Today I was addressing federal and state judges in Ohio on the Supreme Court, including the threatening environment faced by the justices. In the middle of the speech, the media reported that an Alaska man was arrested for threatening to assassinate six members of the Supreme Court and harm two family members. While the government has not confirmed the identities of the justices, some media outlets are reporting, that Panos Anastasiou, 76, threatened the six conservative justices.
The vile threats targeted Thomas (who is apparently Supreme Court Justice 1) using racist language and lynching threats, including one reading “Hopefully N—– [Supreme Court Justice 1] and his white trailer trash n—– loving wife insurrectionist wife are visiting.”
A California man was arrested in June 2022 in an attempt to assassinate Justice Brett Kavanaugh. He pleaded not guilty.
Politicians and pundits have continued to fuel the rage in our society, including attacks on the justices. In one infamous occasion, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer stood in front of the Court and declared “I want to tell you, Gorsuch. I want to tell you, Kavanaugh. You have released the whirlwind and you will pay the price!” Schumer warned. “You won’t know what hit you if you go forward with these awful decisions.”
We have continued to follow the attacks and arrests of Antifa followers across the country. Some Democrats have played a dangerous game in supporting or excusing the work of Antifa, one of the most violent anti-free speech groups in the world. Former Democratic National Committee deputy chair Keith Ellison, now the Minnesota attorney general, once said Antifa would “strike fear in the heart” of Trump. This was after Antifa had been involved in numerous acts of violence and its website was banned in Germany.
On a nightly basis, pundits accuse the justices of “killing democracy” or support a coup — hyperbolic language that is taken as true by many in society. That audience includes many who believe that the rage gives them license to save the Republic by killing such threats.
I have previously stated that his reckless rhetoric has increased the threat against justices, including some who have had to wear bullet-proof vests to simply go out into the public.
Today I discussed how violent rhetoric against the Court is on the rise. In addition, people are normalizing violence amid polarizing political claims. Some 52% of Biden supporters say Republicans are now a threat to American life while 47% of Trump supporters say the same about Democrats.
At the same time, 26 million Americans now reportedly view violence as justified.
Even law professors and other academics are embracing more aggressive stances toward the justices.
Georgetown Law Professor Josh Chafetz and others are interested in taking a more active approach to making continuation on the Court as unpleasant as possible — at least for conservatives. Chafetz previously declared that the “mob is right” in targeting and harassing justices, and he told a law school panel in 2022 that “I want to suggest that courts are the enemy, and always have been.” He suggested that Congress should retaliate against conservative justices by considering the withdrawal of funding for law clerks or even “cutting off the Supreme Court’s air conditioning budget.”
When the audience laughed at that absurd suggestion, it reportedly triggered fellow panelist and Harvard law profe
Other academics have engaged in or simply brush off objections to violence.
It is now common to hear inflammatory language from professors advocating “detonating white people,” denouncing police, calling for Republicans to suffer, strangling police officers, celebrating the death of conservatives, calling for the killing of Trump supporters, supporting the murder of conservative protesters and other outrageous statements.
At the University of Rhode Island, professor Erik Loomis defended the murder of a conservative protester and said that he saw “nothing wrong” with such acts of violence.
At the University of California Santa Barbara, professors actually rallied around feminist studies associate professor Mireille Miller-Young, who physically assaulted pro-life advocates and tore down their display. Despite pleading guilty to criminal assault, she was not fired and received overwhelming support from the students and faculty. She was later honored as a model for women advocates.
Anastasiou faces nine counts of making threats against a federal judge and 13 counts of making threats in interstate commerce.
Jonathan Turley is the Shapiro Professor of Public Interest Law at George Washington University. He is the author of “The Indispensable Right: Free Speech in an Age of Rage” (Simon & Schuster).
These types of death threats are vile and repugnant crimes. I’m glad Dr. Turley is writing on this topic. The enforcement of federal law in this area is so neglectful so as to give rabbid activists the impression that “free speech” rights actually allow anonymous intimidation of political foes. Lawbreaking in this area is only investigated if the “target” is somebody like a Federal Judge. Even Congresspeople can’t get the FBI to investigate every death threat.
Turley ignores the topic of deliberate, targeted intimidation in his book, giving the impression that he’d rather ignore the phenomenon — political speech that Congress has made criminal / prosecutable) and with wide public support.
