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FILE - In this April 21, 2016 file photo, Judge Merrick Garland is seen at the E. Barrett Prettyman Courthouse in Washington, Thursday, April 21, 2016. A longtime friend of Garland tells The Associated Press that Garland is happy in his job and has no interest in leaving the judiciary to head the FBI. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
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In this April 13, 2016, file photo, Judge Merrick Garland, President Barack Obama's choice to replace the late Justice Antonin Scalia on the Supreme Court arrives for a meeting in Washington. Supreme Court nominations became politically contentious about 222 years ago when the Senate voted down George Washington’s choice for chief justice. Republicans wouldn’t even hold a hearing for Garland, President Barack Obama’s nominee. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
