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highplainsdem

(49,004 posts) Mon Dec 18, 2017, 10:39 PM Dec 2017

Trump considered pulling Gorsuch's nomination after Gorsuch criticized him: report

Source: The Hill

President Trump threatened to rescind his nomination of Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch after Gorsuch criticized Trump, The Washington Post reported Monday.

Trump reportedly considered pulling the nomination, afraid that Gorsuch wouldn’t be “loyal” to him. He also told aides that he knew of other judges that would want the position.

One aide described Trump’s anger at the then-nominee as an “explosion,” according to The Post.

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Trump was also reportedly concerned that Gorsuch wasn’t grateful enough to Trump for the nomination. But his fears were assuaged after White House legislative affairs director Marc Short found a personal note Gorsuch had written to Trump but that Trump hadn’t received.

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Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/365540-trump-considered-pulling-gorsuchs-nomination-after-gorsuch-criticized

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Trump considered pulling Gorsuch's nomination after Gorsuch criticized him: report (Original Post) highplainsdem Dec 2017 OP

Of course Trump would want a judge who is loyal to HIM and not to the law The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2017 #1

Marc Short found a personal note Gorsuch had written to Trump but that Trump hadnt received. Blues Heron Dec 2017 #2

Wonder what the handwriting looked like 7962 Dec 2017 #4

Good enough to fool Dotard. Sneederbunk Dec 2017 #6

How conveeeeeenient ! eppur_se_muova Dec 2017 #12

Oh, how sweet. Gorsuch forged a love note to Trump, Alice11111 Dec 2017 #3

That aggressiveness may be his undoing down the road. Lochloosa Dec 2017 #5

How can he be undone though? Lifetime appointment?? Alice11111 Dec 2017 #10

I'm not saying he will leave. Think of the SC as a Board Room for a large Corporation. Lochloosa Dec 2017 #11

Aside from illegality; Trump demands loyalty from all, gives loyalty to none. Narcissism writ large. Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2017 #7

If everyone is a crook, they likely won't run to the cops rpannier Dec 2017 #9

without reciprocal loyalty they will do whatever they think is in their individual best interest yurbud Dec 2017 #16

Short handed Trump a personal note from Gorsuch rpannier Dec 2017 #8

Governance by a third-grader. How long do we put up with this? Paladin Dec 2017 #13

This is how despotic autocrats operate... Blue_Tires Dec 2017 #14

That's got to be what that asshole handshake was about. tanyev Dec 2017 #15

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,733 posts)

1. Of course Trump would want a judge who is loyal to HIM and not to the law

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Mon Dec 18, 2017, 10:44 PM

Dec 2017

and the Constitution. I'm not surprised at SCROTUS' reaction (and maybe Gorsuch quickly got a clue, too, which is why he wrote him that ass-kissy note).

Blues Heron

(5,938 posts)

2. Marc Short found a personal note Gorsuch had written to Trump but that Trump hadnt received.

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Mon Dec 18, 2017, 10:44 PM

Dec 2017

interesting

7962

(11,841 posts)

4. Wonder what the handwriting looked like

Reply to Blues Heron (Reply #2)

Mon Dec 18, 2017, 10:47 PM

Dec 2017

Sneederbunk

(14,291 posts)

6. Good enough to fool Dotard.

Reply to 7962 (Reply #4)

Mon Dec 18, 2017, 11:09 PM

Dec 2017

eppur_se_muova

(36,269 posts)

12. How conveeeeeenient !

Reply to Blues Heron (Reply #2)

Tue Dec 19, 2017, 12:24 PM

Dec 2017

Wonder if Gorsuch knows he wrote it.

Alice11111

(5,730 posts)

3. Oh, how sweet. Gorsuch forged a love note to Trump,

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Mon Dec 18, 2017, 10:47 PM

Dec 2017

and got his post after all.

Trump justs needs someone to...(not fit to print), and his explosive anger dissipates.

He may be the worst Supreme Court justice for humanity in the last 70 years. At least Clarence Thomas was not aggressive, just voting furniture.

Lochloosa

(16,066 posts)

5. That aggressiveness may be his undoing down the road.

Reply to Alice11111 (Reply #3)

Mon Dec 18, 2017, 11:06 PM

Dec 2017

There are 8 other big egos on that bench.

Alice11111

(5,730 posts)

10. How can he be undone though? Lifetime appointment??

Reply to Lochloosa (Reply #5)

Tue Dec 19, 2017, 10:14 AM

Dec 2017

Give me hope

Lochloosa

(16,066 posts)

11. I'm not saying he will leave. Think of the SC as a Board Room for a large Corporation.

Reply to Alice11111 (Reply #10)

Tue Dec 19, 2017, 11:53 AM

Dec 2017

You have Roberts as Chairman of the Board and the other 8 as board members.

In order to get changes made (laws) in the company (USA), you have to get 5 of the 9 members on your side of the argument.

Gorsuch's "aggressiveness" may not play well with the other judges. He has stepped all over established protocol already.

Sometimes it just comes down to who likes you more than the argument on close cases.