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WASHINGTON — President Trump said Monday he expects to announce his pick for the Supreme Court by week’s end, before Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is buried, launching a monumental Senate confirmation fight ahead of the November election.
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The casket of Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will be on public view Wednesday and Thursday at the iconic steps outside the Supreme Court building to allow for public mourning during the coronavirus pandemic. J. Scott Applewhite/Associated Press
Trump said he is planning to name his pick by Friday or Saturday, ahead of the first presidential election debate. Ginsberg’s casket is to be on view mid-week on the iconic steps outside the court and later at the Capitol. She is to be buried next week in a private service at Arlington National Cemetery.
Democrats, led by presidential nominee Joe Biden, are protesting the Republicans’ rush to replace Ginsburg, saying voters should speak first, on Election Day, Nov. 3, and the winner of the White House should fill the vacancy.
Trump told “Fox & Friends” he had a list of five finalists, “probably four.” He says his choice will likely be a woman.
As for the swift action, Trump said, “I think that would be good for the Republican Party, and I think it would be good for everybody to get it over with.”
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