Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer is reportedly not happy that news broke on Wednesday that he has decided to retire from the nation’s highest court.
“Multiple sources tell me Justice Breyer was not planning to announce his retirement today,” Fox News anchor Shannon Bream wrote on Twitter. “They describe him as ‘upset’ with how this has played out. We still await any official notice from his office and/or the #SCOTUS public information office.”
A short time later, Bream added, “A bit more clarity. I’m told Justice Breyer had firmly decided on his own to retire and that an announcement was due very soon. And while it appears someone jumped the gun on that, better to characterize him as surprised by events today than ‘upset.’”
Ron Bonjean, former top spokesman to the Speaker of the House and the Senate Majority Leader, responded to the news by writing: “Potential retirement conversations between Justices and the WH happen at a very high level. For a news leak like this to happen is highly unusual.”
Other notable responses included:
Matt Gorman, Targeted Victory: “Stay on another term! That’ll show ’em.”
Tom Fitton, Judicial Watch: “No doubt leftists leaked Breyer retirement as part of their pressure campaign to force Breyer off the court. Big question is did the leak come from the Supreme Court itself?”
Jim Geraghty, National Review: “I know everyone is already dunking on the assumption that the Biden team leaked it too early, but if you’re a Supreme Court justice, the moment you tell someone, ‘I’m going to announce my retirement soon,’ there’s a risk of it leaking. If you want a secret like that kept, you’ve got to keep it to yourself and maybe your close family until the last possible minute.”
This is an excerpt from The Daily Wire.
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