Emails show White House initially planned to nominate anti-abortion Republican to federal judgeship

[demmiblue]

Source: CNN

Emails show White House initially planned to nominate anti-abortion Republican to federal judgeship on the day Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade

(CNN)The White House informed Kentucky Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear's office in late June -- the day before the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade -- that President Joe Biden intended to nominate an anti-abortion Republican as a federal judge in Kentucky, according to emails obtained by CNN on Wednesday through an open records request.

In an email dated June 23, White House aide Kathleen Marshall, who works in its office of intergovernmental affairs, wrote to Coulter Minix in Beshear's office that Chad Meredith was "to be nominated tomorrow" to the US District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky. The subject line of the email read "Close hold," and the body of the correspondence included a summary of Meredith's resume.

Minix responded the same day, writing in part: "appreciate the heads up."

On June 24, the Supreme Court rocked the nation by announcing its decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and eliminate federal abortion rights. CNN reported this week that White House counsel Dana Remus had assured senior aides that the ruling would not come on that Friday, amid Democrats' growing frustration about perceived lack of urgency from the Biden White House following the Roe decision.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/06/politics/anti-abortion-judicial-nominee-joe-biden-kentucky/index.html

[50 Shades Of Blue]

1. So very discouraging.

[harumph]

2. It's horse trading likely intended

to eliminate Mitch's blocking of other judicial nominees.

[Javaman]

8. and turtle mans credibility to hold his side of the bargain is worth???? nt

[867-5309.]

27. Joe called him a 'man of honor' and says they 'really are friends'

The guy can be a creep politically, but maybe he has a record of keeping agreements with Joe?

[Javaman]

31. I will now commence with the holding of the breath.

[dhol82]

36. I don't know. Susan Collins has often said the same thing.

[Celerity]

48. Keeping this short & sharp, if we're reduced to capitulating NOW to McConnell, the US is well fucked

Mitch McConnell says Americans aren’t working because they are ‘flush’ at the moment

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/mitch-mcconnell-america-labor-shortage-b2117058.html%3famp

[KeepLeft-101]

10. that doesnt make it any better

[ZonkerHarris]

11. It's Munich all over again

[NullTuples]

16. In return Joe was to get two *short term* spots filled. The judge spot is lifetime appointment.

[jmowreader]

3. From what I heard...

President Biden was willing to seat Meredith in exchange for McConnell allowing some Democratic US Attorneys to be appointed.

In essence, McConnell has begun the process of engaging in hostage-taking.

[Delphinus]

38. Hostage-taking ...

That's a pretty good way of looking at it.

[llashram]

4. if true

devastating...if true I will never understand the logic of this. Especially since the trump administration has done so much damage at the federal level...

[Autumn]

5. Well that fucking hurts.

[comradebillyboy]

6. While I'm generally happy with Biden I think both

his Chief of Staff, his political operation and his press shop just aren't doing a good job for him. Take a lesson from Bill Clinton on this one. After a very rocky start Clinton fired his Chief of Staff and brought in someone who could do the job properly. A bunch of complacent people in this administration need a fire lit under them.

[KeepLeft-101]

7. this is Pathetic & not what we voted for

[Demsrule86]

14. Welcome... enjoy your stay.

[Evolve Dammit]

9. My God

[Fix The Stupid]

12. Nice... bring this right wing garbage here.

Whole thread should be locked.

Doesn't matter if it's true...this just emboldens the other side.

Shame.

[Autumn]

13. Truth is not right wing garbage.

[Fix The Stupid]

15. It is not supposed to be posted here. True or not. Them's the rules. n/t

[Autumn]

17. An article about what our Democratic President does or says is not supposed to be posted here?

Shocking. I must have missed the one where we can't discuss his actions

[Fix The Stupid]

20. No..not if it makes the Dems look bad. Should not be posted here. Truth does not matter.

All that matters is what team you are on.

This makes team blue look bad, therefore should not be posted here.

Pretty clear.

[PatSeg]

21. This appears to be a legitimate story

from a reputable source. We may not like it, but burying the truth won't change it. It is better to have it out there so we can discuss it and hopefully understand why the decision was made. It sounds like a political bargain was made and we don't know all the details as yet.

[867-5309.]

23. Forget the sarcasm tag? n/t

[Doremus]

30. Never have I seen it stated so openly. nt

[Bengus81]

39. LOL.........

Seriously??

[neoconn]

40. We don't run or hide from the truth.

That is what they do...

[Autumn]

43. I am always on team blue. If his actions bothers you, that's on you.

Many of us are more than capable of understanding his actions. We are well aware of what he has to do to get anything done. We don't have to like everything he does but he does enough good to balance it out . And their is no rule that says we can not discuss what a politician actually does. No Democrat is going to do 100% what we like. Truth does matter. Team blue will always look bad to those maggot Republicans, they will never admit it when we do good and they purposely lie to make us look bad, fuck them and fuck their opinion. .

