The Senate confirmed more appellate-level judges during President Donald Trump's first two years in office than during any president's first two years going back at least to Harry S. Truman.
Notes on verification
Corroborated by CRS report, Newsweek, and The Hill, with consistent comparison across administrations back to at least Truman/Kennedy era. [tier=gold indep_score=0.867 clusters=3 claim_tier=notable]
Sources
- McConnell Undid 213 Years of Senate History in 33 Minutes (seed:politics_and_current_events)
- https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-judges-circuit-court-1353506 (corroboration)
- https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/469519-trump-has-officially-appointed-one-in-four-circuit-court-judges/ (corroboration)
- https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/R45189 (corroboration)