Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. earlier this year said the politics of Senate confirmation hearings give the public the mistaken view that justices are partisan."We don't work as Democrats or Republicans,"he said.
But in interviews last week,Ginsburg made clear her distaste for the New York businessman.
"I can't imagine what this place would be - I can't imagine what the country would be - with Donald Trump as our president,"Ginsburg told theNew York Times."For the country,it could be four years. For the court,it could be - I don't even want to contemplate that."