Donald Trump approached Amy Coney Barrett days before Supreme Court announcement

Judge Amy Coney Barrett, President Donald Trump’s nominee for the US Supreme Court (Anna Moneymaker/The New York Times/AP, Pool)

US President Donald Trump offered to name Judge Amy Coney Barrett his Supreme Court nominee last week – days before his formal announcement on his selection.

The White House contacted Ms Barrett on September 19, the day after Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died creating the court vacancy, according to formal paperwork submitted to the Senate.