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  1. Sep 1, 2023 · In 1987, after Democrats defeated Supreme Court nominee Robert Bork, McConnell warned that if a Democratic president “sends up somebody we don’t like” to a Republican-controlled Senate, the...

  2. Jun 15, 2021 · Mitch McConnell stole a Supreme Court nomination from Barack Obama and gave it to Donald Trump. Now, the Senate Republican leader is preparing to steal a Supreme Court nomination...

  3. Nov 20, 2020 · Announcement. FRONTLINE Investigates How Mitch McConnell Won the Battle for the Supreme Court. How a partisan war for the Supreme Court culminated in Amy Coney Barrett’s controversial...

    • McConnell’s Strategy During Obama’s Presidency
    • Trump’s Judicial Appointments, with McConnell’s Help
    • Biden’s Impact on The Judiciary

    During the first 2020 presidential debate on Sept. 29, President Trump boasted of the “record” number of judges he had appointed, adding that one of the reasons he had the chance to appoint so many was because former President Barack Obama had left so many vacancies. “When you leave office, you don’t leave any judges,” Trump said. “That’s like, you...

    When Trump won the 2016 election, Senate Majority Leader McConnell employed the “nuclear option” when Senate Republicans ended filibusters for Supreme Court nominees — stymieing attempts from Democrats to block Neil Gorsuch’s confirmation. Thirty of President Trump’s appeals court nominees were confirmed during his first two years of office. Accord...

    When President Joe Biden took office in 2021, Sen. McConnell once again became Senate minority leader, with fewer tools at his disposal to shape the makeup of the nation’s judges. Amid that new dynamic, President Biden has left his own mark on the judiciary, nominating demographically diverse candidates. In June, Biden confirmed his 100th district ...

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  5. Feb 29, 2024 · Barrett’s confirmation to the court was the last of three unusual acts by McConnell, a University of Kentucky-educated lawyer who served in the U.S. Justice Department, that created the current...

  6. Oct 1, 2020 · “This is the latest escalation in the left’s never-ending judicial war, the most audacious yet,” McConnell said, of Democratic efforts to filibuster the Gorsuch high court nomination....

  7. Dec 23, 2020 · Mitch McConnell has consistently rejected the rules and norms that once guided Supreme Court nominations. He says he's taken his cue from the Democrats. This week, we dig into the history...

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