Jay Sekulow
He’s certainly qualified. He’d be a terrific Supreme Court justice.
— John Dowd, one of Donald Trump’s former personal attorneys, in comments given about 63-year-old Jay Sekulow possibly being rewarded by the president with a lifetime appointment to the Supreme Court for his performance during the Senate impeachment trial. Joe diGenova, an informal Trump legal adviser, shared his thoughts about Sekulow after the trial: “For me, Jay belongs on the Supreme Court. I’ve always said that about him, and now it’s even more clear.”
After three years of working as one of Trump’s personal attorneys, Sekulow still hasn’t been fired, quit, or faced any legal troubles. For what it’s worth, Sekulow found the concept of a Supreme Court appointment quite laughable, saying, “Way too old. Not even in the cards at all.”
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