GOP Senator Slams Ketanji Brown Jackson For Attending Grammys | EUROtoday

Ketanji Brown Jackson didn’t go dwelling a winner after Sunday’s Grammy Awards, however the Supreme Court justice’s mere presence on the star-studded ceremony was sufficient for a GOP lawmaker to name for an investigation.

Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) on Thursday stated she was involved about Jackson’s capability to stay “above political influence” after seeing her participate within the Grammys, which she deemed a a “highly politicized” occasion.

“We need an investigation into Justice Jackson’s ability to remain impartial,” Blackburn wrote on X.

That similar day, Blackburn confirmed through her web site that she’d despatched a letter to Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts urging him to “initiate an investigation” into Jackson’s participation at an occasion that includes “many polarized, highly charged anti-law enforcement sentiments.”

“While it is by no means unheard of or unusual for a Supreme Court justice to attend a public function, very rarely — if ever — have justices of our nation’s highest Court been present at an event at which attendees have amplified such far-left rhetoric,” Blackburn wrote.

She additionally pointed to Bad Bunny and Billie Eilish, each of whom used their Grammy acceptance speeches to sentence President Donald Trump’s crackdown on immigrants, in addition to the various stars who wore “ICE Out” pins denouncing Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers’ actions after the deadly shootings of Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis.

“I urge you to initiate an investigation into Justice Jackson’s attendance at this event and if her participation in any way would require recusal from matters that will come before the Court,” she concluded.

HuffPost reached out to the Supreme Court Public Information Office for touch upon Blackburn’s remarks, however didn’t instantly hear again.

Jackson was a first-time Grammy nominee for the audio model of her 2024 memoir, “Lovely One.” She misplaced within the spoken phrase album class to the Dalai Lama, who received for “Meditations: The Reflections of His Holiness the Dalai Lama.”

Still, Jackson appeared to take pleasure in herself on the Los Angeles ceremony, fortunately posing for images with Queen Latifah and producer Pat Houston, the sister-in-law of late pop singer Whitney Houston, amongst different notables.

Grammys host Trevor Noah took a number of swipes at Trump all through the ceremony. In his opening monologue, he joked that Trump would brag about having an even bigger “ass” than rapper Nicki Minaj, who has absolutely embraced the president’s MAGA agenda in current weeks.

Trump, in flip, deemed the Grammys “terrible” in a Monday submit on his Truth Social platform.