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Welcome again to the forum program this morning. I'm Michael Krasny. President Trump

announced on Saturday that he was nominating federal appeals court judge Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S.

Supreme Court. The conservative jurist is known for her skepticism of the Affordable Care Act,

abortion rights, and deference to pre-existing legal precedents.

And one day before the first presidential debate, we'll look at what her nomination could mean

for the November election. We'll also discuss the political implications of Sunday's revelations

by the New York Times that the president paid just $750 in federal taxes in 2016 and 2017

and nothing in 10 of the past 15 years.

And joining us is Jacqueline Thompson, reporter with the National Law Journal.

Welcome to the program.

Thanks for having me.

Glad to have you.

Also glad to have Bruce Kane, Professor of Political Science and Director of the Bill Lane Center for the American West at Stanford.

Welcome Bruce Kane.

Thank you. Good to have you both aboard here. And, Bruce, let me begin with you. I don't know that we can

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