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Corey Booker chats with the potential Trump appointee. Trump owes the guy $400,000
Last edited Wed May 20, 2026, 04:56 PM - Edit history (1)
Aaron Rupar
@atrupar.com
Booker to Schwartz: "Can you name in all of American history another appellate nominee who was actively representing the president who nominated him at the moment of his nomination? Don't you think it's germane to our evaluation of your objectivity if the president owes you $400,000?"
Booker to Schwartz: "Can you name in all of American history another appellate nominee who was actively representing the president who nominated him at the moment of his nomination? Don't you think it's germane to our evaluation of your objectivity if the president owes you 0,000?"
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2026-05-20T19:23:28.511Z
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Title says it one way, body of post says it the other. 
Trump owes him.
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