This is a notable find. The language of the Kavanaugh opinion that Kasowitz relied on is here:

[kpete]

This is a notable find. The language of the Kavanaugh opinion that Kasowitz relied on is here: https://www.eenews.net/assets/2018/07/13/document_gw_02.pdf …

"The President may decline to prosecute certain violators of federal law just as the President may pardon certain violators of federal law." -->

Kasowitz’s memo to Mueller from June 2017 cites a somewhat obscure bit of dicta from a Kavanaugh opinion in 2013 on the presidents ability to end a criminal investigation (it was by Kavanaugh only; the other judge in the panel majority didn’t join)

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And here's the relevant part of the Kasowitz letter (as posted by the NYT in June:https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/06/02/us/politics/trump-legal-documents.html#footnote-expanded-1-24 … pic.twitter.com/YAr2u9OUZe

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[DetlefK]

1. Oh shit.

[malaise]

2. Very important

Get thee to the greatest page

[The_jackalope]

3. Related to Kamala Harris' questioning of K yesterday????

Odd little coinkydink...

Edited to add: https://www.democraticunderground.com/100211100316

[brush]

7. This must be what Sen. Harris has on him. Wonder how she's going to spring it on him?

[Pachamama]

4. And likely sourced and authored by Judge Neil Kavanaugh

[Trueblue Texan]

5. and would someone just ask him if he believes...

...anyone, including the president, is above the law? Is there anyone who is exempt from accountability under the law?

[Baitball Blogger]

6. So, the president is above the law?

Have they been lying to us this entire time?

[Fred Sanders]

18. Not sure you can conclude that...the memo does not say that and does not use "any" or all

prosecutions. The wording is important, using the singular and not the plural.

No mention of a President pardoning themselves or of a special counsel investigation which is not a prosecution.

More smoky smoking guns in the emails than this.

[calimary]

19. Has anybody put that question to him, point blank?

[Baitball Blogger]

20. Seems like a prudent thing to do.

[FakeNoose]

8. Kavanaugh wrote this opinion in 2013

Are we supposed to believe he's backing up Obama on something?
Trump wasn't POTUS then so it can't be about him.

[sarah FAILIN]

11. Garland wrote the dissenting opinion

Isn't that crazy?

It wasn't defending Obama though. It was about nuclear regulatory commission. We need to read it, the link is above.

[SergeStorms]

21. Right.

Harris's question to Kavanaugh was if he discussed the Mueller investigation with anyone from Kasowitz's law firm. He couldn't have discussed it with them in 2013. Has Kavanaugh discussed the Mueller investigation with anyone from Kasowitz's law firm? Maybe she does have evidence of that. I hope so, but a decision from 2013 wouldn't have anything to do with it.

[meow2u3]

9. To the greatest page you go

[barbtries]

10. kavanaugh is a raging authoritarian

he must be stopped.

[sarah FAILIN]

12. Download that case opinion if you can

The dissent is by Garland and the whole thing looks very interesting

[Hermit-The-Prog]

16. 'splains a lot, eh?

More reasons for McCONnell to torpedo Garland and fast-track Kavanaugh.

Are there enough jails to house the Repugnant party?

[sarah FAILIN]

17. Kavanaugh is a gift for Trump

If he gets in, all investigations are over.

[dajoki]

13. This should be disqualifying n/t

[Achilleaze]

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[smirkymonkey]

15. K&R and bookmarked!

Thanks for posting this!