Analysis: In confirming Supreme Court justices, private meetings trump hearings
The routine has become standard: The nominee will be surrounded by a team of White House aides ushering him or her around the Capitol for meetings with key senators. These meetings are not technically one-on-one, as a few aides each for the senator and White House are present, but the talking is almost exclusively left to two people. The rest take notes.
These meetings came back into focus with Politico’s Monday night report of the draft majority opinion that, if it holds up, would overturn the 1973decision providing abortion rights. Supporters for the draft included Justices Neil M. Gorsuch and Brett M. Kavanaugh, which key senators say would not be consistent with statements they made during the confirmation process.
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