i can t talk about the sourcing or that timeline or any aspect of that. i can say that alex ward and josh gerstein, very seasoned reporters, very seasoned newsroom, reporters with deep experience and they felt comfortable that we understood not just the draft opinion but that moment and understanding that moment was key to understanding where the court was at the time that we were ready to go. chief justice john roberts announced a leak investigation. he called the leak absolutely appalling. has politico been contacted by the court and authorities investigating the leak? we have not. honestly, we don t know more about the investigation that has been made public so far. do you expect he will be investigated or pursued? you know, the chief did not mention publication in his statement and we don t see any evidence of a crime here. because you obtained a document, you published it, it s
book published. and the media frenzy around the amber heard/johnny depp trial and alerts are unavoidable. first, one of the biggest scoops in american journalism history and it was about one of the most polarizing issues in history. we knew the supreme court would be ruling on abortion this summer. we knew the conservative joert could kol back roe v. wade. we knew it could be a big story through mid-june. but through sensational scoop, it landed early. this report from monday night about the draft majority popinin dated february is by far the most far right view in political history. it s still dominating news nearly a week later. so we re going to hear several unique voices, including a former reporter turned planned parenthood director. but let s begin going behind the scenes with the political bombshell that started it all,