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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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    1. David Lat‏Verified account @DavidLat Sep 6

      David Lat Retweeted Above the Law

      I'm no longer managing editor at @ATLblog (just a contributor), so I'm going to use tweets to respond to this "perjury" argument of @ElieNYC (also raised by @WashingtonPost reporting & @nycsouthpaw, among others.) #SCOTUS #KavanaughHearingshttps://twitter.com/atlblog/status/1037762280874749952 …

      David Lat added,

      Above the LawVerified account @atlblog
      Brett #Kavanugh perjured himself before Congress in 2006. If that's not enough to stop his confirmation, it should be enough to start his Impeachment from the D.C. Circuit, starting tomorrow if Dems can get it together. (by @ElieNYC) https://abovethelaw.com/2018/09/brett-kavanaugh-perjured-himself-impeachment/ …
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    2. David Lat‏Verified account @DavidLat Sep 6

      1. The key issue here is CONTEXT. The quotations by Kavanaugh that people are fixating on must be read in light of the entire 2004 hearing transcript, which is available here: http://bit.ly/2M3VIUv  - #SCOTUS #KavanaughHearings

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    3. David Lat‏Verified account @DavidLat Sep 6

      2. A crucial background fact: at the @WhiteHouse, different lawyers in the Counsel's Office get different circuit courts as their portfolios when it comes to nominations. See, e.g., here (noting Cheryl Stanton handling the 5th Cir.):http://bit.ly/2NTfm7k 

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    4. David Lat‏Verified account @DavidLat Sep 6

      3. At Kavanaugh's 2004 hearing (Elie erroneously says it was 2006), in response to Senator Ted Kennedy, Kavanaugh explained that Bill Pryor's 11th Cir. nomination wasn't in Kavanaugh's portfolio: "not... assigned to me,""not one... I worked on personally."pic.twitter.com/slYE251Rsn

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    5. David Lat‏Verified account @DavidLat Sep 6

      4. Later in the same colloquy, Kavanaugh restated the point in slightly different words: "the way the work is divvied up, that wasn't one of the ones I" (and then he was cut off, but presumably he would have said something like "assigned" or "given"). #SCOTUSpic.twitter.com/dg6Et7rKOT

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    6. David Lat‏Verified account @DavidLat Sep 6

      5. Sandwiched in between these two perfectly clear explanations is the language that @ElieNYC, @nycsouthpaw and others fixate on: "I was not involved in handling [Pryor's] nomination."pic.twitter.com/mIUiYEb2ai

      4 replies 52 retweets 187 likes
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    7. David Lat‏Verified account @DavidLat Sep 6

      6. Yes, Kavanaugh could have been more precise. But read in context, in light of statements he made immediately before & after, it's clear that all he was saying was that the Pryor nom/11th Cir. wasn't under his official @WhiteHouse purview.

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    8. David Lat‏Verified account @DavidLat Sep 6

      7. The "not involved" statement that Kavanaugh's critics rip out of context CANNOT be fairly read as a blanket denial of any and all involvement, especially based on other testimony given by Kavanaugh in the very same colloquy.

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    9. David Lat‏Verified account @DavidLat Sep 6

      8. Kavanaugh explicitly ADMITTED, for example, that he might have attended a moot session for Pryor, and/or read & discussed news articles about the Pryor nom (but understandably didn't want to go into detail about @WhiteHouse internal deliberations).pic.twitter.com/K9nOo4uf2X

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    10. David Lat‏Verified account @DavidLat Sep 6

      9. Even if you want to over-read the "not involved" line, perjury requires specific intent to mislead - which Kavanaugh obviously did not have, having ADMITTED to at least SOME involvement with the Pryor nom.https://www.justice.gov/usam/criminal-resource-manual-1747-elements-perjury-specific-intent …

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      David Lat‏Verified account @DavidLat Sep 6

      10. So, in conclusion, this "perjury" argument is without merit -- an unfair and unfounded attack against Judge Kavanaugh. Vote against him if you disagree with his jurisprudence, fine -- but please don't slander him. Thanks. #SCOTUS #KavanaughHearings

      2:41 PM - 6 Sep 2018
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        2. David Lat‏Verified account @DavidLat Sep 7

