Why did GOP House Speaker Paul Ryan help get one of the fastest rising Democratic stars confirmed to the federal bench in D.C?
Ryan is related to Democrat super judge Ketanji Jackson and helped Hillary Clinton’s and Barack Obama’s top pick to replace the late-Antonin Scalia get confirmed to the federal bench. In fact, Ryan testified on her behalf during her confirmation hearings.
Jackson is now presiding over the Paul Manafort trial. And just how does the GOP Speaker of the House Ryan go to bat for one the the fastest rising Democratic stars in the federal judiciary, helping her get confirmed?
The Swamp runs deep, folks.
Ryan, a chronic and vocal critic of President Donald Trump, now has a hand in the trial of Trump’s former campaign manager, Manafort who was indicted Monday on a string of charges stemming from U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into supposed Russian collusion.
Imagine the conversations during Ryan family holiday gatherings when the Speaker sits down with Judge Jackson to shoot the breeze about Manafort and Trump.
Swamp talk is always better after a few martinis.
Jackson married Patrick G. Jackson, who is related by marriage to Paul Ryan. Jackson’s husband is the twin brother of Ryan’s brother-in-law. Paul Ryan’s wife’s sister Dana’s husband’s twin brother is married to Jackson.
Confused yet? The Swamp will do that to you, no doubt.
Ryan’s wife Janna is a heavy Democrat operative and lobbyist with many ties to Hillary and many elite Democrats in D.C.
Toss this into the mix published last year from ABC News:
Ryan even testified on Brown’s (Jackson’s) behalf when she was nominated to the district court in 2012, offering his “unequivocal” endorsement of her qualifications in recommending her for the bench.
“Our politics may differ, but my praise for Ketanji’s intellect, for her character, for her integrity is unequivocal,” Ryan said at her December 2012 nomination hearing. “She’s an amazing person, and I favorably recommend her consideration.”
“We’re family, by marriage,” Ryan explained in the 2012 hearing. “Her brother and sister-in-law, who are my brother and sister-in-law, William and Dana Jackson, are here with us as well today.”
Ryan’s office would not comment on whether the House Speaker would support Jackson if President Obama chose her as a Supreme Court nominee but pointed to Ryan’s previous comments on replacing the late Justice Antonin Scalia.
The Clinton cartel have their fingers everywhere. Know that.
Related:
- Tax fraud is among the charges Manafort faces
- Paul Manafort has been indicted by special counsel Robert Mueller and told to surrender