Skip to Main Content
Newsletters
Crossword
SUBSCRIBE
LOG IN
ALL
CS
CHEAT SHEET
NEWSLETTERS
LOG IN
Cheat Sheet
Media
Obsessed
Royals
Politics
Opinion
Innovation
U.S. News
Scouted
My Account
Manage Newsletters
Subscription Offers
Need Help?
LogOut
HOMEPAGE
Crime & Justice
How Brett Kavanaugh Worked to Weaponize the War on Terror
‘SPECIAL NEED’
He once claimed a new ‘special need’ to stop terror could give the government carte blanche to spy on Americans. He cited no legal authority, just the 9/11 Commission Report.
Faiza Patel
Andrew Boyle
Published
Aug. 20 2018
5:17AM EDT
opinion
Chip Somodevilla/Chip Somodevilla/Getty
Faiza Patel
Andrew Boyle
Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast
here
.
Trending Now
Trumpland
Trudeau Caught on Hot Mic Revealing Trump’s Plans for Canada
Joey McFadden
Politics
Fetterman Says He’ll Vote Against Tulsi Gabbard and RFK Jr.
Julia Ornedo
Opinion
Kanye West Accidentally Exposes Elon Musk’s Hard-Right Grift in MAGA Meltdown
Nico Hines
Trumpland
Trump Has Memory Lapse on Time Magazine After Musk Cover Art
Amethyst Martinez
Politics
Senator Says They Are Getting ‘1,600 Calls a Minute’ Amid Trump-Musk Chaos
Liam Archacki