A Russian company accused by special counsel Robert S. Mueller III of being part of an online operation to disrupt the 2016 presidential campaign is leaning in part on a decision by Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh to argue that the charge against it should be thrown out.
The 2011 decision by Kavanaugh, writing for a three-judge panel, concerned the role that foreign nationals may play in U.S. elections. It upheld a federal law that said foreigners temporarily in the country may not donate money to candidates, contribute to political parties and groups or spend money advocating for or against candidates. But it did not rule out letting foreigners spend money on independent advocacy campaigns.
Kavanaugh “went out of his way to limit the decision,” said Daniel A. Petalas, a Washington lawyer and former interim general counsel for the Federal Election Commission.
A motion filed by the Russian company this week repeatedly cites Kavanaugh’s decision, bringing new attention to his rulings on campaign finance laws and regulations during his tenure on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.
Post by WanderingWinoZ on Jul 20, 2018 9:12:12 GMT -5
oh dear god, please let this be a big enough conflict or problem that it slows down Kavanaugh's nomination....has anybody had any updates on that lately?
Damn. I mean, obviously his legal opinion is of value to the accused company and that's a huge issue by itself, but does this seem really troll-y to anyone else? Like, Russians gleefully emphasizing how they'd benefit from this guy while the U.S. is in an uproar over Russian interference and coincidentally, dude just happens to be in the midst of his SCOTUS candidacy?
I read something the other day about how Russia is likely to start helping Democrats now, in order to increase chaos and deepen divides. That doesn't get Kavanaugh off the hook, not at all, but it does make me wonder if there's something else at work in the pleading of a company accused of election meddling.
oh dear god, please let this be a big enough conflict or problem that it slows down Kavanaugh's nomination....has anybody had any updates on that lately?
You're assuming this isn't one reason WHY Kavanaugh was nominated.
Damn. I mean, obviously his legal opinion is of value to the accused company and that's a huge issue by itself, but does this seem really troll-y to anyone else? Like, Russians gleefully emphasizing how they'd benefit from this guy while the U.S. is in an uproar over Russian interference and coincidentally, dude just happens to be in the midst of his SCOTUS candidacy?
I read something the other day about how Russia is likely to start helping Democrats now, in order to increase chaos and deepen divides. That doesn't get Kavanaugh off the hook, not at all, but it does make me wonder if there's something else at work in the pleading of a company accused of election meddling.
yea, I'd forgotten that Russia influenced trump's pick for SOS (Tillerson instead of Romney), so I don't doubt they could be tipping some scales on SCOTUS nominations, although I'd thought they were mostly vetted/pushed by the Federalists society.
oh dear god, please let this be a big enough conflict or problem that it slows down Kavanaugh's nomination....has anybody had any updates on that lately?
Trump got to the White House in spite of all this, why would it slow down a measly SC justice?
Damn. I mean, obviously his legal opinion is of value to the accused company and that's a huge issue by itself, but does this seem really troll-y to anyone else? Like, Russians gleefully emphasizing how they'd benefit from this guy while the U.S. is in an uproar over Russian interference and coincidentally, dude just happens to be in the midst of his SCOTUS candidacy?
I read something the other day about how Russia is likely to start helping Democrats now, in order to increase chaos and deepen divides. That doesn't get Kavanaugh off the hook, not at all, but it does make me wonder if there's something else at work in the pleading of a company accused of election meddling.
Yeah, I saw speculation about that a while ago - after the 2016 election, although I'm not sure how long after. It's totally possible they'll help Dems win seats in the midterms because their long game isn't necessarily pro-GOP. Sure, the GOP has proven to be corrupt and gullible and their supporters are dumb as rocks, but Russia's main interest is chaos and diminishing the overall power of the US, no matter how they have to do it.
Damn. I mean, obviously his legal opinion is of value to the accused company and that's a huge issue by itself, but does this seem really troll-y to anyone else? Like, Russians gleefully emphasizing how they'd benefit from this guy while the U.S. is in an uproar over Russian interference and coincidentally, dude just happens to be in the midst of his SCOTUS candidacy?
I read something the other day about how Russia is likely to start helping Democrats now, in order to increase chaos and deepen divides. That doesn't get Kavanaugh off the hook, not at all, but it does make me wonder if there's something else at work in the pleading of a company accused of election meddling.
yea, I'd forgotten that Russia influenced trump's pick for SOS (Tillerson instead of Romney), so I don't doubt they could be tipping some scales on SCOTUS nominations, although I'd thought they were mostly vetted/pushed by the Federalists society.
