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On the recordSeptember 17, 2020
This would do lasting damage - putting someone on the court in the last months of a Trump presidency, would do lasting damage to the legitimacy of the court.
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Paul Begala
Democratic · Texas

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Begala warns about the implications of appointing a new justice during the final months of Trump's presidency.

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