Add your name: No Supreme Court confirmations for Trump while he is under criminal investigation

Friend, Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy's retirement could upend the rule of law and put our democratic institutions at even higher risk. Donald Trump is a subject of a criminal investigation over collusion with Russia in the 2016 election. Key questions in this investigation could very likely end up before the Supreme Court – and [decided]( by a new Trump appointee. [Sign and send a petition to your U.S. senators: No Supreme Court confirmations for Donald Trump while he is under criminal investigation]( [SIGN AND SEND A PETITION]( Trump and his Republican bootlickers have been working overtime to derail Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation. They have levied claims that the investigation is [unconstitutional](, that he can [pardon himself](, and that he is allowed to [obstruct justice]( with total impunity. One or more of these arguments will almost certainly reach the Supreme Court. Also of concern is Trump's record of demanding personal loyalty from those he appoints to key positions. He has already done so to Deputy Attorney General [Rod Rosenstein]( and Attorney General [Jeff Sessions]( in order to curb Russia investigation. His incessant demands for loyalty from officials in his administration and [Republicans in Congress]( make it reasonable to surmise that Trump would levy a similar demand from a Supreme Court Justice nominee – especially considering they may be a crucial vote in any legal action impacting the Russia probe. [Sign and send a petition to your U.S. senators: No Supreme Court confirmations for Donald Trump while he is under criminal investigation]( [SIGN AND SEND A PETITION]( When Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch was nominated, the Russia investigation wasn't public knowledge. Trump hadn't spent more than a year railing against it and attempting to strongarm officials in his administration and Congress into ending it. But now, Trump's own actions have created the appearance of conflict for any nominee, all of whom would now look as if they are another part of Trump’s attack on the rule of law. There is so much on the line in addition to the Russia investigation: The right to privacy -- including abortion rights and surveillance of U.S. citizens. Health care. Religious liberty for all. Voting rights. Immigrants' rights. LGBTQ rights. The Supreme Court is the last check on Trump's excesses. Let's make sure the next justice is free of any semblance of bias by postponing the confirmation until the investigation is complete. [Sign and send a petition to your U.S. senators: No Supreme Court confirmations for Donald Trump while he is under criminal investigation]( [SIGN AND SEND A PETITION]( Keep fighting, Monique Teal, Daily Kos Daily Kos, PO Box 70036, Oakland, CA, 94612. Sent via [ActionNetwork.org](. To update your email address, change your name or address, or to stop receiving emails from Daily Kos, please [click here](.