Fmr. Justice Breyer on if Compromise Was Possible on Abortion: ‘I Always Think It’s Possible, Usually Up Until the Last Minute’

WELKER How disruptive was ░░░░░░░░ leak to the court ░░░░░░░░ to the relationships that ░░░░░░░░ describe Breyer It was ░░░░░░░░ WELKER Were you angry ░░░░░░░░ You try to avoid ░░░░░░░░ angry where you try ░░░░░░░░ a job you try ░░░░░░░░ remain as calm reasonable ░░░░░░░░ serious as possible I ░░░░░░░░ it was unfortunate WELKER ░░░░░░░░ much discussion was there ░░░░░░░░ a potential compromise around ░░░░░░░░ weeks Breyer Well you ░░░░░░░░ as much about that ░░░░░░░░ I do You saw ░░░░░░░░ Chief Justice Roberts wrote ░░░░░░░░ when you see what ░░░░░░░░ written the normal situation ░░░░░░░░ before something is written ░░░░░░░░ the conference people in ░░░░░░░░ form or other will ░░░░░░░░ what they re thinking ░░░░░░░░ writing not always and ░░░░░░░░ identical but there s ░░░░░░░░ some discussion WELKER Did ░░░░░░░░ think that a compromise ░░░░░░░░ possible before the leak ░░░░░░░░ 15 weeks Breyer I ░░░░░░░░ hope for compromise WELKER ░░░░░░░░ you were hopeful there ░░░░░░░░ be a compromise Breyer ░░░░░░░░ want to put words ░░░░░░░░ my mouth Laughs I ░░░░░░░░ careful what I say ░░░░░░░░ this because I say ░░░░░░░░ interests are different I ░░░░░░░░ t want to make ░░░░░░░░ news I ve written ░░░░░░░░ I thought If you ░░░░░░░░ there s news in ░░░░░░░░ on the dissent go ░░░░░░░░ ahead But I don ░░░░░░░░ want to say something ░░░░░░░░ addition WELKER Yeah Just ░░░░░░░░ be clear though did ░░░░░░░░ think a compromise was ░░░░░░░░ Breyer I always think ░░░░░░░░ s possible I always ░░░░░░░░ always think it s ░░░░░░░░ usually up until the ░░░░░░░░ minute.”