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What matters to Michael Luttig is getting past January 2025 with democracy intact. We can argue later about how to govern
J Michael Luttig has never endorsed a Democrat before. That’s no surprise since the well-respected legal scholar – a retired federal appeals court judge – leans well right of center.
Appointed by the first President Bush in 1991, Luttig is from the old school of the Republican party. He once worked in Ronald Reagan’s White House and served as a law clerk to Antonin Scalia.
Margaret Sullivan is a Guardian US columnist writing on media, politics and culture
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