Trump to nominate Amy Coney Barrett to replace Ginsburg, reports claim

By Jerry Dunleavy, Spencer Neale

Published September 25, 2020 9:35pm ET

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Trump to nominate Amy Coney Barrett to replace Ginsburg, reports claim — Judge Amy Coney Barrett. | (Robert Franklin/South Bend Tribune via AP, File)

Speculation is building that Amy Coney Barrett will be President Trump’s selection for the Supreme Court vacancy.

Sources told the New York Times that Trump plans to announce Saturday afternoon that the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals judge will be his third nominee to the high court, but they stressed caution because the president has a history of changing his mind at the last minute. CNN first reported that Barrett’s nomination was imminent and she was Trump’s favorite from the start.

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