LIVE FEED OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE SUPREME COURT NOMINEE IS NOW A REPLAY OF PRESIDENT TRUMP AND THEN BRETT KAVANAUGH’S SPEECH:
For the replay, please go to the 1:23 point in the video when you’ll see President Trump walk out to make the announcement:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcnKyojiI4I
OUR PREVIOUS REPORT ON JUSTICE KENNEDY’S RETIREMENT AND THE LIST OF THE TOP 4 PICKS:
Only moments after Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy announced his retirement, President Trump revealed that he will choose his replacement from his previously released list of 25 candidates:
In a statement immediately following Justice Kennedy’s retirement announcement, President Trump called Justice Kennedy a “Great Justice”. He thanked Kennedy for his several years of service, calling him a “spectacular man”.
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1012051330591023107
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) says his chamber will waste no time on confirming a replacement for Justice Kennedy, claiming they will vote this fall for Trump’s nominee:
The Latest: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says his chamber will vote this fall on President Trump's nominee to replace Justice Anthony Kennedy. https://t.co/TbhqyeiSq4
— The Associated Press (@AP) June 27, 2018
Here’s the solid list of THE TOP 4 nominees from which President Trump will choose his next Supreme Court Justice:
Amy Coney Barrett of Indiana, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Thomas Hardiman of Pennsylvania, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Brett Kavanaugh of Maryland, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Raymond Kethledge of Michigan, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
JUDGE NAPOLITANO SPECULATES ON ALL OF THE PICKS: