The Epoch Times
Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett won’t commit to recusing herself from cases related to the 2020 election amid pressure from Democrats calling her to do so.
Responding to a Senate Judiciary Committee questionnaire (pdf), Barrett said she would use a “recusal list” to identify and avoid potential conflicts. Her response did not identify any categories of cases but said it would include cases where her husband Jesse Barrett and her sister Amanda Coney Williams, both attorneys, participated in any stage of the proceedings. The list, she said, would also include cases involving Notre Dame University, where she is currently an adjunct professor, or affiliated entities.
She also added that she will step away from cases in which she had participated in as a judge on the 7th Circuit Court.
This comes as Senate Democrats are calling on Barrett to recuse herself from any election-related cases after President Donald Trump remarked that he believes the outcome of the election might end up in the Supreme Court, stressing that it would be important to have nine justices on the court.
The president had accused Democrats, without elaborating further, of “pulling” a “scam” that will be challenged in the Supreme Court.
“Just in case it would be more political than it should be, I think it’s very important to have nine-justices,” he said. Trump has repeatedly warned that the Democrats’ push for universal mail-in voting would be ripe for fraud.
Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) told NBC over the weekend that he would meet with Barrett and ask her whether she would be willing to recuse herself.
