US Media: "Trump Intends to Nominate Barrett as Successor Federal Supreme Court Justice"

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Official Candidate Announcement Scheduled for the 26th

[Asia Economy Reporter Sung Ki-ho] Local media reported on the 25th (local time) that U.S. President Donald Trump intends to nominate Amy Coney Barrett, a judge of the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, as the successor to Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice.

The report cited multiple senior Republican sources, stating that the White House revealed its intention to nominate Judge Barrett during talks with some senior Republican members of Congress on the same day.

These sources said that while there is always a possibility that President Trump might change his mind at the last moment before the official announcement, Barrett is expected to be the chosen nominee.

Judge Barrett is known to be the only candidate personally interviewed by President Trump. The president is scheduled to officially announce the Supreme Court nominee on the afternoon of the 26th.

Judge Barrett is a devout Catholic and is known for her conservative stance opposing abortion.

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