Conservative darkish cash teams are getting ready for one in every of their largest battles of the yr over President Donald Trump's new decide to fill the a seat on a courtroom that when included Supreme Court docket Justice Brett Kavanaugh.
Trump on Friday introduced that he'll nominate Justin Walker to the D.C. Circuit Court docket of Appeals. Kavanaugh was confirmed to the Supreme Court docket in October 2018 after a bitter combat within the U.S. Senate that included accusations of sexual assault which Kavanaugh vehemently denied.
The combat over Kavanaugh's Supreme Court docket affirmation included thousands and thousands of {dollars} of outdoor cash spent both for or towards the controversial decide.
Walker, who might fill his previous seat, was confirmed in 2019 to the U.S. District Court docket for the Western District of Kentucky, after the American Bar Affiliation deemed him "not certified" for the place.
That score, on high of the truth that most Democrats have opposed most of the president's nominations, has conservative exterior teams,...
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