The way to move toward left-right consensus on free speech is to be willing to point out “red lines” that exceed what both liberals and conservatives agree is responsible, accountable and trustworthy. And, then discuss without evasion how best to challenge the militant exercise of public speech to deceive, intimidate or incite others toward lawless behavior. The 3 levels of challenge are:
public counter-speech (appeals to the court of public opinion)
civil lawsuit (such as defamation, or fraudulent product claim)
prosecution (for criminal behavior)
The traction comes in becoming clear about which response is is best matched to which offense, and to do so without any regard to who is offending or what their political “cause”.
Where in the constitution does it state that one has to pay any attention whatsoever to the Supreme Court?
In the same place where it states that one has to pay attention to the legislative and executive branches, I suppose.
Jeeezus 😵💫💊🥛
It’s known as —> the law. I tried to tell officer that I wasn’t speeding and just because the sign said 40 mph doesn’t mean I have to drive 40 mph. He disagreed.
“What you’ve just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.”
― Billy Madison (movie)
Why David, you liked to pay attention to The Supreme Court when it held up Roe V Wade. You would do better not to reveal your ignorance to the world.
Article III, an entire section of the Constitution creating the Judiciary, spelling out their role, their leadership.
Where does it say in the Constitution that one has to pay attention to the Congress (Article I)?
The President (Article II)???
Mr. Turley, Is there anything that can be done legally against folks like Schumer that foment this illegal behaviour?
Jonathan Turley, those are no ‘conservative justices’. They are ring-wing radicals in justices’s cloaks.
Right-wing.
Benson you seem unusually triggered and hysterical today.
Ring-worm.
Cloaks? You mean robes? It’s ok…do they have daggers?
Boo hoo, Snowflake. You murdering, TDS-infected Leftist POS!
Hey guys look at this:
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Reading this comment thread, a continued stream of vitriol from Left wing half-wits. Why is it that Lefties hate the Constitution only when it fails to deliver their preferred political outcome?
Trump Derangement Syndrome.
Get your new FDA approved vaccination, maintain six feet distance, and wear a mask so no one can see your teeth gnashing.
What’s with you dweebs. DJT needs your help.
DJT stock is now near $14.5. That is absolutely disgusting. How can all you cult followers allow your cult leader to fail like that?
Quick, buy some DJT stock before it goes lower.
Clearly anon you have a mental issue. Suggest you inquire with Kam-a-la about getting mental health.
He is more concerned about his country than his stock. That’s why he’s a Republican.
Speaking of Dweebs, did you see the Harris-Walz team rolled out Hanoi Jane for knocking on doors in Wisconsin? The most left wing communist treasonous nutjob out there. I love it! Didn’t she get in trouble not to long ago with her View friends for insinuating shooting Conservatives?
That will assure ANY Vietnam era voter will vote for Trump if they weren’t already. She directly cost POWs their lives after her little treasonous stunt, she should have hung! The stupid is strong in this one!
Recall that Preident Andrew Jackson said words to the effect of ‘The Supreme Court so ruled. Now let them enforce it.’
So violate and nullify the Constitution and become a dictating tyrant like Lincoln who denied not-prohibited and fully constitutional secession and went on to destroy America and American freedom forever, right, DBB?
Davy thinks that the Civil War was a good thing, apparently.
FUNFACTS:
– The Civil War was unconstitutional
– Reprehensible slavery must have been abrogated legislatively
– Freed slaves must have been safely and compassionately repatriated to their countries of origin per the existing immigration law of the Founders
– There are 80 million illegal alien invaders in America
– The Supreme Court acted retroactively by 50 years to correct unconstitutional Roe v. Wade
– The Supreme Court must act retroactively by 150 years to correct Lincoln’s unconstitutional denial of constitutional secession
– All of the results and consequences of Lincoln’s unconstitutional denial of secession must be struck down beginning with the “Reconstruction Amendments”
I’m surprised that you have not recommended Tom DiLorenzo’s book in any of your castigations of Lincoln. I have it, read it years ago, and found it quite persuasive.
Read the Constitution.
Secession is not prohibited; every act of Lincoln, subsequent to his denial of secession, was unconstitutional by extension and must be corrected.
