The Senate confirmed more appellate-level judges during President Donald Trump's first two years in office than during any president's first two years going back at least to Harry S. Truman.
Sources
- McConnell Undid 213 Years of Senate History in 33 Minutes (apnews.com)
- https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-judges-circuit-court-1353506 (newsweek.com)
- https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/469519-trump-has-officially-appointed-one-in-four-circuit-court-judges/ (thehill.com)
- https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/R45189 (congress.gov)
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