As we told you earlier, an armed man was arrested near the home of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. The man reportedly told police it was his intent to kill Kavanaugh:
According to SCOTUSblog, a spokesperson for the Court confirmed that “At approximately 1:50 a.m. today, a man was arrested near Justice Kavanaugh’s residence. The man was armed and made threats against Justice Kavanaugh.”
Sources who spoke with The Washington Post provided additional details:
The man was reportedly carrying “at least one weapon” when he was confronted by authorities. WaPo’s report was sparse on specific details, but what was reported is damning in light of the White House’s refusal to condemn protests targeting justices private homes:
The individual, described as a man in his mid-20s, was found to be carrying at least one weapon and burglary tools, these people said, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss an ongoing investigation. Police were apparently notified that the person might pose a threat to the justice, but it was not immediately clear who provided the initial tip, these people said. The man apparently did not make it on to Kavanaugh’s property in Montgomery County, but he was stopped on a nearby street, these people said.
That’s certainly a big story, but for some reason we don’t expect it to be a top story for very long in the mainstream media. Heck, it apparently wasn’t even a top story for very long (if it ever was at all) on the New York Times’ website:
The police arrested a man who wanted to assassinate Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, and the @nytimes has it in their "More News" section of their home page with the title, "Armed Man Is Arrested Near Home of Justice Kavanaugh."
— Jay Caruso (@JayCaruso) June 8, 2022
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The Times had higher news priorities:
Top of the page – story about Jurassic Park film franchise. A foiled plot to assassinate a sitting Supreme Court Justice? Near the story about Trader Joe's employees wanting to unionize. pic.twitter.com/bofXoLFey0
— Jay Caruso (@JayCaruso) June 8, 2022
And that’s waayyyyy down towards the bottom of the Times’ homepage.
Virtual silence from Democrats and the Left on this. https://t.co/ZaYpcSPSb0
— Pradheep J. Shanker (@Neoavatara) June 8, 2022
one-day story https://t.co/JaO3LjX7YY
— Christian Toto (@HollywoodInToto) June 8, 2022
The media and Dems (pardon the redundancy) will try and bury the story as fast as possible.
Can you even imagine the reaction (and placement by the @nytimes) if it were a Trump supporter at Sotomayor’s house? This isn’t just some sidenote, like they’re making it out to be. https://t.co/b58js0cEN7
— Mike Dury (@MikeDury) June 8, 2022
Just imagine!
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