During the Trump presidency, the record-breaking number of judicial confirmations was a thoroughly discussed topic, spawning literally thousands[1] of articles and think pieces. Criticisms of the nominees aside, there was nothing covert or inherently insidious about it. [1]

There is nothing insidious about following the Constitution. The United States Constitution provides that the president "shall nominate, and by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, shall appoint"... "Judges" among other appointment positions .(Article II, section 2)

In an excerpt from her book, @jackiekcalmes examines how Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell quietly installed hundreds of federal judges, waging an insidious war on the judicial branch bound to shape American life for decades to come—and not for the better.