In a surprising turn of events, Supreme Court Chief Justice Roberts has referred a slew of judicial misconduct claims against newly confirmed Justice Brett Kavanaugh to “outside judges for investigation,” according to FOX News’ Brett Baier.
On Saturday, the Washington Post reported that Justice Roberts has received over a dozen judicial misconduct complaints stemming from comments he made and his general behavior during the confirmation process and the now infamous tantrum he threw during his testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
“The complaints do not pertain to any conduct in which Judge Kavanaugh engaged as a judge. The complaints seek investigations only of the public statements he has made as a nominee to the Supreme Court of the United States” said the referring Judge Karen LeCraft Henderson, who sat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit alongside Kavanaugh.
Conveniently enough, Justice Roberts decided to wait until after the Judge had been confirmed before acting on the complaints, even though he had been sitting on them for weeks prior.
Chief Justice Roberts just ordered Justice Brett Kavanaugh to be placed under investigation
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