Anyone really surprised this scumbag nominated him?
Posted on 02/19/2023 12:56:03 PM PST by george76
One of Biden’s judicial nominees is seeing his past actions come back to haunt him, as a sick incident from earlier in his career was brought up during his confirmation hearing.
On Wednesday, Michael Delaney, who was nominated for a seat on the U.S. Court of the Appeals for the First Circuit, was grilled by Senate Republicans at his confirmation hearing. The senators probed for details regarding how a prestigious New Hampshire private school Delaney represented dealt with a sexual assault case in 2015.
The case in question revolved around 15-year-old Chessy Prout, who was raped by a male student at St. Paul’s School. Delaney represented the school in the civil case that followed and, according to Bloomberg Law, he, on behalf of the school, made an effort to strip Prout of her anonymity during the proceedings.
Now, after his nomination to the appellate court, Senate Republicans are grilling him for what, according to the Prout family, they said were Delaney’s intimidation tactics to shut up their daughter in order to protect the school’s reputation.
GOP Sen. Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee expressed absolute shock and horror that Delaney would be willing to defend the school, while refusing to ensure that the victim’s right to anonymity was protected.
“I was taken aback that you would’ve thought a minor child who had been sexually assaulted did not deserve protection,” she said. “I think it is chilling the message this sends to young women.” She added that such action disqualified him from serving on the bench.
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Her sentiments were echoed by Missouri’s GOP Sen. Josh Hawley, who said, “I’m astounded that you’ve been nominated … People who put sexual assault victims through this kind of torture — shouldn’t sit on the bench.”
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Utah Sen. Mike Lee said that such a move was unprecedented in legal proceedings. “I’m not aware of any courtroom in America … where the victim wouldn’t be allowed freely to choose to protect her anonymity.”
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But the most damming indictment of the judge came from Texas GOP Sen. Ted Cruz, who read word-for-word from the letter that Delaney composed requesting that Prout have her anonymity stripped.
Cruz also said that Prout was victimized on three separate occasions: first when she was raped, second when she was stripped of her anonymity and third when Delaney, the man who stripped her of her anonymity, was nominated by Biden.
Cruz then made a shocking statement: “There’s a reason why almost virtually every Democrat has skipped this hearing — they’re embarrassed about this nomination.”
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These revelations are absolutely horrifying and quite sickening. As a child victim, who was still a child at the time of the trial, Chessy Prout deserved to have her anonymity protected, but she had it stripped from her by a man more interested in defending the reputation of his elite clients, than in respecting the rights of a 15-year-old victim.
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Blackburn, Hawley, Lee, and Cruz are right. There is absolutely no reason that Michael Delaney should even be having a confirmation hearing, let alone be allowed on the bench.
So have Lindsy and the rest of the gutless POS Repukelicans voted him in yet?
The reason is that the Demonicrats in the Senate do nothing but give aid and comfort to the domestic and foreign enemies of the United States. And they vote for confirmation of other traitors to do the same from the judicial bench.
Will the brain dead goblin from Pennsylvania vote for him?
Bet on the Tranny from South Carolina to vote him.
Anyone really surprised this scumbag nominated him?
Anyone really surprised this scumbag nominated him?
No. The Democrats have been hiring every crook, kook, pervert, commie, malcontent, and misfit they can find. This is deliberate to destroy America, it’s like “The Producers” of government.
Nope any guy that showers with his 14 year old daughter rape is just another word for fun.
“daughter with benefits”, sez The JoeTatoe...
Is it unusual for Senators to skip hearings like this?
This is no accident. Corrupting the justice system is a big part of the takeover plan.
Check
A. Biden is trying to pack the courts.
B. Biden is trying to rush things through.
C. Biden thinks we won't notice their histories.
D. Biden can't get them in any other way.
E. All of the above.
Thank goodness for Senators Kennedy (LA) and Cruz (TX) for trying to question and vet the nominees properly.
Typical Biden type attorney. Why are we surprised?
Democrats are trying to DESTROY THIS GREAT COUNTRY.
VOTE DEMOCRATS OUT.
Who spildem dem dam beans?
Who spildem dem dam beans?
Agree you never hear them admit to their harms.
The Democrat Party. Screwing up America since 1860.
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