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(21,856 posts)over gambling?
And your question is a very valid one...one doesn't exactly come up w/ 200K in cash to pay off bills all of a sudden (that is, a normal person like us don't normally find 200K in cash everyday)...
TeamPooka
(24,155 posts)Proud Liberal Dem
(24,353 posts)Especially people considered for very important government posts like Supreme Court? Wouldn't he be open for blackmail?
SWBTATTReg
(21,856 posts)AnotherMother4Peace
(4,225 posts)elfin
(6,262 posts)Probably an RNC slush fund. He was nominated over others who didn't have such an issue and other problematic things such as perjury. Why? Well, we know why - to destroy Rove and protect the Idiot.
SWBTATTReg
(21,856 posts)SHRED
(28,136 posts)Thank you
3Hotdogs
(12,197 posts)NCjack
(10,279 posts)ProudLib72
(17,984 posts)Kavanaugh is one gamble our country cannot afford to take.
kimbutgar
(20,871 posts)Why isnt the NYT or Washington Post not reporting this?
joanbarnes
(1,715 posts)BamaRefugee
(3,476 posts)You just cant stop.
bucolic_frolic
(42,653 posts)All I've read is how he wound up with $200k in debt from buying blocks of baseball tickets. Seriously. It's simply not believable.
Sports betting? Believeable. You've made the connection that few dared utter about was was an utterly unbelievable cover story.
dmr
(28,321 posts)I wouldn't trust him to be a simple lawyer let alone be one of the highestest judges in the land.
DeminPennswoods
(15,246 posts)The federal disclosure form only asks for ranges of debt. Kavanaugh reported between 60 and 200k of credit card debt. It could be the high end, the low end or somewhere in between. Only he knows.
Even taking the low end, 60k is a lot of credit card debt. I can't imagine just 1 credit card giving someone that high a line of credit.
DFW
(54,047 posts)"Well, Senator, I am not claiming I found and old lamp, rubbed it, and a genie came out, bringing me $200,000 as my first wish. As this might come up while I am on the court, I am not at liberty to say how I might react if asked about my views on Genies. I do admit to having seen reruns of the series with Larry Hagman and Barbara Eden, but I am not at liberty to comment on any specific episode. Yes, Senator, I know your question was concerning who paid off my gambling debt, and how was the payment made, and not episodes of comedy series. But payments are issues that frequently come before the Supreme Court, and I may be called upon to rule on them in the future. Even orders at McDonald's are compensated with payments, and so I have to decline to comment on this issue as a matter of jurisprudence."
erronis
(14,941 posts)Too bad the Supremes are now stacked with robots taking orders from the controllers of the other two branches of US gov't.
And thanks for Edith Ann!
DFW
(54,047 posts)It would be depressing if no one did.
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)So far, NO reputable source is claiming gambling debt in any amount.
Law.com has a rather amusing commentary wondering why Kavanaugh doesn't have more at this point in his life, but, again, not even a hint that it's gone to gambling.
Maybe its the voyeur in me, but Im fascinated by the mysterious ways lawyers in President Trumps orbit spend and lose money. For the life of me, I cant figure out whats going on with these two: ...
Why is Kavanaugh so bad with money? While Cohen seems to be swimming in dough for unknown reasons, Trumps pick for the Supreme Court, Brett Kavanaugh, is mysteriously bereft of funds. ...
I have a feeling hes lousy with money. Remember, the guy ran up a debt of $200,000 on his credit cards, largely for baseball tickets. I understand getting in the red because of a bad business venture or gambling habit, but baseball tickets? Really? Why engage in risky behavior when theres no upside? ...
https://www.law.com/americanlawyer/2018/07/20/rich-man-poor-man-michael-cohen-and-brett-kavanaugh/?slreturn=20180810091902
AncientGeezer
(2,146 posts)I haven't seen it reported Anywhere by a reliable source.
bucolic_frolic
(42,653 posts)Answer carefully. The receipts will be available any day. And don't ignore your gut instinct. Baseball tickets have stubs, friends with stubs, and the seats have visibility on TV. It all has to match. So far, it's not adequately explained to those who have a hunch that $200k is a lot of tickets. Have you met anyone who goes into hock to the tune of an average home's value - for baseball tickets?
AncientGeezer
(2,146 posts)DeminPennswoods
(15,246 posts)Last edited Mon Sep 10, 2018, 09:29 AM - Edit history (1)
Separate from the disclosure forms, the White House said that between Kavanaugh's retirement account balance of $400,000 to $500,000, and the equity in his home in Chevy Chase, Maryland, he has about an additional million dollars in wealth.
If confirmed, his relatively modest means would rank Kavanaugh in the lower tier in personal finances among members of court. Some of his potential future colleagues list millions of dollars in investments.
The records also showed that Kavanaugh, a federal appellate judge nominated by President Donald Trump to replace retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy, had between $45,000 and $150,000 in credit card debt in 2016, which was paid off by the following year.
In 2016, he also reported a loan balance between $15,000 and $50,000.
So he has 65k in the bank and between 60-200k of debt. He's also paying off a mortgage on a 300-400,000 dollar home (equity-retirement, guesstimate 1300/mon) and putting 2 kids through pricey catholic schools.
AncientGeezer
(2,146 posts)appalachiablue
(41,047 posts)Brett Kavanaugh watches from the stands before the Major League Baseball All-Star Game, on July 17, 2018, in Washington, D.C. (Illustration by Anna Vignet/ProPublica, Patrick Semansky/AP)
ProPublica, "Did You Go to a Washington Nationals Game With Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh?" Aug. 13, 2018. Trumps pick is a baseball fan who racked up considerable debt buying season tickets. Help us figure out who went with the nominated judge.
"We think its import. to figure out as much as we can about a nominees background before confirmed. So were turning to you. Figuring out who Kavanaugh brought to games could be relevant to his confirmation. It would help:
Understand more about his relationships and any potential questions they might raise for the Supreme Court justice.
Get a better sense of what went into this unusual amount of debt for a judge in his position.
Or maybe just affirm that the guy really does love baseball for the judicial inspiration.
Were not sure what well find. But we do know that people take a lot of pictures at baseball games. Did you see Judge Kavanaugh at a game? Did you attend a game with him? Do you have any photos, and if so, will you send them our way?
Heres what we know already:
We know he bought season tickets at the end of 2016, likely for the 2017 season.
We know he also bought tickets to some playoff games. He might not have been sitting in the same seats for those.
He has reportedly gone to games in the past with U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg, an Obama nominee who is his ex-roommate from law school.
At this years All-Star Game, he sat in the stands above first base. These probably werent in the same part of the stadium as his 2017 season tickets, but could perhaps offer a clue into where he likes to sit.
Hes been photographed at least twice wearing blue striped polo shirts."...
Wed especially like to figure out where he sat, how many seats he bought and which friends attended games with him. If youve got information, please fill out the questions below or send us an email at supremecourt@propublica.org.
More, https://www.propublica.org/getinvolved/brett-kavanaugh-nationals-baseball-supreme-court
DeminPennswoods
(15,246 posts)The first game of the season is like a family reunion. We still keep in touch with a one of the people who had seats next to ours.