Two of the Supreme Court’s oldest conservative heavyweights are staying put—at least for now—despite intensifying pressure from Republicans who would prefer they step aside while the party still controls the Senate.
Sources close to Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas say neither justice is planning to retire this year, cooling speculation that President Donald Trump could soon lock in another Supreme Court pick, CBS News reports.
Trump made it clear he was ready to move quickly if a vacancy opened up in a recent Fox Business interview, telling host Maria Bartiromo that he might name “two, could be three” justices.
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