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Lawyer turned writer, editor, and speaker. Founder, Above The Law (@ATLblog) and Underneath Their Robes. Author, Supreme Ambitions: A Novel (@SCOTUSambitions).

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    David Lat‏Verified account @DavidLat Jul 19

    David Lat Retweeted Niels Lesniewski

    This is true; Ryan Bounds asked @WhiteHouse to withdraw his nomination. This shows the kind of person he is (sacrificing his own interests for what he sees as the greater good), but I agree w/@EdWhelanEPPC that it will only encourage more hit jobs and smears.https://twitter.com/nielslesniewski/status/1020027242385149956 …

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    Niels LesniewskiVerified account @nielslesniewski
    White House now confirming, per @BennettJohnT, that Bounds decided to withdraw his name from consideration http://bit.ly/2uAvCm6 
    12:52 PM - 19 Jul 2018
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      1. Leedaman87‏ @Leedaman87 Jul 19
        Replying to @DavidLat @atlblog and

        Or, perhaps the underlying reason why he didn’t get the votes shows better what kind of person he is.

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      2. John Epler‏Verified account @eplerjc Jul 20
        Replying to @DavidLat @WhiteHouse @EdWhelanEPPC

        Those smears known as 'quoting his literal words'.

        1 reply 4 retweets 47 likes
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      1. Stereotype Accuracy Denier‏ @ILoveUTigerLily Jul 20
        Replying to @DavidLat @WhiteHouse @EdWhelanEPPC

        pic.twitter.com/NewGmdUulY

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      1. kamcc71‏ @kamcc71 Jul 20
        Replying to @DavidLat

        If you can get "smeared" with your own racism, it might not be smearing.

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      1. P. Harris‏ @not_p_harris Jul 20
        Replying to @DavidLat @WhiteHouse @EdWhelanEPPC

        Showing your bias. David. Making public the prior writings of a nominee is not a "smear", it's called the "truth".

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      1. From the Standpoint of Water‏ @spiderstumbled Jul 19
        Replying to @DavidLat @atlblog and

        I don't have a strong opinion on him but I don't see why it's a noble sacrifice to skip the humiliation of losing a confirmation vote.

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      1. Jack Montgomery‏ @jmontgo3 Jul 20
        Replying to @DavidLat @WhiteHouse @EdWhelanEPPC

        is this a serious tweet

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      2. Bill David‏ @proust1974 Jul 19
        Replying to @Michael2014abc @DavidLat and

        And what he actually wrote was so tame...it was like a George Will column from 1990.

        1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
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      4. Raya Light‏ @rayalight Jul 20
        Replying to @Michael2014abc @proust1974 and

        Let me guess you didn’t actually read the stuff he wrote did you? If you did and you think he was just debating affirmative action, you might wana take a good hard look at yourself, just saying

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      2. FreeKeithDavisJr of the House of Now‏ @BoenderCarol Jul 20
        Replying to @DavidLat @WhiteHouse @EdWhelanEPPC

        Thanks for this example of another way that white men losing gets twisted into 'honor' and 'sacrifice.'

        1 reply 1 retweet 2 likes
      3. Mulled Whine "We're Werewolves, not Swearwolves"‏ @OGintheOP Jul 20
        Replying to @BoenderCarol @DavidLat and

        Thank you!

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      2. Bethy P.‏ @FiredupBethy Jul 20
        Replying to @DavidLat @WhiteHouse @EdWhelanEPPC

        So, exposing the truth about a person is now considered a hit job? Is that "Trumpspeak" or just your own form of deflecting?

        1 reply 0 retweets 5 likes
      3. DogdayofSummer‏ @dogdayofsum Jul 20
        Replying to @FiredupBethy @DavidLat and

        His head is up (Trumps alternate reality).

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      1. Sonia‏ @etoilenoire Jul 19
        Replying to @DavidLat @atlblog and

        Calling a racist a racist is not a hit job or a smear. There are enough white supremacists in government institutions - no need to add more.

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      1. CalAttorney‏ @CAAttorney1 Jul 20
        Replying to @DavidLat @WhiteHouse @EdWhelanEPPC

        Quoting racists with their own racist words is a “smear”? Get a grip, man.

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      1. Sewertown News‏ @SewertownNews Jul 20
        Replying to @DavidLat @WhiteHouse @EdWhelanEPPC

        his writings shows what kind of person he is, and that kind of person should NEVER be allowed to be a federal judge

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      2. Kyle‏ @703Kyle Jul 19
        Replying to @DavidLat @WhiteHouse @EdWhelanEPPC

        Lol, all the left has to do is even slightly suggest someone might have said something "problematic" decades ago and their obedient clergy will sprint to Twitter to hold a mass struggle session and signal their virtue until they can type no more.

        2 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
      3. Halfcocked Law‏ @Halfcockedlaw Jul 19
        Replying to @703Kyle @DavidLat and

        Ah, well known obedient clergyman of the left, Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC).

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      4. Kyle‏ @703Kyle Jul 19
        Replying to @Halfcockedlaw @DavidLat and

        Responding to the commentors, not Scott himself.

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