Paige Herwig, Senior Counsel to President Joe Biden and former dark money group Demand Justice employee, is leading Biden’s Supreme Court nominee selection process.
Demand Justice is a dark money group with founding ties to the 1630 Fund, a member of the left-wing dark money network that Arabella Advisors runs. The 1630 Fund spent nearly $60 million to support Biden’s 2020 candidacy. Notably, the Arabella network spent more than $1.2 billion during the 2020 campaign cycle on behalf of Biden.
Demand Justice’s donors and the 1630 Fund’s donors are unknown to the public, making them a dark money group. Executive director of Americans for Public Trust Caitlin Sutherland told Fox News, “Because Demand Justice is [the] trade name of the Sixteen Thirty Fund, we can’t see on their tax returns how much of the overall budget is being spent on Demand Justice.”...............After Biden selected Herwig to serve as Senior Counsel, Demand Justice claimed, “No one is better positioned to carry forward President-elect Biden’s commitment to rebalancing our judicial system.”.........Herwig has admittedly been working on Biden’s judicial appointments “out of the gate,” after learning her lesson while serving under former President Barack Obama’s administration.............Herwig’s former employer, Demand Justice, played a key role in directing Biden’s attention to Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson. Jackson was placed on Demand Justice’s Supreme Court shortlist of judges who illustrate “the breadth of progressive talent available to a president committed to nominating a diverse group of justices.”..........
To no surprise, Herwig has played a “prominent” role during Jackson’s confirmation process. The Wall Street Journal reported that Herwig and White House counsel Dana Remus have held mock sessions with Jackson to prepare for her confirmation hearings..........To Read More....
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