Posted on 11/28/2017 7:12:07 PM PST by markomalley
The Senate confirmed one of President Trump’s lawyers to become a judge on the federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., overcoming concerns that he could end up deciding the legality of key parts of the Trump agenda — including decisions he was part of.
On a 50-48 vote, Gregory Katsas became the first Trump-appointed judge on the D.C. circuit. One Republican, Sen. John Kennedy of Louisiana, voted against Mr. Katsas while one Democrat, Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia, joined the GOP in support.
“He does an extraordinary job for President Trump, but to me, there’s an appearance of a conflict if on one day he’s representing the president and the next day he is on the D.C. Circuit deciding cases in which the president is a party,” Mr. Kennedy told reporters Tuesday. “A first-year law student would see this and I’m surprised the advisers to the president did not.”
Mr. Katsas will join the court just as a series of high-profile Trump cases are winding their way through lower courts and could soon reach the appeals court.
On Tuesday, a Trump-appointed judge on the district court tentatively upheld the president’s pick to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, in a case all sides expect to quickly reach the appeals court where Mr. Katsas now sits.
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SNTOWY.
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Conflicts of interest did not exist during the Kenyanesian Usurpation..........
I DON’T CARE!!!!!
My taxes will go up $3.49 per year because of the Senate tax bill, so therefore I will help Schumer win back the Senate so as to teach those damn Republicans A LESSON!!!!
(don’t laugh, there are people ON THIS SITE saying virtually the above)
One step for America...One step for mankind...
More Winning.
Kennedy Bio:
“John Neely Kennedy (born November 21, 1951) is an American attorney and politician who is the junior United States Senator from Louisiana, serving since 2017. A member of the Republican Party, after decades of membership in the Democratic Party, “
Why do Republicans allow this? This guy was a RAT for decades, but as will most politics in the South, when stuff goes Republican, the RATS jump ship and become Republicans so that they can stay on the Grits Gravy Train. Now, I will hear back from Southern Freepers that “we don’t understand” that Southern RATs are really just like Northern RINOs, so this party switching back and forth is O.K.
WINNING!
Our turn . No mercy!! None!’
I’m not tired no how. Keep bringing it on Pres, T.!
who were the two slackers?
Folks - this is a BIG deal. Congrats to Trump and the country.
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