~~touted him as an expert who independently validated its investigation into who leaked the draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade.~~
~~The court’s inquiry, released last week with Chertoff’s endorsement, failed to identify who was responsible for the unprecedented leak.~~
BOTH statements can’t be true! WHAT did he validate if they didn’t find the culprit?
Don’t these old has-beens ever go away? A million dollars for what? Keeping track of billable hours?
Validate, as in, determined that SCOTUS dutifully adhered to an investigative process considered to be reasonable based on the nature of the task at hand, and the predetermined goals.
Two of the unspoken goals being, we will spend a lot of money, and we will find next to nothing.