Trump bypasses jurist Amul Thapar |
President Donald Trump July 9 evening bypassed Indian American jurist Amul Thapar — whom he had interviewed a week earlier to fill the Supreme Court seat vacated by retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy — and instead chose federal judge Brett Kavanaugh, whose nomination was immediately opposed by several civil rights organizations. The president July 2 had interviewed Thapar — who currently serves on the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals — along with a handful of other potentials. But by midweek, Thapar had fallen off Trump`s shortlist, without explanation. Kavanaugh`s nomination was immediately opposed by several civil rights organizations, and two Indian American members of Congress. The jurist currently serves on the DC Court of Appeals, and first came into the limelight in the 1990s, when he worked with Kenneth Starr to investigate former President Bill Clinton, an investigation which ultimately led to Clinton`s impeachment by the House.
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