History2016-2017United Stateshigh confidence

In 2016, Mitch McConnell refused to act on Merrick Garland's Supreme Court nomination and held it for a year.

Notes on verification

Well-documented political event corroborated by CNN, NPR, and CBS News. Minor imprecision in 'a year' framing (vacancy lasted ~14 months, nomination itself lapsed after ~10 months), but broadly accurate and consistent with common characterizations. [tier=silver indep_score=0.7 clusters=3 claim_tier=notable]

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