Barrett Says Trump Offered Her SCOTUS Nomination 3 Days After Ginsburg’s Death

Judge Amy Coney Barrett, President Donald Trump's nominee for the Supreme Court, looks on during a meeting with Senate Majority Whip John Thune (R-S.D.), on Capitol Hill, in Washington on Sept. 29, 2020. Shawn Thew/Pool via Reuters

Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett said she was offered the nomination just three days after Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died, and nearly a full week before President Donald Trump announced his choice to fill the vacant seat.

White House officials called Judge Barrett on Sept. 19, the day after Ginsburg died at age 87, Barrett said in a Senate questionnaire released by the Senate Judiciary Committee.