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Trump's Supreme Court pick represented controversial Iranian group

Amy Coney Barrett was part of a legal team that represented the National Council of Resistance of Iran, which had previously been designated by the United States as a terrorist organization.

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Seventh US Circuit Court Judge Amy Coney Barrett, President Donald Trump's nominee for the US Supreme Court, listens as Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (not seen here) answers reporters' questions before a meeting in the Mansfield Room at the US Capitol, Sept. 29, 2020, in Washington, DC. — Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

US President Donald Trump’s appointee to the Supreme Court once represented an Iranian dissident group in its appeal to have the US government review its designation as a terrorist group.

Judge Amy Coney Barrett was nominated by Trump to fill the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s seat. As per the confirmation process, Barrett submitted responses to a questionnaire from the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on Tuesday.

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