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Merrick Garland To Remain A Judge; Won't Be FBI Director
Source: NPR
May 16, 201710:59 AM ET
CARRIE JOHNSON
Two friends of Judge Merrick Garland tell NPR's Carrie Johnson that he loves being a judge and he intends to remain on the bench.
This comes after word that Republican Senate leader Mitch McConnell recommended Garland to President Trump as a candidate for FBI director.
Garland was nominated by former President Obama to the Supreme Court after Justice Antonin Scalia's death, but never received even a hearing from the GOP Senate that McConnell runs.
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Merrick Garland To Remain A Judge; Won't Be FBI Director (Original Post)
DonViejo
May 2017
OP
Nice try, McTurtle. You're not getting to fill that DC Circuit Court seat. Fuck off.
SunSeeker
May 2017
#3
dalton99a
(81,073 posts)1. Good news.
bigbrother05
(5,995 posts)2. Garland is too smart to give Lucy another chance to move the football
SunSeeker
(51,378 posts)3. Nice try, McTurtle. You're not getting to fill that DC Circuit Court seat. Fuck off.
riversedge
(69,727 posts)10. Ah. I wondered why turtle face was backing him Thanks for the heads up
still_one
(91,965 posts)4. Good, don't give the rethugs a chance to appoint another judge
TNLib
(1,819 posts)6. After what happened to Comey nobody in their right mind is going to want that job till Trump is gone
nt
Nay
(12,051 posts)9. Exactly. Want your head to roll? Work for Trump.
murielm99
(30,657 posts)7. Right.
Trump has him around for a few months, then fires him. And they get to appoint a judge.
No thanks!
benpollard
(197 posts)8. No sane, competent person would want to work under Trump
roamer65
(36,739 posts)11. Bingo.