UHitMeInTheEarJan 27, 2023
Laffy

👀 #SupremeCourt did not disclose its longstanding financial ties with former Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff even as it touted him as an expert who independently validated its investigation into who leaked the draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade. #leak #news #legal

https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/27/politics/supreme-court-chertoff-leak-investigation

Jan 27, 2023 at 4:38pmWeb
Show threadLaffyJan 27, 2023
2/ “CNN has learned from sources familiar with the arrangements that the court in recent years has privately contracted with The Chertoff Group for security assessments, some broadly covering justices’ safety and some specifically related to Covid-19 protocols at the court itself. “
Show threadLaffyJan 27, 2023
3/ “The estimated payments to Chertoff’s risk assessment firm, for consultations that extended over several months and involved a review of the justices’ homes, reached at least $1 million. The exact amount of money paid could not be determined. Supreme Court contracts are not covered by federal public disclosure rules and elude tracking on public databases. “
Show threadLaffyJan 27, 2023
4/ “The court’s decision to keep secret the prior arrangements with Chertoff, whose professional path has intersected over the years with Chief Justice John Roberts and other court conservatives, as it used him for a seal of approval, adds to controversy over the leak investigation itself. “
Show threadLaffyJan 27, 2023
5/ “Chertoff, whose financial ties to the court have not been previously reported, already had well-known personal connections to the justices through his Ivy League education, prior judicial clerkships and tenure in the two Bush administrations. “
Show threadVooduDrewJan 27, 2023
@GottaLaff This sounds creepy and suspicious AF.
Show threadStand up for 🏳️‍⚧️&🏳️‍🌈 rightsJan 27, 2023
@VooduDrew @GottaLaff Par for the course, unfortunately.
Show threadLaffyJan 27, 2023
@VooduDrew No shit
Show threadVooduDrewJan 27, 2023
@GottaLaff Hey, they don't call me Captain Obvious for nothing!😂
Show threadLaffyJan 27, 2023
@VooduDrew Ha!
Show threadSparkleTeaJan 27, 2023

@GottaLaff

The corruption makes me so angry.

Paging Sheldon Whitehouse.

Show threadLaffyJan 27, 2023
@SparkleTea Whitehouse is amazing. I wish he could accomplish his goals.
Show threadLindaNYC2VT Ⓥ 🌊🐖🐄🐓🦃🐬🐝🦋🦇Jan 27, 2023
@GottaLaff SCOTUS is the modern day Star Chamber. Unaccountable at every level.
Show threadLaffyJan 27, 2023
@LindaVT It's horrifying that it's delegitimized itself this way. And by it, I mean 6 "justices" appointed by Trump and W.
Show threadTammyJan 27, 2023
@GottaLaff unbelievable. The corruption & back room antics never end.
Show threadLaffyJan 27, 2023
@integrityshines And are getting worse. Just awful.
Show threadf*cking b*tch clubJan 27, 2023
@GottaLaff I hope @pogowatchdog is investigating this
Show threadLaffyJan 27, 2023
@grammasaurus Ditto @pogowatchdog
Show threadSpockoJan 27, 2023

@GottaLaff
After the underwear bomber was caught
"Chertoff hit the airwaves and wrote an op-ed in The Washington Post advocating the full-body scanning systems without disclosing that Rapiscan Systems was a client of his firm."

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/fear_n_787711 Remember the full body scanners that

Fear Pays: Chertoff, Ex-Security Officials Slammed For Cashing In On Government Experience

Fear Pays: Chertoff, Ex-Security Officials Slammed For Cashing In On Government Experience

HuffPost
Show threadLaffyJan 27, 2023
@spocko Yes, I do!!
Show threadT.WllmsJan 27, 2023

@GottaLaff

the disease of the right wing is deep .. wanna talk about deep state... the extremist right is the mob of it.

Show threadLaffyJan 27, 2023
@tdwllms1 As I always say, everything the R says is a lie and/or projection/confession.
Show threadT.WllmsJan 27, 2023

@GottaLaff

True story…

Show threadLindaNYC2VT Ⓥ 🌊🐖🐄🐓🦃🐬🐝🦋🦇Jan 27, 2023
@GottaLaff 👀 👀 👀!!!!!
Show threadLaffyJan 27, 2023
@LindaVT Well said.