The New York Times is still looking for that silver bullet to stop Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court. According to the blog site NTK Network, the paper is digging into any 911 calls coming from the family home. The website explained: “The New York Times recently filed a request under the Maryland Public Information Act (PIA) seeking any 911 calls that were made from Judge Kavanaugh’s house from 2006 to the present day.”
Turns out, there wasn’t much of interest there:
The only police report filed from the Kavanaughs’ residence was in 2015, and it involved the family’s Jeep Grand Cherokee that was stolen.
NTKNetwork quoted from the document request:
The New York Times recently filed a request under the Maryland Public Information Act (PIA) seeking any 911 calls that were made from Judge Kavanaugh’s house from 2006 to the present day.
“The New York Times requests digital copies of all policing pertaining to Brett Kavanaugh, a resident of Chevy Chase Section 5,” according to the request. “Specifically, we request all policing records, including police reports or calls of service (911 calls or otherwise), pertaining to Brett Kavanaugh, his wife, and their home address.”
Earlier in August the Times justified their efforts as simply trying to find a “fresh perspective” on the potential Supreme Court nominee:
As journalists, we aim to shed light on important people in the news -- particularly public officials and Supreme Court nominees -- to help our readers understand them, how they think and how they operate. That due diligence leads us to interview people who know the nominees, like colleagues and neighbors. It requires that we read what the nominees have written or watch speeches they’ve delivered. And it often depends on our requests for public records that could offer our readers a fresh perspective about the nominees.
In July, the paper attacked Kavanaugh as a “son of privilege” and having a father who was a “swamp creature.”
A similar angle was taken by the AP. In August, the outlet wondered if the “hard-right” Kavanaugh will come back to haunt the GOP.
