Trump's sister weighs in on Supreme Court pick
The president's older sibling serves on a federal appeals court with Judge Thomas Hardiman, one of the two leading contenders to fill the vacant Supreme Court seat.
By Shane Goldmacher
01/25/17 10:27 PM EST
One of President Donald Trump’s two leading finalists to fill the vacant seat on the Supreme Court, Judge Thomas Hardiman, has a quiet but influential ally in the high-stakes legal drama: Trump’s sister.
Judge Maryanne Trump Barry, who serves with Hardiman on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, has spoken to her brother in favor of elevating him to the high court, according to two people familiar with the conversations.
“Maryanne is high on Hardiman,” said one adviser who has spoken directly with the president about the matter.
more
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/01/trump-supreme-court-pick-234202
