It’s a very good day for President Donald Trump.
The morning began with the release of the January jobs report, showing the biggest monthly job growth in nearly five years. Then came the inevitable acquittal on both articles of impeachment. And less than an hour after the acquittal, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell wasted no time to get to work on confirming a handful of judges.
The Senate Cloakroom Twitter account posted the news that McConnell had filed cloture below:
Leader McConnell has filed cloture on Executive Calendar #562 Andrew Lynn Brasher to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit.
— Senate Cloakroom (@SenateCloakroom) February 5, 2020
Leader McConnell has filed cloture on Executive Calendar #563 Joshua M. Kindred to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Alaska
— Senate Cloakroom (@SenateCloakroom) February 5, 2020
Leader McConnell has filed cloture on Executive Calendar #565 Matthew Thomas Schelp to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri
— Senate Cloakroom (@SenateCloakroom) February 5, 2020
Leader McConnell has filed cloture on Executive Calendar #461 John Fitzgerald Kness to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois
— Senate Cloakroom (@SenateCloakroom) February 5, 2020
Leader McConnell has filed cloture on Executive Calendar #535 Philip M. Halpern to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of New York
— Senate Cloakroom (@SenateCloakroom) February 5, 2020
Vote Scheduled: At 5:30 pm on Monday, February 10th, the Senate will proceed to a vote on the motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #562 Andrew Lynn Brasher to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit.
— Senate Cloakroom (@SenateCloakroom) February 5, 2020
This is merely a continuation of President Trump’s mounting victories in the courts. Just over one out of every five federal judges has been appointed by Trump, and he’s flipped the historically liberal Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
