That timeline will leave no room for error and will take just over a month to complete the confirmation process before the Senate.
In contrast, the Senate Republican Judiciary Committee memo, obtained by CNN in 2005, shows a readiness for a 10- to 12-week-long timeline for final approval by the Senate.
Multiple sources familiar with the matter told CNN that both the White House and Graham are targeting the week of October 12 for a confirmation hearing of the October Mini. It will allow a confirmation vote by October 29, which will hit the pre-election timeline that the White House and the Congressional Republicans are increasingly behind.
The stakes of the Supreme Court’s current fight in American politics are overwhelming and this comes at a crucial time. Trump’s ability to appoint new judges to the court will mark the third term of his term and will also give the court the opportunity to push the court in a more conservative direction for decades to come.
Democrats in the minority in the Senate have some options to back down, but nonetheless they are ready to fight and the campaign to establish a new justice is sure to generate a sharp liberal surge, which could have a dramatic impact. Fight for Congress and the White House this year.
All sources warn that there is always the possibility that Trump will make a last-minute change until his announcement by the president but the expectation is Barrett’s choice. They will make the announcement on Saturday afternoon.
Unless a candidate is formally announced and given a chance to be examined by the Senate, it is impossible to predict exactly how the timeline will unfold and whether there will be any delays in the process along the way.
But if Republicans want to establish a new justice on the court before the election, they will have to act very quickly in a matter of weeks, not months.
If the Senate hearing begins in the week of October 12, that means there will be a timeline of only 17 to 18 days between the formal announcement of the candidate by the President to begin the hearing.
Confirmation vote by October 29 – if it were to happen – means only 33 days between the announcement of the nominee and the confirmation vote.
The Republican Judiciary Committee memo, obtained by CNN on March 5, 2005, states the opposite, “We believe that the Senate can actually proceed to confirm the nomination in ten to twelve weeks.” The memo outlining a possible timeline for filling the Supreme Court vacancy was placed in anticipation of the announcement of the possible retirement of then-Chief Justice William Rehnquist.
With Senate Republicans and the White House vying for an open Supreme Court seat, many had to compromise in support of confirming Trump’s nomination on the eve of the election, with their firm opposition to even considering the nomination made by the Democratic president eight months ago. For election day.
Party leaders are hinting at a different party in Washington, arguing that while the same party controls both the Senate and the White House, it is normal to confirm a nominee in an election year with a divided government like the year 2011 divided. There is talk.
But four years ago, the Republican Party did not deliver much of a message, as they repeatedly – for months – insisted on voters who defended Mate Cocknell’s refusal to effectively select the next Supreme Court nominee. Move to the vacancy, which was later filled by Trump in 2017 with the election of Neil Gorsch.
Currently only two Republicans લિ Alaska’s Lisa Murkowski and Sue Collins, who are facing a competitive election fight in Maine વિરોધ have opposed taking anyone nominated by Trump to fill an open seat before November 3rd.
Collins made it clear earlier this week that he would vote against Trump’s names if the vote was taken before the election.
“I made it very clear, yes, that I don’t think there should be a vote before the election,” Collins added, “and if there is one, I will oppose the nomination, not because I can’t support it under normal circumstances.” Nominee, but we are very close to the election. “
But even with that opposition, McConnell seems to be on track to lock in the support of most Republicans to go ahead with the vote before the election, although the exact vote math will not be clear until any candidate is named and senators will outline their position. .
CNN’s Jeff Zelany, Manu Raju, Ted Barrett, Ariane de Vogue and Phil Mattingley contributed to the report.
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