I would be shocked if the Federalist Society wasn't one of Russia's first and ongoing targets for infiltration.
Damn. I mean, obviously his legal opinion is of value to the accused company and that's a huge issue by itself, but does this seem really troll-y to anyone else? Like, Russians gleefully emphasizing how they'd benefit from this guy while the U.S. is in an uproar over Russian interference and coincidentally, dude just happens to be in the midst of his SCOTUS candidacy?
I read something the other day about how Russia is likely to start helping Democrats now, in order to increase chaos and deepen divides. That doesn't get Kavanaugh off the hook, not at all, but it does make me wonder if there's something else at work in the pleading of a company accused of election meddling.
I don't think they are trolling. I think the Russians feel that can be part of our establishment because they have a friend in 45 who loves incredible offers.
The Senate majority leader privately told senior Republicans on Wednesday that if Democrats keep pushing for access to upwards of a million pages in records from President Donald Trump’s high court pick, he’s prepared to let Kavanaugh’s confirmation vote slip until just before November’s midterm elections, according to multiple sources.
Delaying the vote past September would serve a dual purpose for McConnell, keeping vulnerable red-state Democrats off the campaign trail while potentially forcing anti-Kavanaugh liberals to swallow a demoralizing defeat just ahead of the midterms.
When they can’t win the game they change the rules. Fuckers.
Damn. I mean, obviously his legal opinion is of value to the accused company and that's a huge issue by itself, but does this seem really troll-y to anyone else? Like, Russians gleefully emphasizing how they'd benefit from this guy while the U.S. is in an uproar over Russian interference and coincidentally, dude just happens to be in the midst of his SCOTUS candidacy?
I read something the other day about how Russia is likely to start helping Democrats now, in order to increase chaos and deepen divides. That doesn't get Kavanaugh off the hook, not at all, but it does make me wonder if there's something else at work in the pleading of a company accused of election meddling.
yea, I'd forgotten that Russia influenced trump's pick for SOS (Tillerson instead of Romney), so I don't doubt they could be tipping some scales on SCOTUS nominations, although I'd thought they were mostly vetted/pushed by the Federalists society.
Kavanaugh was added in late 2017. He wasn’t on the first FedSoc list.
yea, I'd forgotten that Russia influenced trump's pick for SOS (Tillerson instead of Romney), so I don't doubt they could be tipping some scales on SCOTUS nominations, although I'd thought they were mostly vetted/pushed by the Federalists society.
Kavanaugh was added in late 2017. He wasn’t on the first FedSoc list.
i do remember hearing that he wasn't on Trump's original list or his name wasn't floated the first time around....wonder what changed?
Avanatti alluded to this a long time ago, so we knew it would eventually be confirmed.
Rudolph W. Giuliani, Mr. Trump’s personal lawyer, confirmed in a telephone conversation on Friday that Mr. Trump had discussed the payments with Mr. Cohen on the tape but said the payment was ultimately never made. He said the recording was less than two minutes and demonstrated that the president had done nothing wrong. -------- What is he talking about? Did McDougal never get any money?
White House now says it "is not considering supporting a referendum in eastern Ukraine," despite Putin offer. Statement from NSC spokesman Garrett Marquis:
Maggie Haberman was quick to tweet that it appears this is the only tape of 45. Seems unlikely, knowing the reputation Cohen has for taping everything.
Just had to share the “Ewwwww” I just saw on Twitter, YWIA.
ETA: @topropetravis: You know the warning on Viagra commercials that says, “if you have an erection lasting longer than 4 hours see a doctor immediately”...
Well, this is what they show you in the ER to get rid of the erection.
They are vile human beings, but can we not do this?
Maggie Haberman was quick to tweet that it appears this is the only tape of 45. Seems unlikely, knowing the reputation Cohen has for taping everything.
This is obnoxious of her. There is just no possible way she could know if this is the only tape or not.
Maggie Haberman was quick to tweet that it appears this is the only tape of 45. Seems unlikely, knowing the reputation Cohen has for taping everything.
This is obnoxious of her. There is just no possible way she could know if this is the only tape or not.
Just because her good friend SHS says it, doesn’t make it true.