Trump’s First 100 Days: His Supreme Court Choice Could Have a Lifetime Impact

President Thomas Jefferson long ago offered a salient if sour lament about members of the Supreme Court: “They never retire, and they rarely die.”

So a vacancy in Washington’s most exclusive club is a time for political opportunity and obstacle. It is also something President-elect Donald Trump must confront in his first 100 days in office as he works to replace the late conservative icon Justice Antonin Scalia.

Sources close to the process say the president-elect is getting close to naming a nominee. He said on Fox News’ “Hannity” last week that he was “down to probably three or four” candidates and an announcement would come “pretty soon.”

“They are terrific people,” he added.” “Highly respected, brilliant people.”

A formal nomination would come after the inauguration. But how successfully Trump and his GOP allies can navigate the confirmation process in the first hectic days of his presidency will depend on how much political air it sucks up, amid other pressing personnel and legislative priorities. (Read more from “Trump’s First 100 Days: His Supreme Court Choice Could Have a Lifetime Impact” HERE)

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