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  • Longtime Dem Donor Tied to Poor ABA Rating of Trump Nominee

    10/31/2019 4:43:06 PM PDT · by MtnClimber · 13 replies
    Real Clear Politics ^ | 31 Oct, 2019 | Susan Crabtree
    Democratic senators are using derogatory statements from a Montana Justice Department official to justify their opposition to Lawrence VanDyke, President Trump’s nominee for the Ninth Circuit, without disclosing that the official has donated nearly $30,000 to Democrats running for federal office nor the background that he and VanDyke are longtime political foes. Michael Black, who served as the chief of the Civil Services Bureau of the Montana Department of Justice when VanDyke (pictured) was the state solicitor general, has made no secret of his personal and professional disdain for VanDyke. (snip) Earlier this week, conservative judicial advocacy groups revealed that...