Cruz Not on Trump's List for SCOTUS

[libertybele]

Good!

Ted Cruz not on Donald Trump’s list for Supreme Court picks, insiders say

President-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....

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/nov/16/ted-cruz-not-donald-trumps-list-supreme-court-pick/

[Frank Cannon]

You don't need an "insider" to tell us this. Donny has a list for SC options. Cruz isn't on the list. Conway says the list is the list.

Speculation over.

[endicom]

Cruz might not want it.

[jmyrlefuller]

Cruz might not want it.

He already said he didn't want it.

Now, if another opening comes up, that might change, but right now, it's not being considered.

[corbe]

                                          Finally some GOOD news!

[goodwithagun]

I just pray Cruz doesn't take a cabinet position from which he could be fired after giving up his senate seat.

[libertybele]

I just pray Cruz doesn't take a cabinet position from which he could be fired after giving up his senate seat.

That is a definite concern and I think he should stick with his original plan of running for re-election in 2018 and running for the presidency in 2020.