Harris team crafted federal judge 'death-pool roster' to swear her in should Biden die as president, book says

A communications manager for erstwhile Vice President Kamala Harris created a alleged "death-pool roster" of national judges appointed by a Republican that could curse successful Harris arsenic president – successful the lawsuit that President Joe Biden abruptly died, according to a caller book.

The book, "Fight: Inside the Wildest Battle for the White House," published Tuesday by William Morrow and Company, claims that Harris’ White House communications manager Jamal Simmons crafted an full communications strategy to employment successful the lawsuit of Biden’s death. 

The book, authored by governmental journalists Jonathan Allen of NBC News and Amie Parnes of the Hill, said Simmons imagined that losing Biden unexpectedly would beryllium akin to erstwhile Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn successful connected Air Force One pursuing John F. Kennedy’s assassination successful 1963. 

But helium disquieted radical would question her legitimacy arsenic president, and was specifically acrophobic that "Trump people" would spell "apes---" if Harris became president, the publication claims. 

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President Joe Biden, archetypal woman Jill Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and 2nd man Doug Emhoff be a run lawsuit successful Manassas, Virginia, connected Jan. 23, 2024. (Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters)

"Simmons believed Harris would beryllium strengthened by an organization stamp of support if she were sworn successful hurriedly due to the fact that Biden had died unexpectedly," Allen and Parnes wrote. "Her legitimacy mightiness beryllium questioned, helium worried, recalling the January 6 effort to halt Biden from being certified arsenic president."

As a result, Simmons created a spreadsheet of assorted judges nominated by a Republican who mightiness beryllium equipped to assistance bolster her legitimacy. 

"The strongest validator, helium believed, would beryllium a national justice who had been appointed by a Republican different than Trump," Allen and Parnes wrote. "He compiled a spreadsheet of those jurists crossed the country, down to a city-by-city breakdown, and carried it with him erstwhile helium traveled with Harris." 

Simmons said helium ne'er told Harris astir the alleged "death-pool roster" earlier his departure with her communications squad successful January 2023, nevertheless helium instructed colleagues to notify him instantly if thing did hap to Biden truthful helium could instrumentality the communications strategy. Ultimately, Simmons near the spreadsheet with different Harris staffer, according to the book. 

The publication did not specify which judges were included connected the list. 

Harris, who antecedently served arsenic a legislator from California, is present a talker with CAA Speakers, which represents high-profile celebrities. CAA did not instantly respond to a petition for remark from Fox News Digital.

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President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris connected signifier astatine the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's Phoenix Awards Dinner successful Washington, Sept. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

The publication besides includes details revealing however erstwhile President Barack Obama remained hesitant to backmost Harris successful the 2024 predetermination to regenerate Biden, amid concerns astir his intelligence fitness, portion besides doubting Biden and Harris' governmental abilities. 

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According to the book, Obama didn’t judge Harris could bushed now-President Donald Trump successful the November 2024 contention – an contented that frustrated Harris.

"Fight" chronicles however Trump secured the White House for a 2nd word and the ramifications of his triumph connected the Democratic Party. Allen and Parnes conducted interviews with much than 150 governmental insiders for the book, according to the book's description.