Top Trump prospect for Supreme Court seat claims presidents are above prosecution and investigations

[workinclasszero]

Top Trump prospect for open Supreme Court seat claims presidents are above prosecution and investigations: report
Martin Cizmar 29 JUN 2018 AT 20:32 ET

A leading contender to be appointed to the Supreme Court is a highly partisan Republican who holds an extremist view of presidential power, according to a Washington Post story analyzing his credentials.

Brett M. Kavanaugh was a clerk for retiring Justice Anthony M. Kennedy and now serves on the District of Columbia Circuit court.

In the past, he’s argued that the president should not be distracted by civil lawsuits, criminal investigations or even questions from attorneys while in office.

But, despite that stance, Kavanaugh worked under Ken Starr as one of the attorneys investigating Bill Clinton.

Kavanaugh is a Roman Catholic who opposes abortion rights.

https://www.rawstory.com/2018/06/top-trump-prospect-open-supreme-court-seat-claims-presidents-prosecution-investigations-report/

[dalton99a]

1. "You're hired!"

[workinclasszero]

2. Shit yeah!

Bonus points for anti-choice!

He was all good with going after a democratic president tho...f'in GOP hypocrite!!

So he's a lying hypocrite...MORE bonus points!

[BootinUp]

3. Poster boy for hypocrisy

[Freddie]

4. And how old is he, 30?

[Qutzupalotl]

7. 53.

This leak is to let all the candidates know what Trump is looking for: acquiescence to fascism.

[MattP]

5. Was on the Ken Starr team so he must be for Democratic presidential prosecutions only

[workinclasszero]

9. Bingo

Just another GOP lyin hypocrite

[RockRaven]

6. Gee, I wonder what characteristic of his has landed him on the short list...

thinking... thinking...

[rusty fender]

8. It goes without saying

For conservative judges that their favorable rulings apply to Repukes only

[Freethinker65]

10. All justices nominated by Trump and seated should recuse themselves

Should recuse themselves in matters directly related to Trump's presidential powers.

Of course, this will do nothing to help protect abortion rights, civil rights, labor rights, consumer rights, minority rights, etc. but it would curb Trump from pardoning himself for illegalities and trying to exercise dictatorial powers in the name of national security or just because he feels like doing something (because when you are a celebrity president and you stack the Supreme Court with Justices loyal to you, they let you do it).

[Drahthaardogs]

11. Of course. It's not going to be a little test on abortion

This is the criterion