White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Friday that President Joe Biden will not interfere in Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer’s decision about when to retire, with the 82-year-old judge facing growing pressure from progressive groups to throw in the judicial towel. “He believes that’s a decision Justice Breyer will make when he decides it’s time to no longer serve on the Supreme Court,” Psaki told reporters, responding to a question about what Biden’s view was on calls for the oldest member of the Supreme Court to step down. “So should those groups pushing for him go back off?” a reporter asked. Psaki replied: “I think I can just speak to what the President’s view is of the Supreme Court justice’s ability to make his own decision.” Breyer has long been the target of a campaign among progressives calling for his retirement to give Biden the opportunity to seat a …
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