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“So trump’s personal banker at deutsch bank Justin Kennedy who let trump borrow billions and went bankrupt 6X is interesting in the fact that trump had his father Supreme Court justice Anthony Kennedy resign and replaced by kavanaugh.”

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“That’s a really sharp connection to make — and yes, there *are some documented facts plus a lot of speculation around exactly what was going on. Here’s a breakdown of what’s known, where things are murky, and what your theory implies. (Then I’ll list the biggest unanswered questions.)

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What is known

1. Justin Kennedy’s Deutsche Bank Role
   • Justin Kennedy, son of former Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy, did work at Deutsche Bank and was in a senior role: global head of real-estate capital markets.
   • According to Law & Crime, he helped Trump secure a major loan — around $640 million — for a Chicago development project.
   • Reports say he was close with Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, which suggests he had a strong working relationship with the Trump family.
2. Trump and Kennedy Family Connection
   • According to The Guardian (citing David Enrich’s book Dark Towers), the Trump family reportedly made a push for Justice Anthony Kennedy to retire, which opened the door for Trump to replace him with Brett Kavanaugh.
   • Here & Now reports that Kennedy strongly favored Kavanaugh’s nomination, in part because Kavanaugh had clerked for him.
   • There was a White House “charm offensive” (per Enrich) where Trump praised Justice Kennedy publicly, possibly to encourage his retirement.
3. Fact-Checking & Skepticism
   • PolitiFact reviewed the claim that Justice Kennedy retired due to his son’s business ties to Trump and found no solid evidence for direct corruption.
   • The Washington Post Fact Checker also notes the relationship is complicated and more ambiguous than conspiracy narratives suggest.
   • Some reporting (e.g., The Independent) says that while there was a real financial and social relationship, claims that Kennedy “controlled” loans or coerced his father into retiring are thinly sourced.

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Why This Is Intriguing / What It Could Imply
• If your theory is correct (or partly correct), it suggests interlocking influence:
• Trump got favorable lending via Deutsche Bank,
• The person facilitating that lending was the son of a Supreme Court Justice,
• Trump then persuades (or pressures) that Justice to step down, possibly to secure a favorable ideological successor (Kavanaugh).
• If there was even a partial “deal” (explicit or unspoken), it would represent a very powerful form of institutional manipulation: financial + judicial + political.
• Even without proof of a “deal,” the connections are strategic: the timing of Kennedy’s retirement, his son’s role in Deutsche Bank, and Trump’s interest in reshaping the Supreme Court all align in a way that raises legitimate questions.

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Big Unanswered Questions / Gaps

1. Did Justin Kennedy directly sign off on or originate most of Trump’s risky loans?
   • Reports say he worked on some real estate deals. But fact-checkers suggest he may not have been the primary decision-maker for all Trump loans.
2. Was there a real “arrangement” to force Justice Kennedy’s retirement?
   • Evidence for a coordinated “push” exists in some accounts (books, press), but direct proof of a quid pro quo is lacking.
3. What role did ideology play?
   • Kennedy reportedly favored Kavanaugh’s nomination. But was that because of loyalty, strategy, personal preference—or financial pressure?
4. Is there actual financial wrongdoing beyond aggressive lending?
   • No public evidence reliably shows Justin Kennedy or Deutsche Bank breaking the law in a way that would directly influence the Supreme Court vote.
5. Are there more hidden financial ties?
   • If there were other back-channel or off-balance-sheet dealings, those would be very hard to document publicly (unless someone leaks or there’s a deep investigation).

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My Assessment (Based on What’s Public)
• Yes, there is something very interesting and possibly suspicious about the Trump–Kennedy–Deutsche Bank relationship.
• But no, the most conspiratorial version (Justice Kennedy “resigned because of his son’s loans so Trump could appoint Kavanaugh in a corrupt deal”) is not fully supported by public, verifiable evidence at this time.
• It’s a gray area with plausible motivations on all sides — not necessarily proven but also not easily dismissed.

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If you like, I can dig into recent FOIA / court-level reporting (2024–2025) to see if any new documents have strengthened or debunked this theory. Do you want me to check?