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McConnell pushed Trump to pick Amy Coney Barrett the night of Justice Ginsburg’s death: documentary

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On Friday night, September 18, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell learned that liberal Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg had died of cancer at the age of 87. And according to PBS' "Frontline," McConnell contacted President Donald Trump that very night and made it clear he wanted to see Judge Amy Coney Barrett nominated for the seat and confirmed by the U.S. Senate as quickly as possible.

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McConnell pushed Trump to nominate Coney Barrett on the night of Ginsburg's death: report

Josh Holmes, former chief of staff to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), said in a new documentary that the Republican leader urged President Trump to nominate Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court on the night Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died.

3 years ago·Washington, United States

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Newsweek

McConnell told Trump to nominate Amy Coney Barrett on night of Ginsburg's death, ex-Chief of Staff says

"You've gotta nominate Amy Coney Barrett," Mitch McConnell allegedly told President Donald Trump after the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

3 years ago·United States

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The Daily Caller

Report: McConnell Wanted Amy Coney Barrett Nominated Immediately — The Night Ruth Bader Ginsburg Passed

Mitch McConnell wanted Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett nominated immediately — and he said so the night the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed.

3 years ago·Washington, United States

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Political Wire

McConnell Plotted Barrett Nomination Night Ginsburg Died

On the night of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell “quickly reached President Trump on the phone and made his plan clear,” Frontline reports.According to former McConnell chief of staff Josh Holmes: “McConnell told Trump two things. McConnell said, first, I’m going to put out a statement that says we’re going to fill the vacancy. Second, he said, you’ve gotta nominate Amy Coney Barrett.”

3 years ago·New York, United States

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Forbes

McConnell Reportedly Told Trump To Nominate Barrett On Night Of Ginsburg’s Death

A former top aide to the Senate GOP leader says he told Trump, ‘you've got to nominate Amy Coney Barrett.’

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PBS NewsHour

On Night of Ginsburg’s Death, McConnell Pushed Trump to Nominate Amy Coney Barrett

An excerpt from FRONTLINE’s ‘Supreme Revenge: Battle for the Court’ goes inside Sen. McConnell’s swift maneuvering to achieve a 6-3 conservative majority.

3 years ago·Washington, United States

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McConnell pushed Trump to pick Amy Coney Barrett the night of Justice Ginsburg’s death: documentary

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McConnell pushed Trump to nominate Coney Barrett on the night of Ginsburg's death: report

McConnell pushed Trump to nominate Coney Barrett on the night of Ginsburg's death: report

McConnell told Trump to nominate Amy Coney Barrett on night of Ginsburg's death, ex-Chief of Staff says

McConnell told Trump to nominate Amy Coney Barrett on night of Ginsburg's death, ex-Chief of Staff says

Report: McConnell Wanted Amy Coney Barrett Nominated Immediately — The Night Ruth Bader Ginsburg Passed

Report: McConnell Wanted Amy Coney Barrett Nominated Immediately — The Night Ruth Bader Ginsburg Passed

McConnell Plotted Barrett Nomination Night Ginsburg Died

McConnell Plotted Barrett Nomination Night Ginsburg Died

McConnell Reportedly Told Trump To Nominate Barrett On Night Of Ginsburg’s Death

McConnell Reportedly Told Trump To Nominate Barrett On Night Of Ginsburg’s Death

On Night of Ginsburg’s Death, McConnell Pushed Trump to Nominate Amy Coney Barrett

On Night of Ginsburg’s Death, McConnell Pushed Trump to Nominate Amy Coney Barrett

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