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Abortion, he dissented but some thought he should go farther and behind him is judge ray kethledge on the 51 and on the sixth circuit court of appeals and hes important because he has a big record. a lot of conservative opinions. never one on abortion but his supporters say hes gorsuch 2.0 because he has the same judicial philosophy as neil gorsuch and scalia and they think he will look at cases down the road in ways that favor them. another one is thomas hardiman out of pennsylvania and he is t...

Kavanaugh pick who has the washington ties, or ray kethledge who some people will refer to as a gorsuch 2.0, someone with a solid conservative track record and has picked up some support in conservative circles. >> jon allen, we didnt hear the name amy coney barrett, democrats have zeroed in on her, there is this issue with olympia snowe saying roe v. wade is a bottom line issue where she doesnt necessarily commit to vote for trumps pick here. is there a sense that amy coney barrett on that issu...

Pro prove, before mr. trump would agree to an interview, that his testimony is essential to completing the investigation. tonight it appears the president and his legal team are taking an even more aggressive stance regarding the russia investigation. meantime president trump now just three days away from announcing a decision that could well define his legacy. he is about to reveal his pick to fill that vacancy on the supreme court. >> if you tune in monday at 9:00, i think youre going to be ex...

I dont know whether that complicates things, having a united states senator on a list, whether he votes for himself, whether he has to step down. its a mess. john roberts is keeping track of this. where does this stand, john? >> the president continues to interview people for the job. a senior administration official tells fox news that the president spoke with as many as three people today. some of them by telephone. we know that there were only two names that were remaining on the short list a...

Prosecut prosecutor. been on the d.c. court of appeals now, the longest serving of all the ones on the list. former kennedy clerk. also on the list is another former kennedy clerk, ray kethledge. theyre all, by the way, in their late 40s, early 50s. thats important because the president has said, remember last week, he said, i want somebody who can serve for 40 or 45 years. so that would suggest they cant be in their late 50s or 60s and still be considered likely nominees. >> our justice corresp...

Amy barrett and tom hardiman, a judge from pennsylvania. ray kethledge from michigan. joan larsen. allison eid. they understand that the court has a duty to enforce thee limits on government power and to interpret the constitution according to the text and the original meaning.er they really believe in the rule of law. and this is a tremendous opportunity for the president to pick another justice likeun neil gorsuch who is extraordinarily well-qualified. very courageous and independent.-q and wh...

Very well known commodity. probably second amy barrett. a former law professor at notre dame. younger woman, has seven children. there was a lot of controversy in her court of appeals hearing about her catholicism. judge hard iman who came in second place last time. he no doubt will be back in play and a judge named ray kethledge. basically what you see is a lot of people from outside d.c. well known conservative kmodscommodi between the ages of 47 and 53. >> interesting. sam, the question might...

Joan, take us through some of the names. who are you keeping your eye on. >> a couple of people, jake. and ill tell you that not only will i mention some names, ill tell you that a whole new political campaign has been unleashed. many of these people have friends who are right now trying to get to anybody connected to donald trump or don mcgahn in the white house, president trumps children, leonard leo with the federalist society and here are who appear right now to be the leading contenders. fi...

The list. just recently he dissented when his court cleared the way for an undocumented teen to get an abortion. another one, amy barrett, she was at notre dame. during her confirmationearing, you could see that the democrats were really trying to get at her views of abortion. and she even got into a little bit of a spat with senator diane feinstein on religion. some people said that feinstein was looking for a litmus test there. another issue, the second amendment. tom hardiman is on this list...

Immigrant. he was in dissent. another one is ray kethledge and he has a case on digital privacy. he was just reversed at the court by roberts and the liberals. and then there is thomas hardiman and i dont think they like him as much as the president. he was a runner upfor gore suchs seat and he has this family story, no ivy leagues, drove a cab for a while. he served on the bench with trumps sister. so he could be an interesting pick. maybe not as conservative as some of the federalist site peop...