Andrea Mitchell: Previous Presidents Never Outsourced SCOTUS Nomination Process to the Extent Trump Has

Welker: ‘There’s no doubt about that, Andrea’

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MITCHELL: "And Kristen, when we look at the president doing this, I think back to previous presidents, Democrats, as well as Republicans, conservatives and liberals, they’ve never outsourced it to the extent this president has."
WELKER: "Andrea, I’m sorry. Would you repeat that for me? I didn’t hear the last part of your question."
MITCHELL: "I’m sorry. I think you may have some interference there on the lawn, but I’ve never recall a previous president outsourcing at least the initial selection process to an outside interest group the way this president has to the Federalist Society."
WELKER: "There’s no doubt about that, Andrea. And that group, of course, came up with that list during the campaign. So this was very much a part of what he campaigned on. And so when that first opening came up, he pointed to that list. He did so again this time around. And, in fact, he was encouraged by some senators to expand the list that he was looking at."

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