The singular American failure is the judicial branch, with emphasis on the Supreme Court.
The constitutional duty of Congress in 1861 was to impeach and convict Lincoln and the relevant judges and Justices for denial of constitutional rights, usurpation of power et al.
The more the left gets its ass handed to them via the US political system, the farther into the “let’s just skip to being the dictators part” they have to go.
Good thing we’re gonna build a very long wall, we’re gonna have to line a bunch of people up on this side of it sooner than later, which will be a good thing.
David, so if a governor of Mississippi want to make it illegal to marry gays in his state I guess he will be free to do so. I mean what’s the Court going to do about it. See how dumb you are.
The increase in “dangerous rhetoric” can be directly attributed to the influence of former President Trump and his Republican allies in Congress. Trump has consistently utilized fear-mongering and made false claims to incite anger among his supporters and turn them against Democrats. This escalation is not coincidental; it has been a deliberate strategy. Now, Republicans and Trump find themselves on the receiving end of the same kind of rhetoric they propagated for years, and they are reacting negatively to it.
They now claim to be “victims” of hatred and divisive rhetoric from Democrats while simultaneously perpetuating the same inflammatory language to energize their base. This stark political polarization can be attributed mainly to Trump’s relentless disparagement of anyone who criticizes or holds him accountable. He frequently attacks judges and the courts through social media. He disseminates falsehoods to encourage his supporters to engage in the very rhetoric they now decry as making them feel unsafe. This situation is absurd and, quite frankly, a problem of their own making.
George: It was in the first few months of Trump’s presidency that comic (sic) Kathy Griffin held up the bloody head of Trump and Republican Steve Scalise was shot while playing a traditional baseball game. I can think of some more if you like. Thanks anyway.
It’s important to remember the context of the Kathy Griffin incident. It was seen as a response to Trump’s divisive rhetoric during the campaign.
When discussing incidents like the shooting of Steve Scalise and Gabby Giffords, it’s essential to recognize that violence inspired by political rhetoric can come from individuals on both the left and the right. Both parties have been guilty of using language that can be interpreted as inciting or condoning violence.
Trump’s tendency to “punch back” against his critics has led to rhetoric that some of his supporters may perceive as a call to action. It’s worth noting that Trump has in the past appeared to condone violence at his rallies, even offering to cover legal fees for supporters who engaged in physical altercations with protesters.
Context in the eye of the victim or in the abuser?
so it’s ok if the LEFT responds to supposed “divisive rhetoric”, but Conservatives are just supposed to sit back and take it??? You are a pretty sick individual …seek help…I will pray for your awakening to become a somewhat civilized human being.
Gifford’s being shot in 2011 had NOTHING to do with Trump (who did not even come on the scene until late 2015) OR political rhetoric. The shooter, Loughner, was a known psychiatric wonder on drugs who hated all women in positions of power.
You have again backed yourself into a corner by saying “Trump’s tendency to ‘punch back’ against his critics…” Yup, all the Hillary supporters started trouble all through his campaign and engaged in VIOLENT DESTRUCTION on his inauguration day.
Poster “George” persistently uses AI.
George, Giffords shooting was non-political, the Scalise shooting was. Either you know that and are lying or you don’t know it because you are either lazy or stupid. Please advise.
Was Kathy Griffin thrown in prison for issuing a threat which, according to some, is a crime not protected by the freedom of speech?
The increase in “dangerous rhetoric” can be directly attributed to the influence of President Biden and his Vice President Kamala Harris and their Democrat allies like the AOC, Ilhan Abdullahi Omar, Ayanna Soyini Pressley, Rashida Harbi Tlaib, a.k.a, The Squad, in Congress including Senator Schumer, the Majority Leader of the Senate. This gang of operatives has consistently utilized fear-mongering and made false claims to incite anger among their comrades and turned them against common decency and the American people. This escalation is not coincidental; it has been a deliberate strategy. Now, Democrats and Harris find themselves on the receiving end of the same kind of rhetoric they propagated for years, and they are reacting negatively to it.