          David Lat Retweeted David Lat

          P.S. I have done two additional threads on "perjury" allegations related to #Memogate and NSA surveillance: 1. Memogate: https://twitter.com/DavidLat/status/1037928034224033792 … 2. NSA surveillance:https://twitter.com/DavidLat/status/1038195699513520129 …

          David Lat added,

          David LatVerified account @DavidLat
          THREAD. "Perjury" claims against Judge Brett Kavanaugh re: NSA surveillance. 1. I've done long threads on claims that Kavanaugh "perjured" himself re: Pryor & #Memogate. This thread will be shorter. #SCOTUS #KavanaghHearing #KavanaughConfirmationHearings
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        3. David Lat‏Verified account @DavidLat Sep 8

          David Lat Retweeted David Lat

          P.P.S. More tweets on the "perjury" claims: 3. Pickering: https://twitter.com/DavidLat/status/1038617313933750273 … 4. Addressing "OK, maybe he didn't commit perjury, but wasn't he misleading/incomplete/not totally forthcoming? Shouldn't we demand more for #SCOTUS?"https://twitter.com/DavidLat/status/1038630129025646593 …

          David Lat added,

          David LatVerified account @DavidLat
          THREAD, re: this frequently raised point: "OK, maybe Judge Kavanaugh didn't commit perjury. But wasn't his testimony misleading/incomplete/not totally forthcoming? Shouldn't we demand more for #SCOTUS?" #KavanaughHearings #KavanaughConfirmationHearings
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          7 replies 12 retweets 33 likes
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        2. Elie Mystal‏ @ElieNYC Sep 6
          Replying to @DavidLat

          Kavanaugh specifically intended to mislead Congress about his involvement with Pryor. Documents show how deep he was, and the spying either participated in or was aware of.

          7 replies 1 retweet 46 likes
        3. Elie Mystal‏ @ElieNYC Sep 6
          Replying to @ElieNYC @DavidLat

          I hope the ideological gains are worth it to you. Because later when the Court is thought of as nothing more than a partisan institution of majoritarian control, you are deciding to be counted with the people who are bringing the institution low.

          2 replies 3 retweets 33 likes
        4. Elie Mystal‏ @ElieNYC Sep 6
          Replying to @ElieNYC @DavidLat

          But that’s alright. As you are admitting that the Supreme Court is nothing more than a partisan extension of the most raw form of political power, my fight to bring other partisans to finally join the battle is made all more easy.

          5 replies 2 retweets 24 likes
        5. Elie Mystal‏ @ElieNYC Sep 6
          Replying to @ElieNYC @DavidLat

          One day, not soon unfortunately, the damage you here cause will be revisited. And on that day your previous arguments to be invested in the integrity of the institution will not fool so many, as it once fooled me.

          5 replies 1 retweet 27 likes
        6. Scott Nelson‏ @Nelsonish Sep 6
          Replying to @ElieNYC @DavidLat

          Ellie, are you going to engage with any substantive point at issue here?

          1 reply 1 retweet 26 likes
        7. Elie Mystal‏ @ElieNYC Sep 6
          Replying to @Nelsonish @DavidLat

          There was no substantive issue raised. Kavanaugh lied. @DavidLat said I didn’t show the context. I did. He said I slandered Kavanaugh. I didn’t. He’s bitching that his guy got caught in a lie. That you people think that’s “substance” matters less to me than you might think.

          3 replies 0 retweets 17 likes
        8. Scott Nelson‏ @Nelsonish Sep 6
          Replying to @ElieNYC @DavidLat

          “You people” I’ll see my way of this, I guess. I don’t know if you have something personal going on here. But he did raise valid rebuttals to your analysis, they appear well intentioned, and I would recommend engaging rather than reductionism and criticizing intentions.

