Senator Encourages Democrats to ‘Reveal and Shame’ Trump’s Judicial Nominees

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Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) said Democrats should “reveal and shame” President Trump’s judicial nominees since they do not have the power to filibuster them. Blumenthal argued that the Trump administration is “seeking to radically reshape our judiciary,” which poses a threat to the protection of “individual rights and liberties including reproductive rights, LGBT rights, voting rights, workers’ rights, environmental protection and much more.” Blumenthal continued, “They have in mind a clear and cruel agenda to dismantle essential elements that protect rights and liberties fundamental to our Constitution and to American values.”

He urged voters to remember that these are lifetime appointments. “They are also young; you know, they will be there for 30 and 40 years, literally. They will way outlast me as a practicing lawyer if I still can call myself one – they will way outlast most of us,” he said. “They will almost outlast our children because they will be on the bench as lifetime appointees for decades to come, so they are a lasting legacy of this administration that is cruel and lawless and we have to work to galvanize the American people so they understand what is at stake.”

Blumenthal, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, was asked how the Democrats should respond to Trump’s judicial nominations. “We have a couple of powers: first of all, the power to reveal and shame, which we did with Brett Talley,” he said, referring to the blogger and lawyer who never tried a case and withdrew his U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama nomination in December after pushback from lawmakers. Talley was unanimously deemed “not qualified” by the American Bar Association, only the third time the lawyers’ group had issued such a rating since 1989. “You know there is, at some point, a shame level that the administration cannot surmount with some of these nominees,” Blumenthal added. “Second, we have the power to mobilize public opinion, which we have done sometimes but we need to do more. Third, we have the power of, ultimately, of the electorate.”

Blumenthal said he hopes the GOP pays attention to “potential punishment at the polls” as the 2018 elections approach. “We need to raise the visibility and awareness around this issue. In the last election, the Trump voters seem to have more intensity of interest on our courts. In fact, almost the majority of Trump voters, 49 percent, said this Supreme Court was important to them in casting their vote – a far smaller percentage of the Clinton voters said so – you know we have to raise the issue as important to voters,” he said. “The reason why Trump voters cared so much is because they were angry, they felt aggrieved, they believed the courts were against them. They wanted to change them in a radical way, and that anger I think now will be felt more and more by the folks on our side – and I think it will be translated into the same kind of activism and aggrievement that was felt by the Trump voters last time,” he added.

https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/senator-encourages-democrats-reveal-shame-trumps-judicial-nominees/

Cynthia Malkin, Richard Blumenthal’s Wife: Fast Facts You Need to Know

1. She Is the Daughter Of Peter Malkin

Cynthia Malkin is the daughter of Peter Malkin and and his wife Isabel Wien, a wealthy real estate investor. Peter Malkin is the chairman emeritus of Empire State Realty Trust and Malkin Holdings, which owns a number of buildings across New York City including the Empire State Building. They also own office properties in Fairfield County, Connecticut and Westchester County, New York. Cynthia’s brother Anthony Malkin became president and CEO of Empire State Realty Trust in 2013. Cynthia’s maternal grandfather was lawyer and philanthropist, Lawrence Wien.

2. She Met Richard When She Was 16 & He Was 31

There is a 15-year age difference between Richard Blumenthal and his wife Cynthia; he is currently 70, while she is 55. According to the Hartford Courant, the two met at a party in Greenwich, where 16-year-old Cynthia was accompanied by her parents; Cynthia and Richard were paired up together in a game of tennis. They met again at Cynthia’s cousin’s wedding a few years later, and they started to date when Cynthia became an adult and began attending Harvard University. The two of them became engaged during Cynthia’s senior year at Harvard, and they were married the following year when she was 21 and he was 36. The wedding took place at Cynthia’s parents’ home, according to The New York Times.

3. She & Richard Have Four Children

Cynthia and Richard have four children: Claire Blumenthal, David Blumenthal, Michael Blumenthal, and Matthew Blumenthal. With Richard having such a busy schedule, Claire devoted herself to taking care of the four children. She told the Hartford Courant that the children did not mind how much time their father would spend working, though, because they “really do feel his care and concern for them is profound.” She added that “I have devoted myself to making up the difference. According to the Connecticut Post, Richard and Cynthia own a home in Greenwich, Connecticut which is valued at $2,457,840. This home is 5,698 square feet and has 13 rooms. And, according to the Hartfort Courant, the house is located five minutes away from Cynthia’s parents’ home, where Cynthia and Richard were married.

5. Richard’s Net Worth Is $104 Million

According to Mic, Richard Blumenthal’s net worth is $104 million, with much of that coming from his wife, Cynthia. The Connecticut Post also reports that on Blumenthal’s 2012 financial reports, he lists seven stakes of his as being valued at over $1 million between himself, his wife, and his children. The Malkins are part-owners of the Empire State Building, which is valued at $2.5 billion. This makes Richard Blumenthal one of the wealthiest members of Congress, although his net worth is dwarfed by that of Darrell Issa, who is worth about $250 million, according to the Los Angeles Times.

6 Cynthia Malkin graduated from Harvard College in 1982. She went on to work both as a photographer, and for the foundation “Jobs for Connecticut’s Future.” Cynthia Malkin has remained active in contrast with her husband’s successful campaigns for elected office. She currently serves on the Boards of the Bob Woodruff Foundation, the Center for Reproductive Rights, and is a Commissioner of the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC.

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This guy has more to hide than we know of, more than just him lying about being a Vet.

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Baker I'm working on a dig…pieces of this guy, are bit elusive, information dug previously seem to have strangely disappeared links no longer work.

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