It turns out Sen. Cory Booker’s, D-N.J., self-aggrandizing act of “civil disobedience” was a dishonest stunt.

Feigning bravery, Booker was eager to inform the world on Thursday morning that he had “knowingly violated the rules” by releasing a chain of emails from Judge Brett Kavanaugh during his confirmation hearings. “This is about the closest I’ll ever have in my life to an ‘I am Spartacus’ moment,” Booker boasted.