Gowdy says Trump can make SCOTUS nominations up until his 'last day' as president

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Gowdy says Trump can make SCOTUS nominations up until his 'last day' as president

'There's not some decreasing, sliding scale of authority,' ex-House Oversight chair tells Fox News
By Angelica Stabile | Fox News

    President Trump has the power to make executive decisions -- including nominations to the Supreme Court -- until the very end of his term, former House Oversight Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy told “The Daily Briefing” Monday.

“In 2016, [Ruth Bader Ginsburg] said there's no constitutional impediment at all to the Senate taking up a Supreme Court nomination in an election year,” Gowdy, a Fox News contrbutor, told host Dana Perino. “The president has a responsibility to be the president through his or her last day. I mean, there's not some decreasing, sliding scale of authority based on how close you are to the end of a term.”


Ginsburg died Friday at the age of 87 and the controversy over whether the Senate should consider Trump's anticipated nominee to replace her has added a new dimension to a tumultuous presidential campaign.

Since Ginsburg's death, Senate Republicans have been accused of hypocrisy for pushing to fill the seat after they declined to consider Barack Obama's nomination of Merrick Garland to replace Antonin Scalia in 2016. Gowdy disagreed with that criticism, stating that GOP lawmakers were being consistent in their actions.

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[libertybele]

Sure he can make the nomination, but that nomination has to be confirmed by the Senate and if the GOP loses their majority, it really then becomes a futile move.

Trump needs to make an announcement this week, regardless if Ginsburg is lying in repose or hasn't been buried.  The may be seen as cold by many, but let's face it, I think many realize that's she's been in and out of the hospital for quite some time and her age was not on her side.

Yes, it would be more appropriate for Trump to allow a few weeks before making his nomination, but under the circumstances, he needs to act now and  the Senate needs to take up a vote -- the fate of our Republic is on the line.