White House rejects concerns about Kavanaugh's partisan attacks
By POLITICO STAFF
The White House on Friday rebuffed concerns that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh compromised his ability to be an impartial judge, after he launched a blistering attack on Democrats, accusing them of a “calculated and orchestrated political hit.”
During an emotionally charged hearing on Thursday, Kavanaugh forcefully denied allegations of sexual misconduct against him and blamed partisan forces.
“This whole two-week effort has been a calculated and orchestrated political hit fueled with apparent pent-up anger about President Trump and the 2016 election, fear that has been unfairly stoked about my judicial record, revenge on behalf of the Clintons and millions of dollars in money from outside left-wing opposition groups,” Kavanaugh said, likely alluding to his work on the Starr report that helped fuel the impeachment of former President Bill Clinton.
On Friday morning, top White House aide Kellyanne Conway said Kavanaugh would have no trouble being an impartial member of the Supreme Court if he is confirmed.
“People have never questioned his judicial temperament and his decisions. He's authored 300 opinions,” Conway said on "CBS This Morning" about Kavanaugh’s works as a federal appellate judge.
“So I believe once he gets to the Supreme Court, he will call the balls and strikes fairly," she added. "What he was responding to yesterday was two and a half weeks of a political hit job where the Democrats in the Senate Judiciary Committee treated both he and Dr. Ford very unfairly.”
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