Former Justice Breyer throws cold water on theory Dobbs leak came from a justice: 'I'd be amazed'

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Retired Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer said he'd be "amazed" if a fellow justice leaked the court's draft decision to overturn Roe v. Wade in 2022, which effectively ended the recognition of a constitutional right to abortion.

"Do you have a sense of what the motive of the leaker was?" NBC's Kristen Welker asked Breyer in an interview aired Sunday on "Meet the Press."

Breyer shied away from answering directly, saying he does have theories, but that he was not willing to discuss them at length. Breyer, who retired in 2022, did say who he thought did not leak the draft opinion.

"I'd be amazed if it was a judge," he said.

Breyer's comments came amid an interview on his new book, "Reading the Constitution: Why I Chose Pragmatism, Not Textualism," which is critical of conservative justices for their decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.

FORMER SCOTUS JUSTICE STEPHEN BREYER CALLS DOBBS RULING LEAK ‘UNFORTUNATE’ IN NEW INTERVIEW

The Supreme Court issued a 6-3 ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization in June 2022 to uphold a Mississippi law banning abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy. The decision came just weeks after an unprecedented draft leak published by Politico showed Justice Samuel Alito's majority opinion outlining the decision to effectively end the recognition of a