John Cornyn downplays Supreme Court nomination chatter

Published May 26, 2018 12:00pm ET



Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, has no interested in being nominated to the Supreme Court if a vacancy were to open up in the summer.

The No. 2 Republican in the Senate told MSNBC’s Hugh Hewitt in an interview that aired Saturday that he does not want to be considered for the court if a justice steps down in the coming months, even though there’s been some talk he could be a nominee.

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