The "Is Trump's Nomination Inevitable?" Edition

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David Plotz, John Dickerson and Emily Bazelon consider scenarios that could
lead to, or derail, a possible Trump nomination. They discuss what
kind of cases an 8-judge Supreme Court might decide and the Gabfest
hosts take up a new debate about Apple's security and privacy
measures in light of new information reported this week. 

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