is in the final stages of deciding his pick for the supreme court. sources familiar with the vetting process tell fox news the top three candidates are brett kavanaugh, amy barrett and raymond kethledge but there is a growing sense inside the white house that kethledge could be the front-runner. personal relationships are extremely important to president trump, and we re told his interview with kethledge this past week lasted longer than any of the others and that the two connected and engaged the best of any as well. the 51-year-old has a unique resume nor the high court. he doesn t have an ivy league education like the other current justices and he got his law degree from the university of michigan. he also worked on capitol hill for a few years, before clerking for the justice he may soon replace, anthony kennedy. he has a solidly conservative record on the u.s. court of appeals for the sixth circuit, though he hasn t ruled on any blockbuster hot button cases, which may actually hel
joint alters of the plurality in casey. how much pride do you believe he takes in that? you were one of his clerks, what did he speak about in that regard, if at all? we didn t talk about that case in chambers possibly because we didn t have an abortion case in the term that i was clerking. one of the things that i think about when i think about his legacy there is that it s so much broader legacy than one opinion. and the next justice will affect so many other issues than just abortion. the precedent that comes to mind is something that richard nixon did. he was almost obsessed with law and order and criminal procedure. so he made sure that every justice was appointed on law and order. but that tunnel vision led him to appoint justices that weren t conservative on a whole host of issues. i don t think donald trump is going to focus on just one
be thinking about his base and his legacy when he looks at the direction of the supreme court. any president would think about his legacy by the way, not just donald trump. but donald trump pays an awful lot of attention to the people who got him elected. and so those who were thinking like you might want a more moderate swing vote on the supreme court, you know, donald trump can surprise us all, but i wouldn t think that he would actually do that. i think he would want more of a sure thing and less of an anthony kennedy. all right. more reaction coming in. daniel epps is we me, another former clerk. and so daniel, how surprised are you and why do you think he s retiring now just months before the midterm election? you know, i m somewhat surprised. when i was clerking for him, i
that they want to go forward and disarm law abiding citizens. now d actually the battle can be joined. laura: the nra responded you can respond. the meno and women of the national rifle association and the majority of the american people and the supreme court believe in the second amendment right too self protection. we will unapologetically continue to fight to protect this fundamental freedom. laura two things. number one the left john paul stevens is not an icon of the left he was nominated by richard nixon. the bush nominated is sooner let s be honest about the record. he s not an icon of the left. he has a pretty conservative. no, he s more liberal than ginsburg. he was liberal when i was clerking on the court. number two you guys do not wear this on the right. you re concerned you saw that florida law. you see what s happened. laura: i m not concerned. people are moving what they know is another reach on behalf
today. thank you and good luck with your new show. laura: thank you very much. easy than clerking for you. just teasing. when we come back, why you absolutely can t afford to miss our show tomorrow night. you thought it was amazing. details in a moment. by listening to an thiaudiobook on audible.ame and this guy is just trying to get through the day. keeping it together. losing it. upgrade your commute. ride with audible. giveyou re finished! curse you, he-man, you interfering imbecile!