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NBC Reporter Hawks Nutty Kennedy Retirement Theory |
2018-07-11 |
[Daily Caller] An NBC News reporter tweeted early Tuesday that Justice Anthony Kennedy secretly negotiated the terms of his departure from the U.S. Supreme Court with the Trump administration, citing a single unnamed source. The reporters pursuing the story, Leigh Ann Caldwell and Frank Thorp, first claimed that the justice quietly conferred with the White House for several months in advance of his retirement, and agreed to step aside once he received assurances that Judge Brett Kavanaugh would be selected as his successor. Caldwell walked back her initial claim, conceding it "incorrectly implies a transactional nature in Kennedy’s replacement." She then said that Kennedy provided a list of acceptable nominees to the administration, which included Kavanaugh. |
Posted by:Besoeker |
#5 |
Posted by: Anomalous Sources 2018-07-11 19:34 |
#4 There ARE a couple of basic transactions going on here, but none are scandalous. (1) Many die, you shall also. (2) What's the big deal if a sitting SC judge discusses his impending retirement with anyone of his choosing? |
Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2018-07-11 18:30 |
#3 this theory kinda makes sense. Truthy but not true, according to non-anonymous sources. And several of the candidates clerked for Justice Kennedy, as I recall. |
Posted by: trailing wife 2018-07-11 15:31 |
#2 Actually, this theory kinda makes sense. Kavanaugh was Kennedy's clerk for a while. |
Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom 2018-07-11 11:00 |
#1 Ah, hum. |
Posted by: Woodrow 2018-07-11 06:01 |