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“Donald McGahn said to Federalist Society gathering in 2017 “Our opponents of judicial nominees frequently claim the president has outsourced his selection of judges That is completely false I’ve been a member of the Federalist Society since law school Still am So frankly it seems like it’s been in-sourced””

Analyzed on 2026-09-19T04:43:41+00:00 · Last updated 2026-09-19

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“Our opponents of judicial nominees frequently claim the president has outsourced his selection of judges,” Donald McGahn, who was then the White House counsel, said to a Federalist Society gathering in 2017. “That is completely false. I’ve been a member of the Federalist Society since law school. Still am. So, frankly, it seems like it’s been in-sourced.”

Extracted from: Opinion | An Alternative to the Supreme Court’s Originalism , The New York Times

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The New York Times nytimes.com credibility 0.85 Supports

““Our opponents of judicial nominees frequently claim the president has outsourced his selection of judges,” Donald McGahn, who was then the White House counsel, said to a Federalist Society gathering in 2017. “That is completely false. I’ve been a member of the Federalist Society since law school. Still am. So, frankly, it seems like it’s been in-sourced.””

Opinion | An Alternative to the Supreme Court’s Originalism

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Claim ID CLM-8C3443F0
Slug donald-mcgahn-said-to-federalist-society-gathering-in-2017-8c3443f0
Origin nytimes.com
Captured 211 d ago
Velocity 0.0/hr
Bias 0.00
Politics Law