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The hearings for Brett Kavanaugh\u2019s nomination to the Supreme Court have been mired by raucous protests and disruptions and now the emergence of photos from the scene has prompted some to ask if the protestors are paid actors. <\/p>\n
Amid prolonged chaos and a reported 70 arrests<\/a>\u00a0in the first two days of hearings, rumors began circulating online that activist groups were handing out cash to protesters who would then storm the courtroom to cause as much disruption as possible with a view to getting arrested.<\/p>\n One such alleged paid-for actor was Vickie Lampron, who can be seen in this arrest video from inside the courtroom, shared by the Center for Popular Democracy, which is involved in the demonstrations. She was arrested shortly afterwards.<\/p>\n In the below photo, shared by Adam Schindler, the Director of Online Strategy for Central, Lampron can be seen outside the courtroom speaking with Vinay Krishnan, a writer for SLAM magazine and an attorney, handing what appears to be money to Lampron outside the courthouse.<\/p>\n Schindler later added that he spoke to the protest\u2019s organizer who confirmed that they were handing out cash which the protesters were using to pay fines they received for breaking the law.<\/p>\n Spoke to the protest organizer. She confirmed handing out cash, but said they intend cash to be used to pay fines they know come when protestors break the law. A small price to pay to be \u201cheard\u201d I suppose. #KavanaughConfirmation<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Adam W. Schindler (@AdamSchindler) September 5, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n <\/center><\/div>\n Twitter users chimed in to support the claims that something was amiss, with some asking questions about the source of the funds.<\/p>\n They\u2019re all paid, check craigslist, local papers…..<\/p>\n \u2014 K Rodriguez (@wbroadway) September 5, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n <\/center><\/div>\n Founder and President of Turning Point USA Charlie Kirk, decried the perceived hypocrisy on Twitter. He even described it as treasonous in nature. \u00a0<\/p>\n Could you imagine the media’s outrage if conservatives were paying cash to protestors to try & get them to disrupt Liberal confirmations?<\/p>\n Here you see a woman receiving a cash payment who then went on to scream during the hearing<\/p>\n If this is real, the left is paying for chaos pic.twitter.com\/WAWqg2x1gq<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) September 6, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n <\/center><\/div>\n Definition of treason:<\/p>\n The offense of attempting by overt acts to overthrow state to which the offender owes allegiance to, to harm or injure the sovereign or the sovereign’s family. 2 : the betrayal of a trust- treachery<\/p>\n Behavior described in oped is absolutely treason<\/p>\n \u2014 Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) September 6, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n <\/center><\/div>\n Others were quick to dismiss the photos as one big nothingburger.<\/p>\n Are you kidding? You think protesters had to be PAID to voice their concerns about their rights??<\/p>\n \u2014 vicki pogatshnik🇺🇸 (@vickip24) September 6, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n <\/center><\/div>\n I have to admit, I am skeptical. How do we know she didn’t just buy tickets or a t-shirt? How is this “proof” of anything?<\/p>\n \u2014 David Peterson (@dwp_david) September 5, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n <\/center><\/div>\n Winnie Wong, senior adviser to the Women’s March, along with co-founders Linda Sarsour and Bob Bland were all arrested Monday for their part in disrupting the confirmation hearings.<\/p>\n “This is well-organized and scripted. This isn’t chaos,\u201d<\/em> Wong told CNN<\/a>. “It’s exercising your constitutional rights.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n
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