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Newsmax Host Accuses Ketanji Brown Jackson Of Leaking SCOTUS Draft—Except She's Not Even On The Court Yet
Newsmax host Grant Stinchfield was criticized after he claimed without evidence that Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is responsible for leaking a Supreme Court draft opinion that would gut abortion rights.
However, Jackson, who last month was confirmed to the Supreme Court, could not have been the source of the leak because she has not yet been sworn in and won't be until this summer.
Stinchfield's claim came after a leaked draft opinion indicated the Supreme Court's ruling on Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization will move to strike down Roe v. Wade, the 1973 landmark decision that protects a person's right to choose reproductive healthcare without excessive government restriction.
Stinchfield also issued a staunch defense of the draft opinion, saying that no one is telling women "what they can do with their bodies" but instead "what they can't do to a baby, a precious life."
You can hear what Stinchfield said in the video below.
With zero evidence, Newsmax host says Ketanji Brown Jackson "would be my first suspect when it comes to the leak"pic.twitter.com/lUE7J4fmdO— Jason Campbell (@Jason Campbell) 1651667985
The Supreme Court has confirmed the draft opinion is "authentic" but says "it does not represent a decision by the court or the final position of any member on the issues in the case."
Chief Justice John Roberts said the leak signals a "betrayal of the confidences of the Court" but insisted while it was "intended to undermine the integrity of our operations, it will not succeed."
The Supreme Court has since launched an investigation to uncover the source of the leak but according to Stinchfield, the culprit is none other than Judge Jackson.
Jackson has not yet been sworn in but Stinchfield did not acknowledge that fact, instead accusing her of being a "radical left wing activist."
He said:
“I find it suspect that the first leak coming out of the Supreme Court in history comes shortly after Judge Jackson is confirmed."
“I want to know if her law clerks, who I am sure have already been hired, possibly even working at the high court already before her swearing in, have access to these draft decisions.”
“She would be my first suspect when it comes to the leak because Ketanji Brown Jackson is a radical left-wing activist, more radical than any other justice in the history of the Supreme Court."
"I believe she is capable of undermining the court this way.”
Many have criticized Stinchfield for his remarks and pointed out the obvious.
Others accused him of racism, pointing to Newsmax's history of espousing White nationalist talking points, and noted that he is purposely spreading disinformation.
She hasn't even been sworn in yet.https://twitter.com/JasonSCampbell/status/1521831947546370048\u00a0\u2026— Txnewsprincess (@Txnewsprincess) 1651711760
These are the same folks that get all pissy when you accuse them of being racisthttps://twitter.com/jasonscampbell/status/1521831947546370048\u00a0\u2026— Bad Faith \u271d\ufe0f\ud83d\udc34\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\udf3b\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6 (@Bad Faith \u271d\ufe0f\ud83d\udc34\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\udf3b\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6) 1651700681
Hmmm...\n\nSo Kentaji Brown does not yet sit on SCOTUS, nor does she have privileged access\n\n... and yet a Newsmax host considers her his "first suspect"\n\nI wonder why that could be?https://twitter.com/JasonSCampbell/status/1521831947546370048\u00a0\u2026— Fr. Robert R. Ballecer, SJ (@Fr. Robert R. Ballecer, SJ) 1651707688
She hasn't even been sworn in yet. How would she have gotten a secret draft? \n\nOoooooh, wait. Wait. Ah, I get it. The black woman, right? Black people. You're saying she was probably going through the white judge's desk when he was out of the office, right? Yeah, I see.https://twitter.com/JasonSCampbell/status/1521831947546370048\u00a0\u2026— Stonekettle (@Stonekettle) 1651683835
Everyone knows the prime suspects for an employee leak are the employees who don't work there yethttps://twitter.com/JasonSCampbell/status/1521831947546370048\u00a0\u2026— Joshua Benton (@Joshua Benton) 1651685829
Gee, she won't be starting as a justice until this summer and might not even have an office or staff yet, but of course @newsmax thinks *she* must be the leaker. I wonder why that is...https://twitter.com/JasonSCampbell/status/1521831947546370048\u00a0\u2026— David Gorski, MD, PhD (@David Gorski, MD, PhD) 1651695274
Given that Jackson isn't actually on the Court yet, I guess the theory here is that she built a time machine in her office in the future and went back in time, thereby putting her inside the Court building in 2022.https://twitter.com/JasonSCampbell/status/1521831947546370048\u00a0\u2026— James Surowiecki (@James Surowiecki) 1651699912
Surprise, surprise, the white nationalists blame the black woman who doesn\u2019t even start her job for another month - month & a halfhttps://twitter.com/jasonscampbell/status/1521831947546370048\u00a0\u2026— Ryan Huelsman (@Ryan Huelsman) 1651696308
A Black woman doesn\u2019t even have to be in the room for y\u2019all to find a Black woman to blame.https://twitter.com/jasonscampbell/status/1521831947546370048\u00a0\u2026— Saeed Jones (@Saeed Jones) 1651683744
The Senate last month officially confirmed Jackson to serve on the Supreme Court to replace the outgoing Associate Justice Stephen Breyer.
Jackson will be the first Black woman to serve on the nation's highest court. Her historic moment was met with applause after she was confirmed in a 53-47 vote.
However, the historic moment did not please everyone; several Republican Senators walked out of the Senate chamber even as their colleagues applauded.
Jackson's confirmation process was politically contentious, characterized by repeated attacks from Republicans who cast her as a liberal extremist with a lenient sentencing record.
During Jackson's confirmation hearings, top Republicans including Senator Josh Hawley (Missouri), accused Jackson of being too lenient on child sex offenders, pointing to her past statements on sex offender registries and civil commitment, in addition to her views on mandatory minimums.
Conservatives who suggested Jackson's rulings were evidence she "supports pedophilia" were quickly fact checked by The New York Times, which noted "they omitted the context of her remarks and sentencing decisions."
Similarly, Arkansas Republican Senator Tom Cotton was excoriated by Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chair Jaime Harrison after he said that Jackson might have defended Nazis accused of war crimes if given the opportunity.