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Kavanaugh on Shaky Ground
Elana Schor, congressional reporter for Politico, talks about the latest national political news, especially Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination, which is now in jeopardy after a woman accused him of sexually assaulting her back when they were both in high school.
@eschor points out that Dr. Ford, the woman who accused Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault, hasn't yet agreed to testify on Monday.
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) September 18, 2018@eschor says to most Senators, what matters is Kavanaugh is denying he did this right now. But she does believe that if a significant number of moderate Republicans wind up believing Dr. Ford, "his nomination is done for."
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) September 18, 2018@eschor says it's is definitely a McConnell priority to remake the federal judiciary, and he is very good at it. But one of the bigger narratives is the absolute politicization of the independent judiciary.
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) September 18, 2018@eschor: "It is interesting to me that we may finally be seeing the left awakening to why they should fight about judicial openings."
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) September 18, 2018