CNN Denies Attempted Kavanaugh Assassin Was Armed, Cries ‘Both Sides’

After taking over an hour to get to the major breaking story of the day Wednesday – the attempted assassination of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh at his home earlier that morning – CNN’s Right Now tried to downplay the incident by suggesting the man wasn’t armed “at all” and tried to claim there were threats from “both sides” of the political spectrum.

Although reports claim that the intended assassin carried a gun and a knife along with pepper spray, he was angry at the draft decision. Roe v. WadeWhitney Wild, CNN’s law enforcement correspondent, tried to minimize the whole situation and even denied that he was carrying any weapons.

“Very little detail at this point,” she asserted to host Kate Bolduan. “We don’t yet know what the nature of the threat was. “We don’t yet know the language in which this threat was spoken.Was or It is unknown what type of weapon he might have owned. Perhaps he even had one. because the information at this point is just so thin.”

It was a fabrication. She even saw the chyron under her. “Man with weapon detained near Justice Kavanaugh’s home.”According to a report from NBC justice correspondent Pete Williams on MSNBC the previous hour, “he was armed with a gun, a knife, and pepper spray and told authorities that he was there to kill the Justice.”

Wild was able to admit that he had a weapon in a tweet she sent before going on-air. “#Breaking Today @ 1:50 a.m. a man was arrested near Justice Kavanaugh’s residence. This man threatened Justice Kavanaugh and was well-armed.He was transferred to Montgomery County Police 2nd District. @cnn,” she wrote.

#Breaking Today @ 1:50 a.m. a man was arrested near Justice Kavanaugh’s residence. He threatened Justice Kavanaugh and was arming himself. The suspect was arrested at the Montgomery County Police 2nd District. @cnn

— Whitney Wild (@WhitneyWReports) June 8, 2022

Wild attempted to make the argument that the attacker might be right-wing extremists in the live shoot. “This certainly contributes to this overall threat landscape we’ve been talking a lot about,” she said. In May, NewsBusters analyst Alex Christy reported that Wild was busy pushing this same shtick, blaming the right for Roe-related threats to the court (Click “expand”):

ALEX MARQUARDT CNN learned from CNN that U.S. Capitol Police have been preparing for massive demonstrations being organised by far-right groups in protest against abortion rights. CNN’s Whitney Wild reports live from the Supreme Court. Brittany, Whitney, is this what the authorities are afraid of?

WILD: Based on my conversations with law enforcement officers throughout the week, there’s a real risk that those who want to commit acts of violence extremism might use Roe v. Wade as justification. This could also include the possibility of that Someone would be willing to commit violence against you.Pro-abortion clinic workers, against judges, members federal government and against abortion practitioners This includes Supreme Court members..

With Wednesday’s attempted assassination, Wild tried to play the “both sides” card twice in less than 10 seconds. “This is an extremely passionate issue. Emotions exist on both sides. Over and again, federal officials made it clear that they believed Both sides are at risk of this abortion debate,” she proclaimed.

Continuing to argue that people on the right would for some reason attack the Supreme Court for getting a ruling outcome they prefer, Wild concluded with: “People are angry, they might seek to use the abortion ruling as justification to cause violence and puts Supreme Court justices, their staff, and other members of the judiciary, especially the Supreme Court at risk.”

CNN uses every opportunity to condemn Republican politicians in January 6th, but it did not criticize Democratic rhetoric. For instance, back in May, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer ominously warned that Justices Kavanaugh and Gorsuch would “pay the price” for possibly joining the majority in overturning Roe.

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You can find the transcript below. To read it, please click on “expand”.

CNN’s Right Now
June 8, 2022
Eastern 11:21.02

KATE BOLDUAN, We have news. Maryland police arrested an individual with a firearm near the home of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. According to officials, the suspect was arrested after threats were made against the justice. Whitney Wild, CNN live from Washington. She’s been following these breaking details. Whitney, how are you doing?

WHITNEY WILD – Well, Kate. That call came in this morning between 1:45 and 1:30. The Montgomery County Police Department responded to the call. This department is responsible for protecting the community where Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh resides and the other justices.

Montgomery County police reached out to the man. The officers determined that the man made threats against Justice Kavanaugh. They also contacted the Supreme Court Public Information Officers. He was then transported to the Montgomery County Police Department’s local substation. We now know that this is a case in which the FBI is leading agency.

Very little detail at this point, Kate, other than that say this man is – he’s an adult man from California. It is not yet known what the nature and extent of the threat was. It is not known what language or weapon the man used to threaten us. We don’t know if he even had one, as the evidence is so sparse.

But Kate, this – this certainly contributes to this overall threat landscape we’ve been talking a lot about. The major concern here with this abortion ruling from federal officials – and they have been sounding the alarm on this for about a month – is that Supreme Court justices will certainly be, you know, potentially targeted by violent extremists who are angered over this pending ruling that is poised to strike down Roe v. Wade.

It is a passionate topic. Emotions are shared by both sides. Over and over federal officials made it clear that they think the risks come from both sides in this debate about abortion. The case in this instance, however, is a solidification of what federal officials warned about. Anxious people might try to use the abortion ruling for justification to commit violence. This puts the Supreme Court justices, staff, and most importantly the Supreme Court, at great risk.

We are back.

BOLDUAN. Whitney, we are grateful for your breaking news. We’re going to continue tracking that and bring you more update as we get them. It’s a great gesture.