Stephen Colbert appears to be enjoying the irony of the latest legal twist in a court case involving President Donald Trump. Circuit Court of Appeals ― the chief judge of which is Merrick Garland, as Colbert pointed out. Then-President Barack Obama nominated Garland to the Supreme Court in 2016, but Republicans, led by Mitch McConnell, refused to hold a vote to confirm him. Circuit Court of Appeals. “Brace yourself, Senator McConnell,” Colbert warned Tuesday.

Source: Huffington Post May 22, 2019 03:44 UTC