Mike Johnson Walks Back Comments on Supreme Court

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60. I have a different take

I think he was getting some blowback because his statement came one day after Chief Justice Roberts made the following statements about a request from Durbin and Whitehouse asking for a meeting to discuss Alito's ethics issues.

“I must respectfully decline your request for a meeting,” Roberts wrote in a letter. “As noted in my letter to Chairman Durbin last April, apart from ceremonial events, only on rare occasions in our Nation’s history has a sitting Chief Justice met with legislators, even in a public setting (such as a Committee hearing) with members of both major political parties present.”

“Separation of powers concerns and the importance of preserving judicial independence counsel against such appearances,” Roberts continued. “Moreover, the format proposed — a meeting with leaders of only one party who have expressed an interest in matters currently pending before the Court — simply underscores that participating in such a meeting would be inadvisable.”

Mike coming out about how cozy they are with the Supreme Court Justices looks exceptionally bad in light of Robert's statements.