Doug Jones became a so-called Supreme Court sherpa in the most quintessentially Washington way possible
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Notably, Jones was brought in even before Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson was picked as the president’s nominee — a vote of confidence for a friend so committed that Jones tweeted an endorsement the same day that Biden announced his White House bid. And Jones directly counseled the president as he made his final decision on Jackson, putting it this way: “I gave my advice to the president, and that’s about all I’m gonna say.
The Senate would easily approve Jones for any post Biden named him to, even if Republicans retake the majority. Shortly after Biden won the White House, Jones was widely viewed as a potential attorney general, the position that ultimately went to Merrick Garland. In the interview, Jones demurred when asked whether his role as sherpa would be his last for the Biden White House, saying that his immediate plans after Jackson’s confirmation are “the beach and some fishing.” He’s currently on leave from a law firm.
“It was not easy, because it was not accurate. It’s been debunked. It was, to some extent, insulting for her personally,” Jones said. But Jones brought his own sense of humor to the job. When asked about his reflections on the level of GOP support for Jackson, Jones said it was too early to comment and joked about saving those questions for when a White House spokesperson didn’t have him on a “shock collar.”
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