Supreme Court Responds to Claim That John Roberts Shouted at Other Justices Over Texas Lawsuit

The Epoch Times ^ | December 18, 2020 | Jack Phillips

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

A spokesperson for the U.S. Supreme Court disputed a report that claimed Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts shouted at the eight other justices in a room in the high court, urging them not to take up the Texas election lawsuit against four other key states.

As guidance, the court “has been conducting its conferences remotely by phone since March when the building closed due to the pandemic,” a Supreme Court spokesperson told The Epoch Times via email on Friday in response to a question about the claim.

The statement contradicts what a GOP Texas elector, Matt Patrick, said earlier this week, claiming that an anonymous person said that “the Justices went into a closed room” to determine whether to take the Texas lawsuit that was eventually dismissed. Then, according to the elector, “When the Texas case was brought up he said he heard screaming through the walls as Justice Roberts and the other liberal Justices were insisting … afraid of what would happen if they did the right thing.”

The claim also appeared on Hal Turner’s website, sourcing an alleged “clerk for one of the [Supreme Court] justices.” It is unclear where Patrick obtained his information.

“The Justices met in a closed and sealed room, as is standard,” Turner’s website said, citing the alleged Supreme Court whistleblower. “Usually it is very calm, however today we could hear screaming all the way down the hall. They met in person, because they didn’t trust telephonic meeting as secure. Chief Justice Roberts was screaming, ‘Are you going to be responsible for the rioting if we hear this case?'”

Attorney Lin Wood wrote on Twitter this week that Roberts and Justice Stephen Breyer in August discussed how to make sure that Trump “would never be reelected” over the phone.

[Dr. Franklin]

Roberts is a compromised POS who takes orders from his Satanic Deep State puppetmasters. A paper sack filled with 3 day-old-shit has more applicable value to the US Constitution than Roberts does.

Agreed. He should be the first one arrested and put on the plane to Gitmo. Then, Thomas is acting CJ and handling SCOTUS's docket and scheduling. Roberts is the Bushes man at SCOTUS working for their return to power. As W Bush said, the Constitution is just a GD piece of paper. Roberts personifies his opinion.

[David Chase]

Roberts is always so concerned on how the Court is perceived.

I recall when Roberts got publicly miffed at President Trump when Obama Judges vs. Trump Judges was mentioned.

For some reason, I believe the story. I believe Roberts went nuts and argued that riots had to be prevented rather than the rule of Law.

[Starboard]

Roberts hasn’t denied the substance of the story. His PR staff just denied it happened at SCOTUS.

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Exactly right. It was a very evasive and weak refutation of a rumor that deserved a far more serious and unequivocal response. If it was completely false and scurrilous the staff reply should have put it firmly to rest. But they didn’t make a convincing effort to deny it — at all.

[Starboard]

He should be the first one arrested and put on the plane to Gitmo.

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I’m familiar with GITMO and would be happy to volunteer my services to escort Roberts back there. ;)

[Dr. Franklin]

I am advocating the Gitmo detainees be bi-partisan. So, Roberts and Breyer, Pelosi and McConnell, and Romney and Harris, etc.

[BerryDingle]

I am skeptical of that claim.

Actually he said "that MotherF()@ker will never be reelected".