Judge Ginsburg dies: Trump expresses doubts about her last wish

Just a few days after the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Trump wants to quickly appoint a new judge at the US Supreme Court.

The Democrats want to prevent that.

• Donald Trump *

  wants to

  appoint

  a new judge at the

  Supreme Court

  as soon as possible

  after the death of

  Ruth Bader Ginsburg

  .

• His rival in the

  US presidential election, Joe Biden,

  sees Trump's actions as a form of abuse of power.

• Trump

  expressed during which doubts about

  Ginsburg's

  last wish.

Update from September 22, 9.50 a.m.:

The judge at the US Supreme Court,

,

who died on Friday,

is to be commemorated in several ceremonies.

According to the

, a memorial service will first take place

on Wednesday

with friends, family and other judges.

Ginsburg's body is then laid out under the pillar of the court.

There, citizens can pay their last respects to the judge on Wednesday and Thursday.

On Friday, the coffin is to be transferred to the Capitol, where another private funeral ceremony will take place.

The following week,

is to be

buried in

Cemetery.

The Spiegel reports.

Meanwhile expressed US President

doubts about

last wish not to be replaced before a new president elected and was in office.

According to the broadcaster

, Ginsburg made a statement to her granddaughter Clara Spera

a few days before her death.

The transmitter

said

, he did not know whether

told the or so from the

had been formulated, Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumer and Adam Schiff.

"I would tend to prefer the second," said the US President.

After the death of Judge Ginsburg: Trump before decision with gigantic impact

Update from September 21, 3:15 p.m.: US President Donald Trump

seems to

be serious about

the nomination of a new

for the

.

"I think it will be Friday or Saturday,"

told

Fox News on Monday.

He added that he would wait until after the funeral.

would

then appoint a judge

less than 50 days before the

, who then holds her position for life.

After the death of the liberal

, the

could become

significantly more conservative than before in the event of a successful nomination of Trump's candidate - which has not yet been finalized.

The

had

asked

the

to leave the nomination to the newly elected president after the election.

So either

who was confirmed in office,

or his competitor

.

Supreme Court judges must be approved by the Senate.

Trump's Republicans currently hold 53 seats out of 100.

Judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg: Joe Biden accuses Donald Trump of abuse of power

First report from September 21, 2020:

Washington DC - Just three days after the death of Chief

a battle for the successor of the renowned lawyer at the

breaks out in the US capital

.

wants to appoint a successor to Bader Ginsburg for the

as soon as possible

.

Since the judges at the Supreme Court hold their office for life, Trump could

push through a decision of enormous political significance

just under a month and a half before the

.

Judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg: Joe Biden accuses Donald Trump of abuse of power

An absurdity when it comes to Trump's competitor

goes.

The Democratic

on Sunday vehemently opposed to choosing a successor for

before the election

.

A fast-track process for the appointment of a female Supreme Court judge so shortly before the election would amount to an "abuse of power" by the

, said the 77-year-old in Philadelphia.

The AFP reports.

Biden also

called on the Republican members of the

to oppose such a decision: “Keep your constitutional duty, your conscience.

Let the people speak.

Cool the flames that have hit our country, "said the

in the direction of the senators.

Donald Trump: Few senators could prevent the US President's plans

As it stands now, the

camp is

divided on this decision.

The Texan Senator Ted Cruz emphasized that the American people

would need

a fully occupied

in the event of a controversial election

and that the position could therefore not be left vacant.

But two other Republican senators - Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski - spoke out on Sunday against a fast-track trial for the nomination of a successor to

.

Since the Republicans

only have a majority of 53 to 47 seats

in the

just a few Republican votes would be enough to block

plans.

Especially since in the ranks of the Republicans with Chuck Grassley and the former presidential

two more wobbly candidates.

Successor to Bader Ginsburg: Nancy Pelosi threatens Donald Trump with a blockade

In addition, the Democratic majority leader in the

announced that she would block an emergency procedure for the successor to Ruth Bader Ginsburg if necessary.

"We have arrows in our quiver that we will not talk about at the moment," the 80-year-old told ABC.

Pelosi has already shown himself to be a bitter opponent of the

in the past

.

Which "arrows" the

alluding to is still unclear, however, as the House of Representatives has no influence on the nomination of judges at the

.

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