{"id":1387093,"date":"2022-03-17T18:35:26","date_gmt":"2022-03-17T22:35:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1387093"},"modified":"2022-03-17T18:45:24","modified_gmt":"2022-03-17T22:45:24","slug":"an-alarming-pattern-sen-josh-hawley-questions-ketanji-brown-jacksons-record-on-child-porn-rulings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/an-alarming-pattern-sen-josh-hawley-questions-ketanji-brown-jacksons-record-on-child-porn-rulings\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018An Alarming Pattern\u2019: Sen. Josh Hawley Questions Ketanji Brown Jackson\u2019s Record On Child Porn Rulings"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fan-alarming-pattern-sen-josh-hawley-questions-ketanji-brown-jacksons-record-on-child-porn-rulings%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1387093&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p>Republican Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley raised concern Wednesday about Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson\u2019s previous rulings on child pornography cases.<\/p>\n<p>Hawley alleged <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/03\/07\/president-bidens-supreme-court-nominee-judge-jackson-and-the-firearm-industry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jackson<\/a> has questioned requiring convicts to register as sex offenders, saying public policy is a led by a \u201cclimate of fear, hatred and revenge\u201d via Twitter Wednesday. The senator, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, vowed to reporters Thursday that he intends to press Jackson on her record.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been researching the record of Ketanjii Brown Jackson, reading her opinions, articles, interviews &#038; speeches,\u201d Hawley said. \u201cI\u2019ve noticed an alarming pattern when it comes to Judge Jackson\u2019s treatment of sex offenders, especially those praying on children. Judge Jackson has a pattern of letting child porn offenders off the hook for their appalling crimes, both as a judge and a policymaker.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe\u2019s been advocating for it since law school,\u201d he continued. \u201cThis goes beyond \u2018soft on crime.\u2019 I\u2019m concerned that this is a record that endangers our children.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Judge Jackson has a pattern of letting child porn offenders off the hook for their appalling crimes, both as a judge and as a policymaker. She\u2019s been advocating for it since law school. This goes beyond \u201csoft on crime.\u201d I\u2019m concerned that this a record that endangers our children<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Josh Hawley (@HawleyMO) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HawleyMO\/status\/1504221927665250305?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 16, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Hawley cited ten cases involving <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/01\/04\/lawsuit-nirvana-album-showing-babys-penis-dismissed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">child pornography<\/a> brought before Jackson, claiming none had been sentenced with the mandatory minimum guidelines, the Hill <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/senate\/598641-hawley-says-sentences-in-10-child-porn-cases-raise-red-flags-on-supreme-court\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a>. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/criminal-ceos\/citizens-guide-us-federal-law-child-pornography#:~:text=Any%20violation%20of%20federal%20child,30%20years%20maximum%20in%20prison.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">guide<\/a> made available by the Department of Justice says a first time offender faces a statutory minimum of 15-30 years in prison. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/02\/26\/jim-jordan-biden-scotus-nominee-ketanji-jackson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: \u2018It\u2019s Another Left-Wing Pick\u2019: Rep. Jim Jordan Reacts To Biden\u2019s SCOTUS Nominee)\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The senator <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HawleyMO\/status\/1504221934434799624\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">alleged<\/a> that Jackson has \u201cquestioned\u201d sending sex offenders to civil commitment, a post-sentence institutionalization of a convicted individual viewed to be an endangerment. He also <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HawleyMO\/status\/1504221935491768329\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said<\/a> the nominee attempted to remove mandatory minimum sentencing for child porn while serving on the U.S. Sentencing Commission.<\/p>\n<p>In the case United States v. Hawkins, Jackson sentenced a convicted adult possessing child porn to 3 months in prison, though the Sentencing Guidelines recommend for up to 10 years imprisonment, the senator <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HawleyMO\/status\/1504221949941137415\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said<\/a>. He also alleged that Jackson sentenced a felon possessing thousands of child pornography photos up to 57 months in jail in the case United States v. Stewart, despite the guidelines calling for 97-121 months.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">In United States v. Stewart, the criminal possessed thousands of images of child porn and also hoped to travel across state lines to abuse a 9-year-old girl. The Guidelines called for a sentence of 97-121 months. Judge Jackson sentenced the criminal to just 57 months.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Josh Hawley (@HawleyMO) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HawleyMO\/status\/1504221950880665617?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 16, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The White House press secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/02\/25\/psaki-misspell-ketanji-brown-jackson-supreme-court\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jen Psaki<\/a> pushed back against these <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nowthisnews\/status\/1504543892674420736\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">claims<\/a>, saying Jackson\u2019s sentencing of sex crimes were \u201cconsistent\u201d with recommendations at a Thursday press briefing. She claimed Hawley \u201ctook a snippet of a transcript out of context\u201d when Jackson was repeating a witness\u2019 remarks in order to ask a question about their testimony.<\/p>\n<p>White House deputy press secretary Andrew Bates called the accusations \u201ctoxic and weakly-presented misinformation,\u201d according to the Hill.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is toxic and weakly-presented misinformation that relies on taking cherry-picked elements of her record out of context \u2014 and it buckles under the lightest scrutiny,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Other Republican senators on the committee, including Texas <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/01\/20\/senate-judiciary-committee-big-tech-chuck-grassley-amy-klobuchar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sen. Ted Cruz<\/a>, vowed to raise these concerns at the Senate Judiciary confirmation hearing next week, the Hill reported.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republican Missouri Sen. 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