Washington, September 5
Brett Kavanaugh, President Donald Trump’s U.S. Supreme Court nominee, sought to stake out his independence on Wednesday as he faced his first questions during the second day of his contentious Senate confirmation hearing.
“I think the first quality of a good judge in our constitutional system is independence,” the conservative federal appeals court judge said in response to a question by the Judiciary Committee’s Republican chairman, Chuck Grassley. “No one is above the law in our constitutional system,” Kavanaugh added.
As they did the day before, protesters repeatedly interrupted the session, opposing Kavanaugh’s nomination.
The confirmation hearing opened on Tuesday with a chaotic session in which Democrats complained that Republicans withheld documents concerning Kavanaugh’s work in former President George W. Bush’s White House more than a decade ago that they said they needed to review to properly vet the nominee. Capitol Police on Tuesday removed 61 protesters opposed to Kavanaugh from the room and charged them with disorderly conduct.
Democratic senators plan to press Kavanaugh on abortion, gun rights, among other issues. — Reuters
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