They now claim to be “victims” of hatred and divisive rhetoric from Republicans while simultaneously perpetuating the same inflammatory language to energize their base. This stark political polarization can be attributed mainly to Biden, as well as Harris, who have been relentless in their disparagement of anyone who criticizes or holds them accountable. Conjuring up indictments on fraudulent criminal and civil charges, ignoring the criminal and civil violations of their own, while engaging in vile hate speech aimed at inciting reactions from their less mentally stable supporters. They frequently attack judges as Chuck Schumer did when he threatened the Supreme Court Judges, and the courts when they stormed the sacred ground of the Capitol during the Brett M. Kavanaugh confirmation hearings and through social media. They disseminate falsehoods to encourage their supporters to engage in the very rhetoric they now decry as making them feel unsafe. This situation is absurd and, quite frankly, a problem of their own making.
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Whose followers attached the Capitol Building? Oh yea, DJT. How many of them? Well, not sure but over a thousand are now convicted criminals.
Who’s followers actually Detonated bombs in the Capital (Puerto Rican Separatists, Weather Underground? Who’s followers have actually attempted to murder the opposition? Oh, yeah, that would be left-wingers.
How many plain clothes Federal Agents operatives? Well we’re not sure since they won’t tell us.
They “attached” it? Or they were “attached” to it, or perhaps they had an attachment for it?
Do Harris supporters all hit the bottle?
LIMP
George, seriously, please stop, you’ve already proved you lack intellectual skills. As a MD suggest you get a mental health checkup. ASAP!
Anonymous, you are hilarious, as usual.
“The increase in “dangerous rhetoric” can be directly attributed to the influence of former President Trump and his Republican allies in Congress. Trump has consistently utilized fear-mongering and made false claims to incite anger among his supporters and turn them against Democrats. This escalation is not coincidental; it has been a deliberate strategy.”
The above text is likely AI generated.
‘George’
now use your TDS to twist
the Jussie Smollett situation
Poster “George” persistently uses AI.
Why was George Santos thrown of Congress for lying about his past (“the horror”), but Chuckee Schumer was not even sanctioned for threatening the Repubican-appointed SC Justices with violence? Where was self-righteous Mitt Romney when we really needed him?
“Where was self-righteous Mitt Romney when we really needed him?”
Peeping out from the periscope behind his navel?
OT
“WHAT’S WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE?”
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“Democracy” means that the same candidate who could not attract funding for her campaign, received no votes, and lost the election is ensconced as president.
In fact, it does not; the Founders intended for successful “captains of industry” to take sabbaticals and temporarily serve their constituents not capriciously and arbitrarily but by implementing and perpetuating the dominion of the clear meaning and intent of the literal words of the Constitution and Bill of Rights.
The Founders, like the American people, did not intend and would have never voted for unaccomplished “Word Salad” Harris.
It’s just free speech. The only remedy is more speech.
yup. That’s why we put up with you.
Generally that’s true, but targeted threats of violence are different. They are not within the First Amendment’s protections.
It’s true, but Turley often overlooks this issue when Elon Musk or Trump are involved.
It’s evident that Elon Musk’s involvement often leads to Turley defending controversial speech. As a result, the EU has issued warnings of potential censorship and legal action against Musk. While the EU does not protect targeted threats of violence, Turley appears to support Musk despite evidence that his platform allows such behavior. This is exemplified by the UK riots, which were fueled by incitement of violence against immigrants. Recognizing this distinction, it becomes clear why the EU insists on Elon moderating or removing content that incites violence on his platform. While Turley claims it’s censorship, the EU’s stance is justified.
Perhaps you should move to the EU.
Poster “George” persistently uses AI.
The freedom of speech is and must be absolute. Find a workaround. Litigation for defamation, for sure, just prove damages. Litigation for a threat, for sure, just prove damages. Prosecution for a threat; for no adverse act; for no act at all? I’m not so sure. What you’re doing is amending the Constitution. That power is not enumerated to anyone in the Constitution, with the sole exception of Congress. You may not simply create or assume a nonexistent power. There are many things in life that cause concern. I don’t believe a prohibition against threats is constitutional. How do you assess that? My wife says she’s gonna kill me about ten times a day.
Americans may kill a very young human being in the womb but may not speak a “threat?”
OMFK
“It was in the first few months of Trump’s presidency that comic (sic) Kathy Griffin held up the bloody head of Trump.”
– From Lin above.
