They could've ballooned it up to 50 justices with all the new additions being Federalist Society ghouls. They could've made the number 9 irrelevant. Why didn't they jump at this easy opportunity to consolidate power?
They could've ballooned it up to 50 justices with all the new additions being Federalist Society ghouls. They could've made the number 9 irrelevant. Why didn't they jump at this easy opportunity to consolidate power?
They did pack the courts during that timespan.
54 federal appeals court judges were appointed in those four years. Those are lifetime appointments.
Obama appointed 55 federal judges over eight years.
3/9 of the Supreme Court was also appointed during Trump's 4 years.
https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2021/01/13/how-trump-compares-with-other-recent-presidents-in-appointing-federal-judges/