Schumer deputy says ‘good fortune’ needed to beat Trump record on judges

Published September 12, 2024 2:27pm ET



Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s (D-NY) top lieutenant expressed a dose of skepticism that Democrats will be able to beat the record number of judges former President Donald Trump appointed during his four years in office.

Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL), the majority whip and chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, told the Washington Examiner on Thursday it would take “good fortune” to outpace the 234 judges Senate Republicans confirmed under Trump by the end of the year.

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