John Roberts criticized by conservative ex-judge for ‘unforgivable reticence’ about Trump

J Michael Luttig tells how disappointed' he is in his friend the chief justice for not taking a stand against the president

J Michael Luttig, a conservative former federal judge, has said how he is disappointed" in his friend John Roberts, the chief justice of the United States, for an unforgivable reticence" about Donald Trump.

Luttig was long considered a possible supreme court nominee himself. He shepherded Clarence Thomas through his contentious supreme court confirmation hearing in 1991 and was a mentor to the Texas senator Ted Cruz.