Trump is frustrated by judge Amy Coney Barrett, other Supreme Court Choice: Source
President Donald Trump personally expressed his frustration about the Supreme Court Justice he appointed, mostly complained about Judge Amy Coney Barrett, three people who were familiar with the conversation told ABC News.
The source said the President said that the judge he appointed could do more to support his agenda.
Some Trump allies have also received their complaints about Barrett directly to the President, calling it “weak.”
President Donald Trump arrived to introduce the 7th US Circuit Court judge Amy Coney Barrett as his candidate to the Supreme Court at Rose Garden in the White House, September 26, 2020.
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Others have stated their point of view publicly, according to sources who are familiar with this problem.
Conservative lawyer Mike Davis recently said at Steve Bannon’s podcast, “he is a law professor who is confused by his head on him A-.” Davis, the Allies Trump, often communicated with the President, Sumber had told ABC News.
Judge Barrett has not commented on the making of the criticism of his upper right wing from the bench and he will not be expected: Members of the court are almost never directly involved, especially at this time, with political criticism.
A senior administrative official and additional source who is familiar with Trump’s thoughts tells ABC News that the President wants to nominate judges in the mold of Samuel Alito, Clarence Thomas, and the late Antonin Scalia.
Barrett is a former legal employee of Scalia, who was highlighted by Trump and Barrett when he announced it as his candidate to replace the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg in 2020.
“Very painful for me is his long and deep friendship with Judge Antonin Scalia, my own mentor,” Barrett said at the White House Rose Garden at that time. Maureen Scalia is also present.
In a statement to ABC News, Deputy Secretary of the Head of Secretary Harrison Fields stated: “President Trump will always stand with the Supreme Court, unlike the Democratic Party, which, if given the opportunity, will package the court, eventually damage his integrity. The President may disagree with the court and some of his decisions, but he will always hamper his role.”
CNN is the first reported Trump’s personal frustration with Tuesday’s barret.
While the President personally complained about Barrett, it should be noted that he had not attacked him in public.
The Supreme Court member sits for the group photo after the addition of judge Ketanji Brown Jackson only, at the Supreme Court Building in Capitol Hill, 7 October 2022.
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Trump defended him after he sided with the Supreme Court Justice who decided that Trump’s government had to withdraw foreign aid payments.
“She is a very good woman. She is very smart, and I don’t know about the person who attacks her, I really don’t know,” Trump told reporters.
However, the new Trump attacked Federalist community leader Leonard Leo, who advised him about the judicial nomination during his first term of office, called him ‘Sleazebag.’
“I am very disappointed with the federalist community because of the bad advice they gave me about various judicial nominations,” Trump wrote.
