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Originally Posted by Dondilion
A gross violation, especially since the criticism was so poignantly personal.  |
Here's all the 'poignantly personal' stuff. Read it and try not to cry:
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Interview July 7, 2016 with Associated Press
Asked what if Trump won the presidency, Ginsburg said: "I don't want to think about that possibility, but if it should be, then everything is up for grabs."
Interview July 8, 2016 with New York Times
"I can’t imagine what this place would be — I can’t imagine what the country would be — with Donald Trump as our president. For the country, it could be four years. For the court, it could be — I don’t even want to contemplate that.
Referring to something she thought her late husband, tax lawyer Martin Ginsburg, would have said, she said: "Now it’s time for us to move to New Zealand."
Interview July 11, 2016 with CNN
"He is a faker. He has no consistency about him. He says whatever comes into his head at the moment. He really has an ego. ... How has he gotten away with not turning over his tax returns? The press seems to be very gentle with him on that ….
"At first I thought it was funny," she said of Trump's early candidacy. "To think that there's a possibility that he could be president ….
"I think he has gotten so much free publicity ….
"Every other presidential candidate has turned over tax returns."
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Certainly improper talk, given her position. But given all the circumstances, I absolutely do not call for her resignation. Not now. Not her. Not over Trump.