Posted on 09/15/2016 7:52:04 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
The eccentric billionaire endorsed Trump in a speech at the Republican National Convention this summer.
Billionaire tech investor Peter Thiel spoke at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland this summer. Sources say GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump would nominate Thiel to the Supreme Court.
Donald Trump has made it clear he will nominate Peter Thiel to the Supreme Court if he wins the presidency, Thiel has told friends, according to a source close to the PayPal co-founder.
Trump “deeply loves Peter Thiel,” and people in the real estate mogul’s inner circle are talking about Thiel as a Supreme Court nominee, a separate source close to Trump told The Huffington Post. That source, who has not spoken to Trump directly about Thiel being nominated to the Court, cautioned that Trump’s offers often fail to materialize in real life.
It’s not clear whether Trump has indeed offered to nominate Thiel ― only that Thiel has said Trump would nominate him and that Trump’s team has discussed Thiel as a possible nominee. Both sources requested anonymity, given that Trump and Thiel have each demonstrated a willingness to seek revenge against parties they feel have wronged them. In Thiel’s case, he secretly financed lawsuits against Gawker.com with the intention of destroying the publication. He succeeded, and his role in the assault was only revealed in the final stages.
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Yet I clearly remember the knock on him at the time was that he wasn't qualified because he had no training or experience with the law.
Whoever was making that claim was clearly wrong.
And, to my chagrin, I've been repeating it for the past fifty years...
Wow. I was abysmally ignorant on this point. Thanks for the correction.
Ok, now I’m seeing differing info about Earl Warren down thread.
Anyhoo! I’m having to “ read up” on the subject, and learning much in the process. So it’s all good. Thanks!
NOT True, just a faint to rile Trump conservatives.
Trump has published his list, and it is a good one.
Ignore this bologna.
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