(1) Photos of the originalist, conservative, Republican, legal genius and patriot Deputy AG Rod Rosenstein. Here he is with POTUS as recently as 5/23/18.
(2) Rosenstein with Sen Ted Cruz at the WH event where Kavanaugh was announced as the next nominee for the SCOTUS. I've seen a similar photo of Rosenstein greeting Giuliani there and I'm sure other photos will emerge. All perfectly normal for a Dep AG.
(3) With Wray at a recent hearing. I watched all 5 hours of the hearing and had no concerns about the integrity of either of these Trump appointees. Wray in particular clearly thinks the sideshow is a waste of precious time; IMO they both see it as political noise & distraction.
(4) Giving a speech at a high school; possibly the one he attended. Like most high IQ people, Rosenstein has a great sense of humor, but always behaves appropriately in his job.
(5) I collated these photos for use in threads and memes, basically. Rosenstein's mind is sharp as a tack and he exudes confidence and calm under pressure. Lengthy experience as a prosecutor, lawyer, and executive.
(6) Rosenstein gave a rare public interview for Law Day 2018. That was when I and many others finally realized how valuable he is to America and the Trump administration. He was well qualified for promotion years ago: Obama obv didn't want him sniffing around the DOJ head office.
(7) Now that I've learned a bit about Brett Kavanaugh, I can say Rod Rosenstein is his spirit animal. Both family men of faith (Catholic & Jewish, respectively), legal mentors, community-involved, lived in & near the DC swamp but NOT of it. Similar age, two daughters etc.
(8) You can take my #StealthElf Sessions and my #StealthGnome Rosenstein from my cold, dead hands. If you recognize the intellect of President Trump, you understand why he chose these two, why he runs a dual narrative about them, and why he keeps them on. Simple once you think.
(10) I like to imagine Rosenstein, Sessions, & Wray observing the complex crimes of the Obama admin & its remnants like this. Patience is key... when the prosecution cases are ready to succeed against these slipperiest of legal-trained conspirators, all will be revealed.
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(11) ADDENDUM: The above thread is about photos. The textual information I've gathered about Rosenstein is collated in this thread:
(2) Brett M. Kavanaugh will soon be the 102nd Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the USA. He has earned this highest honor throughout his life, inspired by his trailblazing mother, Judge Martha Kavanaugh.
His title for these few hours is Associate Justice Designate.
(3) This statement from the Supreme Court explains the two ceremonies:
(2) This WaPo reporter is incorrect about the vote being "scheduled for" Saturday. The earliest time a vote COULD be held is Saturday pm. There's no reason not to hold it on Sun/Mon IF we need Daines. I think we won't. Read my 5 tweets about him here:
(1) A directory of my Kavanaugh threads since July 9, 2018.
I never planned more than a couple of threads about him this year but, I shoulda known the Dems would try to destroy whoever was the nominee this time.
(2) Like Democrats, I'd already decided how I felt about him before his nomination was announced. I live-tweeted the announcement, which was a great event in itself.
(3) I followed Kavanaugh's progress over the summer and on September 22nd, I finally wrote a thread about the preparations for the all-important hearing on September 27th. It covers the hearing before the next thread started the day after.
(2) Mitch laughing to himself about how absurd it is that he has to push his way through the crowd of reporters on 9/25/18.
(3) Sen Grassley is 85 years old. (Democrats have senators around that age, too.)
Today he had to hold onto a Capitol Police officer to reduce the risk of a reporter knocking him over. This has to stop. Senators must return to being able to walk around freely at work.
(2) First Lady Melania Trump is a natural in this important role.
She's one of those women whose face lights up whenever she is around children. God Bless our great First Lady.
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(3) FLOTUS left Joint Base Andrews in her trademark high heels and arrived in Ghana wearing practical flats. She still looks sensational, whatever she happens to wear!
(2) Cloture in the Senate is a procedural step that you can learn more about at the link below. The senate.gov website is the best resource for learning about Senate procedure and a lot more. Same for house.gov.
(3) Watching live Senate floor proceedings is boring as hell, as they pass bills for naming Post Offices, & so on. But every now & then, they confirm a SCOTUS judge. And this time, they will affirm our great #BillOfRights#DueProcess & the hard-won #RuleOfLaw. Seriously. 🇺🇸🦅