          1 reply 0 retweets 27 likes
        9. Elie Mystal‏ @ElieNYC Sep 6
          Replying to @Nelsonish @DavidLat

          Yes, “you people.” Think I don’t notice that whenever @DavidLat sic’s people on me, it’s an orgy of white people on my otherwise diverse mentions? I’ve been here for ten years, I’ve always known exactly who I was up against. It’s frustrating but I’ve never let you people stop me

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        2. Dan S #MOBILIZE & #VOTE 🌊 🌊 🌊‏ @Dsquared75 Sep 7
          Replying to @DavidLat

          David are you claiming that Kavanaugh didn't mislead the committee on his receipt of purloined documents from #SenateJudiciarySpying? To me there seems to be little ability to explain hat issue -- even if one embraces your parsing of terminology vis a vis Pryor. Cc:@jeffhauser

          1 reply 0 retweets 7 likes
        3. David Lat‏Verified account @DavidLat Sep 7
          Replying to @Dsquared75 @jeffhauser

          David Lat Retweeted SuperDuperHat

          Here's my thread on that - https://twitter.com/DavidLat/status/1037928034224033792 … - and see also this from @Popehat - https://twitter.com/Popehat/status/1038108259792519173 … - #SCOTUS #KavanaghHearing #KavanaughConfirmationHearings

          David Lat added,

          SuperDuperHat @Popehat
          Oh hai. For a lawsplainer, let's talk a bit about perjury and obstruction of justice, in the context of sworn testimony that's allegedly untrue. What? No. No reason. Just because. /1
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        4. Dan S #MOBILIZE & #VOTE 🌊 🌊 🌊‏ @Dsquared75 Sep 7
          Replying to @DavidLat @jeffhauser @Popehat

          Theres real integrity issue here. When Gore campaign in 2000 got improper materials from Dubyas debate prep team they turned it over to FBI & recused Chris Lehane from debate prep. Most charitable interpretation of Kavanaugh on #memogate is hear no evil see no evil speak no evil

          1 reply 0 retweets 7 likes
        5. Dan S #MOBILIZE & #VOTE 🌊 🌊 🌊‏ @Dsquared75 Sep 7
          Replying to @Dsquared75 @DavidLat and

          Kavanaugh either knew or should have known that these were marked confidential and by all rights should not have been in their hands or used by them. This doesn't reflect well on his ethics or integrity, even if it is perhaps <barely> legal

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        2. Nancy‏ @nbellafante Sep 7
          Replying to @DavidLat

          Okay, now do the other perjury charge against Kavsnsugh - Miranda docs

          1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
        3. David Lat‏Verified account @DavidLat Sep 7
          Replying to @nbellafante

          David Lat Retweeted David Lat

          https://twitter.com/DavidLat/status/1037928034224033792 …

          David Lat added,

          David LatVerified account @DavidLat
          THREAD. 1. After I refuted "perjury" claims against Judge Kavanaugh re: his testimony on the Pryor nomination, some asked about the claim that Kavanaugh perjured himself re: #Memogate. So here goes. #SCOTUS #KavanaughHearings #KavanaughConfirmationHearings
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        2. The Occasional Scrutinizer‏ @FesteLaVache Sep 6
          Replying to @DavidLat

          BS. He lied. He's smart and careful. He could easily have said something like, "That one wasn't assigned to me but I may have assisted with prep." Instead, he chose to say he wasn't involved. Do this with a district judge and see how fast you're facing a disciplinary referral.

          1 reply 0 retweets 7 likes
        3. Jordan McRae‏ @jordan_mcrae_ Sep 6
          Replying to @FesteLaVache @DavidLat

          He did say exactly that, though.

          0 replies 0 retweets 3 likes
        4. End of conversation
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        2. Marieill Hill‏ @marieillhill Sep 6
          Replying to @DavidLat

          Okay. Let’s say I agree with you that “perjury” is a stretch on the Pryor issue. What about his testimony that the NYT article on terrorism surveillance was the first he learned of it when numerous 2001 emails show otherwise? Less ambiguity there, no?

          3 replies 0 retweets 8 likes
        3. Marieill Hill‏ @marieillhill Sep 6
          Replying to @marieillhill @DavidLat

          Marieill Hill Retweeted Judd Legum

          See:https://twitter.com/juddlegum/status/1037723994995269632 …

          Marieill Hill added,

          Judd LegumVerified account @JuddLegum
          Kavanaugh has said TWICE, under oath, that he first learned about the warrantless surveillance program when the NYT reported it in 2005. Here is an email about the program that he wrote in 2001 to John Yoo, the legal architect of the program https://twitter.com/imillhiser/status/1037722621234872321 …
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