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3. Here's another contradiction involving Trump, McConnell and the Supreme Court:

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)

Sat Apr 27, 2024, 06:45 PM

Apr 27

Mitch McConnell refused to hold a confirmation hearing for Merrick Garland after nominated by Obama to replace Scalia eight months before the 2016 election, saying "voters should decide which presidential candidate should pick the next justice." But when Justice Ginsburg's died 6 weeks before the 2020 election, McConnell said Trump's nominee to replace her "will receive a vote on the floor of the United States Senate."

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An unsettled contradiction at the heart of Trump's immunity claim [View all] LetMyPeopleVote Apr 27 OP

The DC Circuit cited this contradiction in their opinion LetMyPeopleVote Apr 27 #1

Right after the election... lame54 Apr 27 #2

Here's another contradiction involving Trump, McConnell and the Supreme Court: sop Apr 27 #3

I watched Chris discuss this malaise Apr 27 #4

I am a old college debater and I was amused to see the DC Circuit cite the Congressional Record LetMyPeopleVote Apr 27 #5

MoscowMitch took the position at TFG's second impeachment that TFG can be prosecuted by the court LetMyPeopleVote Apr 29 #6