That's pretty clear.

[AZLD4Candidate]

45. "Truth does not matter" - Please tell me you're being sarcastic.

Confirmation bias is disgusting whomever does it.

[quakerboy]

46. Jiminey christmas

I would not have ever expected to see this posted here. At least not unironically.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

49. That's a hell of a thing to be remembered for.

Truth does not matter.

All that matters is what team you are on.

[Celerity]

50. So dismaying to see advocation for what is the Rethug's actual cultish model posted here.

Truth does not matter.
All that matters is what team you are on.

just wow

[Kali]

25. !

good username.

[demmiblue]

18. "Doesn't matter if it's true"

[sarisataka]

29. Doesn't matter if it's true...

Well I guess Winston Smith can drop that little inconvenience down the memory hole.

I can hear Orwell's ghost screaming 'it was a warning, not an instruction manual.'

[UT_democrat]

53. And this is where we are now?

"Doesn't matter if it's true...this just emboldens the other side.

Shame."


Shame is right.

[agingdem]

19. but Biden didn't nominate Meredith..

and Mitch is not happy..he kissed Trump's fat ass so he could radicalize the court, and he succeeded..but Mitch has a problem...Biden "pulled" a mini Mitch..Mitch left Obama's Court nominee, Merrick Garland, without a hearing....and Biden left Mitch's guy without an appointment...and that's how much Joe trusts Mitch to keep his word..

[yaesu]

22. This will not go over well with Gen Z voters, Biden, Dems cannot afford making mistakes like this

if we want enough voter turnout to beat fascists war on voting

[Marthe48]

24. article says the nomination is on hold

maybe mcconnell will curl up and blow away and this stupid archaic deal will blow away with him.

No Dem should make any deal with any r at this time. r's can't be trusted. they do not have our country's best interests at heart and they do not give a damn about Americans.

I admire President Biden, but I'd like to see him take off the gloves. Stop the r's now, they have already tilted the playing field beyond reason.

[jalan48]

26. Not quite the messaging we want at this time. You have to hand it to McConnell, he's good

at what he does.

[Scrivener7]

28. This is not OK.

[Lonestarblue]

32. Whoever is advising Biden on nominees for judges needs to reconsider.

No Republican should ever be nominated these days. If that means Kentucky goes without a judge, too bad. Moscow Mitch forces the SC to go without a judge for nearly a year.

[slightlv]

35. I agree with you, Lonestarblue! NT

[Orangepeel]

33. Glad they reconsidered

[greenjar_01]

34. Ooooof

[orleans]

37. no no no! not okay with me. republicons lie every time they open their mouths

they can't be trusted for shit.

besides-- an anti abortion judge? like this country needs more of them???????

[agingdem]

41. but doesn't the end results sound vaguely familiar?

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except in the reverse..didn't Joe do to Mitch (Chad Meredith) what Mitch did to Obama (Merrick Garland)..and the delicious irony of it all, Mitch's medieval asshole judges overturned Roe v Wade, something Mitch has been salivating over for years, at the same time Biden was set to nominate a Kentucky anti-abortion judge..and now that nomination is on hold, probably indefinitely..well played Joe..

[Mr. Evil]

42. My 2 cents...

You're supposed to fight for what's right, not make deals with the devil. And Mitch McConnel has a verifiable track record of being as devilish as they come.

[mcar]

44. "initially planned"

has the person been nominated? Sounds like he hasn't.

This is nothing more than Dem bashing. The media is ginning up one "crisis" after another to denigrate Biden and discourage the Democratic vote. The far left is happily going along.

Do we want to win in November?

[Deminpenn]

47. McConnell cannot "hold up" judicial nominees

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because they are no longer subject to the filibuster along with other presidential nominees. There is something called a "blue slip" where a senator can "hold up" a nominee by not returning it, but that's only custom or courtesy. IIRC, McConnell ignored that when he was majority leader. Schumer can do the same now and should.

[Crepuscular]

51. ...

You missed the point, McConnell can hold up the appointment of U.S. Attorneys, they are not included in the filibuster carve out for Federal Judges. Biden was apparently "trading" the confirmation of two U.S. Attorneys, in return for the appointment of a Republican anti-abortion Federal Judge. The Judgeship is a lifetime appointment, the U.S. Attorneys serve at the pleasure of the President, which some regard as a somewhat shortsighted trade. The lack of U.S. District Attorneys doesn't much hamper the Justice Department from functioning, as there are deputy Attorneys in place who fill the vacant seat on a temporary basis. Adding another lifetime Judge approved by McConnell is likely to have much greater long term consequences than some vacant U.S. Attorney positions.

[Deminpenn]

52. Read conflicting reports whether judges or US Attys

If it's US Attys, agree it's a bad trade of a lifetime appointment for temporary political appointees. There are plenty of excellent career US Attys to run any individual office.