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Was Kathy Griffin thrown in prison for issuing a threat which, according to some, is a crime not protected by the freedom of speech?
No one is talking about threats, the thread discussion is about inflammatory, toxic speech.
George’s words have taken another 180-degree turn. That happens only when a person is a clown or stupid. George is both.
Don’t laugh, that qualifies him for the ticket if the Harris – Opra interview goes South.
S. Meyer
‘George’ never stops spinning
he’s like the girl’s head in the Exorcist
S. Meyer, you do know there are two Georges, right?
How about posting something with substance instead of empty insults?
“How about posting something with substance instead of empty insults?”
Svelaz, are you incapable of recognizing substance? Is that why you run away? Choose your topic and prove you have something. You can’t, and you will run away.
Not only do you contradict yourself and lie, but you’ve also been caught plagiarizing and using AI to respond.What’s your defense for these actions?
All in All, it seems like They want to end the American Experiment.
Kill off the Judaical Branch, Destroy the the Executive Branch, and AIPAC the Congressional Branch.
It’s the End of the Great American Experiment …
So what are you going to replace it with?
The Politburó of course.
Yes indeed Comrade!
Da, deystvitel’no, Tovarishch!
确实如此，同志！
Donkeys and home gardens
“I want to suggest that courts are the enemy, and always have been.”
If Chafetz truly believes that courts are the enemy and that you cannot get justice from the them, then he needs to be prepared for justice to begin coming out of the muzzle of a gun. When civilized responses to problems no longer seem to work, the inevitable consequence is reversion to acts much less civilized. It’s hard to believe that is what he wants, but his words speak for themselves.
I wish people who long for revolution would realize that what they will get will be worse than what we have now. A peaceful restoration of the rule of law and civility is much to be preferred. The big question, of course, is how? With the mental state of Americans being fried by MSM propaganda and mobile devices with mindless entertainment, with an enormous decline in historical literacy and understanding, that question is not easy to answer.
Words of wisdom yet seeing the Marxist push since Barrack the Usurper and the lefts refusal to cede power ss evidenced 2017 me thinks it will go to the streets quickly if America loses the dollar.
OldManFromKS,
Well said.
Now that the Regime has successfully normalized political violence in our country, using the same tactics they’ve used throughout the rest of the world to overthrow governments, we are one assassination away from total civil unrest. Once they’ve triggered that, we can kiss the Bill of Rights goodbye.
It was reported today that Iranians hacked the Trump campaign records and turned them over to the Harris campaign. Has the Harris campaign turned over the records to the Trump campaign or has any agency told the Trump exactly what was hacked? How can we be assured it was the Iranians were the hackers?
And by “Iranians” you mean John Kerry’s staff.
Whether we want to acknowledge the fact or not – we are already in a civil war and what is the difference between the maniac leftist attempting to assassinate Trump and what John Wilkes Boothe did to Lincoln? If we want to preserve this historic Federal Republic we had better get on the ball and fill the Federal government with conservatives who will disinfect our bureaucracy and academic world from progressives. It is the only viable alternative to a quick descent into totalitarian communism. Either that or an all and all out blood bath – there are no “legal or constitutional options left after so much of our governments and institutions have been so heavily infected. And then – what do you do with the brainwashed masses who never learned to think for themselves as free individuals but who crave a master guiding their sorry useless lives?
@ whimsicalmama
Very much agreed. The bullets just aren’t physical bullets this time, at least not yet.
It’s clear a reconciliation is off the table, our modern democratic party have lost their minds, and that’s all there is to it. They will not stop, even if Trump wins. The fact that this is now coming from the Western world is heartbreaking indeed; I am grateful that the people in my family who were WWII vets are not alive to see it.
And yes, we have entire generations that we are going to have to figure out to what to do with that are not suitable for functional society in any way, shape, or form. Those of us who are older and know better are not getting a break any time soon. 🙄 Shame, all the shame, on their parents who raised them this way and to have such unrealistic expectations of life on earth. I do not know where we go from here, even if we triumph, a full at least third of our society is incapable of living as a reasonable person. And there were plenty of warnings; no one cared to listen
I honestly think a total collapse is what it will take to wake some people up, and we are headed there.
