are highlighting bremen kethledge and thomas hardy made today. the president advisor for the supreme court talk about those issues on abc this week. they are all extraordinarily distinguished people. certainly brett, not and coney barrett and ultimately when people like them are nominated you ll see a lot of folks might not with regard to ray kethledge and tom hardiman, they re left on by conservatives and records a little bit later so it might take some time. they ve almost no prayer with this confirmation. they need every gop senator to get the president s nominees through. democratic leaders meanwhile are hoping vulnerable democrats and red tape holds strong with the party and vote against the president s nominee. each senator understands this is an historic decision in 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 didn t 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 doesn t necessarily commit to vote for trump s pick here. is there a sense that amy coney barrett on that issue of roe v. wade has fallen back in this process? certainly possible, steve. i think there s a significant amount of support for her among those who would like to see a woman on the court who might be in the position of overturning roe and sending it back to the states.
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 he s important because he has a big record. a lot of conservative opinions. never one on abortion but his supporters say he s 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 the runner-up the last time around and president trump really liked his life story. it was the first in his family to graduate college. he drove a cab for a while. and he has a second amendment opinion that conservatives really like. and finally, judge amy coney barrett. now she s a trump nominee and
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 didn t 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 doesn t necessarily commit to vote for trump s pick here. is there a sense that amy coney barrett on that issue of roe v. wade has fallen back in this process? certainly possible, steve. i think there s a significant amount of support for her among those who would like to see a woman on the court who might be in the position of overturning roe and sending it back to the
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 you re going to be extremely happy. right? and they re all great. they re all great. a source familiar with the selection process tells nbc news the president is most focused on these candidates. brett kavanaugh, amy coney barrett, and ray kethledge. there are reports that kavanaugh may have the inside track. the president will be flying to europe on wednesday for an annual meeting with the united