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Sen. Mike Lee says White House is talking to him about Supreme Court vacancy — but won’t say if discussions are about him or others

Sen. Mike Lee said Friday that the White House is now talking to him about the new U.S. Supreme Court vacancy — but declined to say whether the topic is about his own possible nomination, or about others.

“That’s a private conversation,” he told reporters in Salt Lake City after a speech about public lands.

Asked if as a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee he would like to see a nominee who would reverse the Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion, he dodged the question.

“There is not a nominee who has ever been or would ever be selected in the modern era who would answer that question without committing malpractice.