Trump considered pulling Gorsuch's nomination after Gorsuch criticized him: report
Source: The Hill
President Trump threatened to rescind his nomination of Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch after Gorsuch criticized Trump, The Washington Post reported Monday.
Trump reportedly considered pulling the nomination, afraid that Gorsuch wouldnt be loyal to him. He also told aides that he knew of other judges that would want the position.
One aide described Trumps anger at the then-nominee as an explosion, according to The Post.
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Trump was also reportedly concerned that Gorsuch wasnt grateful enough to Trump for the nomination. But his fears were assuaged after White House legislative affairs director Marc Short found a personal note Gorsuch had written to Trump but that Trump hadnt received.
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Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/365540-trump-considered-pulling-gorsuchs-nomination-after-gorsuch-criticized
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,982 posts)and the Constitution. I'm not surprised at SCROTUS' reaction (and maybe Gorsuch quickly got a clue, too, which is why he wrote him that ass-kissy note).
Blues Heron
(5,952 posts)interesting
7962
(11,841 posts)Sneederbunk
(14,319 posts)eppur_se_muova
(36,317 posts)Wonder if Gorsuch knows he wrote it.
Alice11111
(5,730 posts)and got his post after all.
Trump justs needs someone to...(not fit to print), and his explosive anger dissipates.
He may be the worst Supreme Court justice for humanity in the last 70 years. At least Clarence Thomas was not aggressive, just voting furniture.
Lochloosa
(16,084 posts)There are 8 other big egos on that bench.
Alice11111
(5,730 posts)Give me hope
Lochloosa
(16,084 posts)You have Roberts as Chairman of the Board and the other 8 as board members.
In order to get changes made (laws) in the company (USA), you have to get 5 of the 9 members on your side of the argument.
Gorsuch's "aggressiveness" may not play well with the other judges. He has stepped all over established protocol already.
Sometimes it just comes down to who likes you more than the argument on close cases.
Bernardo de La Paz
(49,069 posts)rpannier
(24,350 posts)yurbud
(39,405 posts)rpannier
(24,350 posts)The ink was still drying, but il douche didn't notice. He also missed the leaking ink pen in Short's jacket
Paladin
(28,284 posts)How much more abject humiliation and systemic damage are we supposed to take? I'm sick of it.