."
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They know they cannot stop the Presidents pick so it looks like they are going to try and spin it like they are all fora black woman supreme court justice.

[DemocraticPatriot]

14. Good, then I hope Joe selects the most left-wing

possibility.

Of course the nominee will replace a leftish justice, so the GQP have nothing to lose here.