A recent decision by Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts has liberals seeing red with rage after he rejected their request.
According to a report from The Hill, Roberts has denied a request for an investigation into the recent retirement of an appellate court judge.
The retirement angered liberals because it created an important vacancy that President Donald Trump has already filled.
The judicial misconduct investigation into Judge Thomas B. Griffith’s retirement was requested by D.C. Circuit Chief Judge Sri Srinivasan, The Hill reported.
His request was made at the behest of Demand Justice, a far-left group founded by Brian Fallon, who served as the national press secretary for Hillary Clinton’s failed 2016 presidential campaign.
According to The Hill, the group submitted their request following a New York Times article that accused Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of “quietly making overtures to sitting Republican-nominated judges who are eligible to retire to urge them to step aside so they can be replaced while the party still holds the Senate and the White House.”
Demand Justice claims that such a thing happened with Griffith because Trump has nominated Justin Walker — a man being described as McConnell’s protégé to fill Griffith’s seat.
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Requesting judges to volunteer for early retirement is not illegal or unethical... this practice is not unique to the GOP... the Democrats are quite adept at either suggesting judges remain on the bench or retire early. Ruth Batter Ginsberg is being asked by the Democrats not to retire even though she is quite old and ill... Other Liberal Judges having serious doubts with age-related senility are encouraged by the Dem's to remain seated until after the elections... So, where's the beef... I hope McConnell gets every judge on the federal bench who is within 5yrs of retiring do so NOW... before the election.