Trump Chooses Admin Official To Fill Kavanaugh’s Appeals Court Seat

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 13: Administrator of White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs Neomi Rao (C) attends a Diwali ceremony in the Roosevelt Room of the White House November 13, 2018 in Washington... WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 13: Administrator of White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs Neomi Rao (C) attends a Diwali ceremony in the Roosevelt Room of the White House November 13, 2018 in Washington, DC. U.S. President Donald Trump announced that he had nominated Rao to fill the seat vacated by Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) MORE LESS

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is nominating administration official Neomi Rao to fill the appeals court seat previously held by Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh.

Trump said Tuesday that he was nominating Rao for the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Rao currently serves as the administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, which is part of the Office of Management and Budget.

Rao previously worked as a professor at the Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University. She also served in President George W. Bush’s administration and worked for the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Trump made the announcement Tuesday at a White House event marking Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights.

Rao thanked Trump “for the confidence you’ve shown in me.”

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  1. Don’t know a damned thing about her. But I can pretty much guess what sort of [unjust] judge she’ll be, based solely on the fact that Trump appointed her.

  2. Does Trump know she’s not a blonde?

  3. Did Malaria sign off on this hiring?

  4. Well thanks Melania! Getting rid of some Bolton fool for us over some silly bullshit about plane seating and her griftting tour worked out after all!

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