Nominates Amy Coney Barrett to Supreme Court one week after RBG's death, 38 days before election

Just one week after Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death and 38 days before the 2020 election, Trump nominated Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court. The rushed nomination violated the precedent Senate Republicans had established in 2016 when they blocked Merrick Garland's nomination 237 days before the election, claiming voters should decide. ABC News noted the nomination came 'a week and a day after Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death' while SCOTUSblog documented Trump picking 'from a list of candidates' prepared in advance. The rushed process—holding hearings and confirming Barrett before the election—was executed purely to secure a 6-3 conservative majority before Trump potentially lost power. The hypocrisy was staggering: the same senators who said nine months was too close to an election in 2016 rammed through a confirmation in 38 days in 2020.