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Merrick Garland: Republicans decided they would keep that Supreme Court seat vacancy in the hope that a Republican president would win…

On the recordSeptember 1, 2021
Republicans decided they would keep that Supreme Court seat vacancy in the hope that a Republican president would win the presidential election in 2016.
Said by
Merrick Garland
Democratic · District of Columbia
Source
msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the Republican strategy to block President Obama's Supreme Court nominee.

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