Trump choices conservative Kavanaugh as Preferrred Courtroom nominee: NBC

Trump picks conservative Kavanaugh as Supreme Court nominee: NBC

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump has chosen conservative federal appeals court Judge Brett Kavanaugh as his nominee for U.S. Supreme Court Justice, NBC News reported on Monday, just before the official White House announcement.

U.S. President Donald Trump introduces his Supreme Court nominee judge Brett Kavanaugh in the East Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., July 9, 2018. REUTERS/Leah Millis

Kavanaugh would replaced retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy if confirmed by the U.S. Senate.

Reporting by Eric Beech; Writing by Eric Walsh

Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.Original Article

Politics

February 16, 2019