Judge Amy Coney Barrett, US President Donald Trump's nominee to the Supreme Court, poses with Senator Mike Lee at the Capitol on Tuesday. Photo: AP
Republicans push to confirm Supreme Court pick Amy Coney Barrett despite Trump’s coronavirus diagnosis
- Democrats urge caution as full extent of lawmakers’ potential exposure from president’s Covid-19 infection remains unknown
- Judiciary Committee lawmaker Mike Lee and University of Notre Dame president John Jenkins, who attended Barrett’s nomination event, have also tested positive
Judge Amy Coney Barrett, US President Donald Trump's nominee to the Supreme Court, poses with Senator Mike Lee at the Capitol on Tuesday. Photo: AP