I agree, just like any addict, we have to hit rock bottom first to clear out the useless flotsam and the first thing to do is dismantle the welfare system and all its associated agencies – no free ride for any but the veterans, the elderly and the TRULY infirmed. There is no easy, legislative or even judicial way out of this mess and I blame those on the right who let all this slide for so long when the hazard warnings were all around us since the first report by Tail Gunner Joe McCarthy. In fact, if you read Arthur Herman’s “1917” you will see how our first elected progressive, woodrow wilson, set the table for our engorged federal government.
“And then – what do you do with the brainwashed masses…”
Create urban reservations to hold them in, bribe them with wealth redistribution stipends of someone else’s money, allow a few of their turncoats to become elected officials in order to have some of their own keep them in line (Funktionshäftling), condemn them to high unemployment and 2nd rate education opportunities, while using them as any parasite would to feed off their political donations while promising them the world in order to demand their vote loyality.
Sound familiar?
The only difference is that, for the most part, minority blacks, hispanics and those truly wanting live the original American dream are not falling for this siren’s call any longer while the brain-mushed millennials and gen z are totally useless and will never be viable citizens much less positives for our economy or culture – they are, in fact, human flotsam
The Vichy state is alive and well in America!
“what do you do with the brainwashed masses”
We could expand on the Greg Abbott plan for illegal immigrants. Pack them onto large barges, along with the politicians who promised them bread and circuses for nothing, and tow the barges to Venezuela. Tell Nicolas Maduro that we are repaying his loaning us his Tren de Aragua personnel, with interest.
Think about the changes that have happened in a mere 20 years. The Left went from antiwar to pro-war. It went from favoring nonviolence to pro-violence. It went from pro-worker to pro-corporation. It went from warning about the military-industrial complex to protecting the military-industrial complex. It went from skepticism of secret intel agency actions to protecting those actions from investigation. It went from favoring the working class and middle class to favoring the elite. It went from strong borders to open borders. It went from favoring ethical governance to favoring corruption and insider trading. It went from pro-Israel to anti-Israel, and in many cases outright antisemitism. It went from civil rights to censorship.
seems as though the prog/left keeps flipping its ideology as the votes are needed. Just like kamala or the “dixiecrats” who were so staunchly against desegregation – just promise whatever needs be promised to get the voted needed to stay in power in order to fleece the public and increase wealth for your swamp dwellers.
meanwhile here is my rejected comment concerning the Dan Henninger article about The Democrats should answer for their role in the toxic politics of America. Censorship is alive and well…unless you are a Democrat…then ANYTHING GOES!
Democrats are Fascists(Think Germany 1930’s) who wield centralized power in both government and large businesses to steal money and accumulate power. They dislike America…they push Drug and hate for America. They love crime, illegals, war, insanity, poverty(skim rescue money), etc. We need to convene a Nuremberg like trail to jail the Fascists for their crimes…helping illegals, persecuting Trump and his people, a many many more crimes. The Russian Hoax…an obvious conspiracy of democrats including those in the judges, DOJ, CIA, FBI, etc working with foreigners to over throw a sitting president…the BIGGEST CRIME in US History!!!! I want them jailed by the 1000’s.Democrats HATE America…there is NOT question in that….why do you think China lavishes money on DEMOCRATS? The UPENN Biden Center is funded with Chinese Money…the advisers around the Bidens are funded by Chinese and Ukraine money! Democrats are Fighting a Civil War against America…and the West in general! We need to CUT DC in half! Lord Acton “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely”
On behalf of the WEF and the globalist cabal…
Just wondering if the alleged perpetrator will get some sort of medal from Biden/Harris should she win
Guy will get Job at the CIA like Ryan Routh he was arrested 100’s of time…free flight to Ukraine, then to FL…CIA Airlines!
No way was Routh a CIA operative, he would be an asset that the CIA operator would use to their liking. Big difference, Routh will be hung out to dry, he’s a tool nutjob to boot, far beyond his own limitations and abilities.
“CIA Airlines”
I’ve seen no conclusive evidence. but I also harbor a suspicion that Routh is an asset. It would hardly be unprecedented for the CIA to take a mentally ill person and take advantage of the disability to influence that person to do reprehensible jobs for them, including assassinations, all the while preserving their own deniability. In fact, you could make the case that it is their MO.