Conservative former Judge J. Michael Luttig endorses Harris

Retired federal Judge J. Michael Luttig � a longtime conservative jurist �
on Monday endorsed Vice President Harris�s bid for president, saying she�s
the only major candidate who �can claim the mantle of defender and
protector of America�s Democracy, the Constitution, and the Rule of Law.�

�As a result, I will unhesitatingly vote for the Democratic Party�s
candidate for the Presidency of the United States, Vice President of the
United States, Kamala Harris,� Luttig wrote in a statement obtained Monday
by CNN.

Luttig said he is prioritizing the safeguarding of democracy over any
other policy issue and called on the American public to do the same.

�In voting for Vice President Harris, I assume that her public policy views
are vastly different from my own, but I am indifferent in this election as
to her policy views on any issues other than America�s Democracy, the
Constitution, and the Rule of Law, as I believe all Americans should be,�
he said.

Luttig � who was named to the bench by former President George H. W. Bush �
has become one of the most prominent conservative voices vocally opposing
former President Trump.