As I reported weeks ago, accurately, White House now doesn’t deny report Trump made secret deal with Kennedy over retirement, replacement
During an CNN interview on Tuesday morning, White House deputy press secretary Raj Shah did not deny an NBC report that outgoing Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy “received assurances” from President Trump that if he retired, Judge Brett Kavanaugh — one of Kennedy’s former clerks — would be nominated to be his replacement.
Asked repeatedly if some sort of deal between Trump and Kennedy was struck before Kennedy announced his retirement, Shah dodged, saying things like “I’m not going to read out private conversations that Justice Kennedy had with either members of the White House or the president,” and, “Justice Kennedy can speak for himself.” But what Shah didn’t do is deny the NBC report.
If NBC’s report is accurate, it means Kennedy would effectively have been given control over a SCOTUS seat for 60 years — the 30 years he served, and the 30 or so the 53-year-old Kavanaugh will likely serve on the court if confirmed.
At another point during the CNN interview, Shah was asked if Trump was familiar with an article Kavanaugh’s wrote that could become relevant to SCOTUS as special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation of the Trump campaign unfolds — a 2009 law review article in which Kavanaugh argued that sitting presidents are above the law.
“The indictment and trial of a sitting president… would cripple the federal government, rendering it unable to function with credibility in either the international or domestic areas,” Kavanaugh wrote. “Such an outcome would ill serve the public interest, especially in times of financial or national security crisis.”
Shah again dodged, saying that “the president and the White House are aware of all of Judge Kavanaugh’s public record, but what we are focused on is that if you look at his opinions, if you look at his writings, there are some that would emphasize greater power for the executive, some that would limit the power. Some that would put a ruling on one or another side of a specific issue. But the constant strain through all of the rulings, through all the opinions, through all the writings is an individual who interprets the law and the Constitution as it was written and doesn’t legislate from the bench.”
Doesn’t bother ol rumitroll that the lady that started that rumor retracted it. These people are desperate.
JFlorio wrote:
Doesn’t bother ol rumitroll that the lady that started that rumor retracted it. These people are desperate.
What in earth are you talking about?
rumitoid wrote:
What in earth are you talking about?
sound's like they're sayin it's fake news
Crayons wrote:
sound's like they're sayin it's fake news
I might have jumped the shark here I admit. Rumi’s such an obvious troll I seldom read his entire post. I thought the article would reference some reporter who tweeted this BS about Kennedy and Trump meeting to pick a replacement. Her supposed source retracted their statement and she had to back of her accusation. It’s what the left does.
JFlorio wrote:
I might have jumped the shark here I admit. Rumi’s such an obvious troll I seldom read his entire post. I thought the article would reference some reporter who tweeted this BS about Kennedy and Trump meeting to pick a replacement. Her supposed source retracted their statement and she had to back of her accusation. It’s what the left does.
Like you, I'm not concerned with these "hyper" insecure leftists, how can they prosper,
If they're spending all day here talkin queerbait david brock/univision/mexican CNN trash
rumitoid wrote:
During an CNN interview on Tuesday morning, White House deputy press secretary Raj Shah did not deny an NBC report that outgoing Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy “received assurances” from President Trump that if he retired, Judge Brett Kavanaugh — one of Kennedy’s former clerks — would be nominated to be his replacement.
Asked repeatedly if some sort of deal between Trump and Kennedy was struck before Kennedy announced his retirement, Shah dodged, saying things like “I’m not going to read out private conversations that Justice Kennedy had with either members of the White House or the president,” and, “Justice Kennedy can speak for himself.” But what Shah didn’t do is deny the NBC report.
If NBC’s report is accurate, it means Kennedy would effectively have been given control over a SCOTUS seat for 60 years — the 30 years he served, and the 30 or so the 53-year-old Kavanaugh will likely serve on the court if confirmed.
At another point during the CNN interview, Shah was asked if Trump was familiar with an article Kavanaugh’s wrote that could become relevant to SCOTUS as special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation of the Trump campaign unfolds — a 2009 law review article in which Kavanaugh argued that sitting presidents are above the law.
“The indictment and trial of a sitting president… would cripple the federal government, rendering it unable to function with credibility in either the international or domestic areas,” Kavanaugh wrote. “Such an outcome would ill serve the public interest, especially in times of financial or national security crisis.”
Shah again dodged, saying that “the president and the White House are aware of all of Judge Kavanaugh’s public record, but what we are focused on is that if you look at his opinions, if you look at his writings, there are some that would emphasize greater power for the executive, some that would limit the power. Some that would put a ruling on one or another side of a specific issue. But the constant strain through all of the rulings, through all the opinions, through all the writings is an individual who interprets the law and the Constitution as it was written and doesn’t legislate from the bench.”
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rumitoid wrote:
During an CNN interview on Tuesday morning, White House deputy press secretary Raj Shah did not deny an NBC report that outgoing Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy âreceived assurancesâ from President Trump that if he retired, Judge Brett Kavanaugh â one of Kennedyâs former clerks â would be nominated to be his replacement.
Asked repeatedly if some sort of deal between Trump and Kennedy was struck before Kennedy announced his retirement, Shah dodged, saying things like âIâm not going to read out private conversations that Justice Kennedy had with either members of the White House or the president,â and, âJustice Kennedy can speak for himself.â But what Shah didnât do is deny the NBC report.
If NBCâs report is accurate, it means Kennedy would effectively have been given control over a SCOTUS seat for 60 years â the 30 years he served, and the 30 or so the 53-year-old Kavanaugh will likely serve on the court if confirmed.
At another point during the CNN interview, Shah was asked if Trump was familiar with an article Kavanaughâs wrote that could become relevant to SCOTUS as special counsel Robert Muellerâs investigation of the Trump campaign unfolds â a 2009 law review article in which Kavanaugh argued that sitting presidents are above the law.
âThe indictment and trial of a sitting president⦠would cripple the federal government, rendering it unable to function with credibility in either the international or domestic areas,â Kavanaugh wrote. âSuch an outcome would ill serve the public interest, especially in times of financial or national security crisis.â
Shah again dodged, saying that âthe president and the White House are aware of all of Judge Kavanaughâs public record, but what we are focused on is that if you look at his opinions, if you look at his writings, there are some that would emphasize greater power for the executive, some that would limit the power. Some that would put a ruling on one or another side of a specific issue. But the constant strain through all of the rulings, through all the opinions, through all the writings is an individual who interprets the law and the Constitution as it was written and doesnât legislate from the bench.â
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Any ol' monkey poo will doo for yoo buckaroo, eh?
And Kennedys son gave trump a billion dollar loan think there's a connection
Non story. So what? If anyone is at fault here it's the bank. Obviously they didn't see a conflict of interest. P.S.. You do know you should be institutionalized?
Lonewolf wrote:
And Kennedys son gave trump a billion dollar loan think there's a connection
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