The Nebraska senator who has a rocky relationship with Trump explains his longtime enthusiasm for Trump’s Supreme Court nominee.
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Judge Amy Coney Barrett during her nomination to the Supreme Court at the White House, September 26, 2020
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After Justice Anthony Kennedy announced his retirement in 2018, Ben Sasse had three words on his mind: Amy Coney Barrett.
They’d been on his mind for a while. The Nebraska senator had first started hearing about Barrett from faculty at Notre Dame Law School, where Barrett was a professor, shortly after Trump was elected in 2016 and Sasse joined the Senate Judiciary Committee.
About the Author
John McCormack is a former Washington correspondent for National Review and was a fellow at the National Review Institute.
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After Justice Anthony Kennedy announced his retirement in 2018, Ben Sasse had three words on his mind: Amy Coney Barrett.
They’d been on his mind for a while. The Nebraska senator had first started hearing about Barrett from faculty at Notre Dame Law School, where Barrett was a professor, shortly after Trump was elected in 2016 and Sasse joined the Senate Judiciary Committee.
About the Author
John McCormack is a former Washington correspondent for National Review and was a fellow at the National Review Institute.
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