Senator Mitch McConnell is blasting the decision by two federal judges to change their minds about retiring now that Donald Trump has won the election. The Senate Republican leader says the decision–apparently aimed to preventing Trump from nominating more conservative replacements- amounts to open partisanship. McConnell, says “”Looking to history, only two judges have ever […]
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“Open Partisanship!” McConnell Blasts Judges’ Decisions To Unretire
Senator Mitch McConnell is blasting the decision by two federal judges to change their minds about retiring now that Donald Trump has won the election. The Senate Republican leader says the decision–apparently aimed to preventing Trump from nominating more conservative replacements- amounts to open partisanship.
McConnell, says “”Looking to history, only two judges have ever unretired after a presidential election. One Democrat in 2004 and one Republican in 2009. But now, in just a matter of weeks, Democrats have already met that all-time record. “