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Names such as James Ho and Aileen Cannon circulate in conservative legal circles, while Chuck Grassley openly touts Senators Ted Cruz and Mike Lee, even as Cruz publicly refuses to leave the political battlefield. Trump, already credited with cementing a 6–3 conservative majority, now stands poised to deepen that imprint. One retirement, if it comes, would not just fill a seat; it would lock in an era.
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