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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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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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