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Conservative Supreme Court Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. told Bloomberg News that he won’t retire during the lame-duck session of Congress later this year, even if the Democrats win the Senate in November’s midterm elections.
washingtonpost.com
Justice Alito says he won’t retire during lame-duck session of Congress
That window probably would be the last chance for President Donald Trump to get a conservative successor to the 76-year-old justice confirmed by the Senate if Democrats take the upper chamber.