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Ted Cruz not on Donald Trump’s list for Supreme Court picks, insiders sayPresident-elect Donald Trump’s is sticking to the list of 21 potential Supreme Court nominees he identified during the campaign, transition team insiders said Wednesday, apparently knocking Sen.Ted Cruz out of the running for a seat on the high court.
Leonard Leo, executive vice president of the conservative Federalist Society, told reporters after meeting with Mr. Trump that the candidates for Supreme Court were on the list the campaign put out in September.
“My understanding from our discussion today is that is still the list and that he is committed to evaluating those people very carefully, honing that list and then ultimately making a nomination upon his assumption of the office,” said Mr. Leonard.
Mr. Leonard said that Mr. Trump summoned him to Trump Tower to talk about the importance he paces on the Supreme Court pick to replace recently deceased Justice Antonin Scalia.
Mr. Cruz, an accomplished lawyer and stalwart conservative, had been mentioned as a possible candidate for a nomination to the high court. But the Texas senator was not on Mr. Trump’s list of 21 conservative jurists and lawyers....
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