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| How can Ginsburg participate in Travel Order case after her *campaign* statements about Trump? |
| 2017-06-03 |
| BLUF: [LI] "He is a faker," she said of the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, going point by point, as if presenting a legal brief. "He has no consistency about him. He says whatever comes into his head at the moment. He really has an ego. ... How has he gotten away with not turning over his tax returns? The press seems to be very gentle with him on that." .... "At first I thought it was funny," she [Ginsburg] said of Trump’s early candidacy. "To think that there’s a possibility that he could be president ... " Her voice trailed off gloomily. "I think he has gotten so much free publicity," she added, drawing a contrast between what she believes is tougher media treatment of Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton and returning to an overriding complaint: "Every other presidential candidate has turned over tax returns." That July 2016 CNN lashing of Trump was not a one-off. Justice Ginsburg made two other negative public statements about Trump during the campaign (via Politifact): |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #6 Ratchet up the pressure on her and anyone who supports her. |
| Posted by: Crusader 2017-06-03 15:21 |
| #5 If she refuses to recluse herself because of the statements she made during the campaign - and then rules against the ban because of the statements Trump made... that would be the definition of hyproracy. But as you said, they have no shame and the MSM will provide whatever cover she needs. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2017-06-03 12:10 |
| #4 No accountability and no shame |
| Posted by: Regular joe 2017-06-03 12:06 |
| #3 Given that they've killed any sense of integrity in the system, of course she won't recuse herself. It's all about power. By all means, use their tactics against them. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2017-06-03 09:32 |
| #2 ^ Demand! That's what their side does |
| Posted by: Frank G 2017-06-03 08:26 |
| #1 The Administration should quietly encourage the high court to ask that she recuse herself. If she refuses, go public for her ouster. Either way, an 'Art of the Deal' Win-Win. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2017-06-03 04:28 |