Rebecca Taibleson is a federal prosecutor who attends Federalist Society galas and clerked for the patron saint of conservative juridical theory, the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. But that’s not enough for the First Liberty Institute, which is about to become the first conservative group to oppose a judicial nomination from President Donald Trump.
The group says that Taibleson’s donations to Democrats, as well as her donations to Democratic Party-aligned groups, is cause for concern — in addition to the cases she has taken on.
“Although she has elite credentials, Taibleson has never demonstrated a commitment to the conservative legal principles or the conservative movement and there are a number of red flags in her background,” First Liberty Institute said in a report about her.