Justice sotomayor said, look, even though the commission may have made commissioners may have made disparaging comments about religion, this was assessed by other entities, by courts, and there was no need to say that the context here affected t case. That these two individuals did face discrimination and it should be read as that. So they were the only two that broke off, but as i say, Justice Kennedy, i think he wanted to caution everyone in the courtroom, and probably anyone reading this opinion, that this is a very small step in the case of these particular men. Again, Justice Ginsburg and sotomayor said otherwise, but i think it really opens the door to what would come next from the next case. I would just add one other thing, Justice Kennedy noted that in 2012, when this had happened, colorado was not
is interesting, how this is going to play out over the next six months or so. And i said, well, explain. He said, well, is going to bed by republicans as an effort for freedom, for
on hillary clinton. it was misleading as was the story about the story. it aligned that jay sekulow repeatedly put out there. what do statements the times said, the president dictated a short but accurate response. now watch what they said back then. that was written by donald trump jr. and i am sure in consolidation with his lawyer. that wasn t written by the president. the president didn t sign off on anything. he was coming back from the g-20. the statement that was released on saturday was released by donald trump jr. and i am sure in consultation with his lawyers. the president wasn t involved in that. the president did not draft the response. the response came from donald trump jr. and i am sure in consultation with his lawyer. let me say this, the president, i do want to be clear, the president was not involved in the drafting of the statement and did not issue the statement, it came from donald trump jr. a couple of weeks later sarah sanders obscured the president s role.
and then it was clarified in a letter. and that s the final position. that s the danger of going under oath, that you can make a pleaf please go ahead you can make a mistake, you can make a mistake, and then if you don t want to, you could say but it was a mistake i swear to god, it was a mistake. the guy made a mistake. he corrected it. i hear you. actually, had he testified under oath, before they concluded a grand jury investigation, he would have a right to recant it. sure. you have a right to correct your testimony. absolutely, he would. and be careful about swearing to god when you re in jerusalem, it may carry more weight right now with these. i think i heard something up there. a little thunder cloud, be careful. let s say a sound of the evolution of the recollection. this isn t sound of you, don t get upset. this is sekulow and sarah sanders. that was written by donald trump jr. i m sure in consultation with his lawyer. that wasn t written by the president.
it s a lie. but it was a mistake. i swear to god, it was a mistake. the guy made a mistake. he corrected it. i hear you. actually, had he testified under oath, before they concluded a grand jury investigation, he would have a right to recant. sure you have a right to correct your testimony. absolutely, he would. and be careful about swearing to god when you re in jerusalem, it may carry more weight right now with these. i think i heard something up there. a little thunder cloud, be careful. let s say a sound of the evolution of the recollection. this isn t sound of you, don t get upset. that was written by donald trump jr. i m sure in consultation with his lawyer. that wasn t written by the president. the president didn t sign off on anything. the president wasn t signing off on the drafting of the statement. it came from donald trump jr. he certainly didn t dictate. like i said, he weighed in, offered a sugstion like any ther would do. in thel letter, sekulow says
representatives. all of these arguments are really political arguments. they re somewhat legal but really being made for political purposes. there was another element in the 20 page letter that the new york times reported on, molly, that the president actually, according to the president s lawyers, dictated that statement to the new york times about that very controversial trump tower meeting that his son, son-in-law, campaign chairman had with russians back in 2016. i want you to listen, though, to what some of the president s lawyers and aides said contradicting this notion that the presidented this statement. that was written by donald trump jr. and i m sure with in consultation with his lawyer. that wasn t written by the president. the president didn t sign off on anything. the president was not involved in the drafting of the statement and did not issue the statement. it came from donald trump jr. he certainly didn t dictate but, you know, he like i said he weighed in,