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Senator Whitehouse cites Leonard Leo for Justice Alito nomination

Rhode Island Senator Sheldon Whitehouse says continuing floor remarks on alleged capture of Supreme Court Justices by conservative interests to delve into Justice Samuel Alito's background to revisit his origin story, which emerged from the rejection of Judge Robert Bork by a bipartisan Senate which had infuriated the far-right supporters of the court, that while Republican-appointed Justices David Souter and John Paul Stevens wouldn't align with the billionaires' agenda, President George Bush nominated close friend and staunch conservative Harriet Miers to replace Sandra Day O'Connor, which was criticized from the right, and that far-right billionaire operative Leonard Leo orchestrated her downfall and the shift from Miers to Alito solidified Leo's standing with the billionaires, enriching him and empowering his network of front groups while generating revenue for himself and orchestrating political influence through a coordinated 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) approach.
Rhode Island Senator Sheldon Whitehouse says continuing floor remarks on alleged capture of Supreme Court Justices by conservative interests to delve into Justice Samuel Alito's background to revisit his origin story, which emerged from the rejection of Judge Robert Bork by a bipartisan Senate which had infuriated the far-right supporters of the court, that while Republican-appointed Justices David Souter and John Paul Stevens wouldn't align with the billionaires' agenda, President George Bush nominated close friend and staunch conservative Harriet Miers to replace Sandra Day O'Connor, which was criticized from the right, and that far-right billionaire operative Leonard Leo orchestrated her downfall and the shift from Miers to Alito solidified Leo's standing with the billionaires, enriching him and empowering his network of front groups while generating revenue for himself and orchestrating political influence through a coordinated 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) approach.
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