As he signed four executive orders in the Oval Office, Trump told reporters that he would select who would fill the bench later this week from a shortlist. “We have outstanding candidates,” he said.
Trump is slated to meet with top-ranking Senate Democrats, including Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, Tuesday afternoon “as part of his ongoing consultations with members of the Senate,” McConnell said on the Senate floor earlier that day.
Scalia’s seat on the high court has been vacant since his unexpected death in February of last year. Former President Barack Obama had selected Judge Merrick Garland to fill the seat, but Senate Republicans refused to hold hearings on his nomination because of the upcoming election.
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