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In his first remarks since charges of sexual assault were leveled against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, President Donald Trump on Monday defended his pick to replace retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy as one of the great intellects and one of the finest people.
The president also criticized Democrats for not publicizing the allegations when they were first alerted to them over the summer. Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), who had received a letter from Kavanaughs accuser, Christine Blasey Ford, in July has defended her decision not to share the information out of respect for Fords strongly requested confidentiality.
But Trump appeared open to growing demands that Thursdays vote to confirm Kavanaugh be postponed until more information on the allegations is assembled. This includes possible testimony from Kavanaugh and Ford on the alleged incident, which Ford told the Washington Post on Sunday involved Kavanaugh sexually assaulting her at a party when they were teenagers in the 1980s.
Brett Kavanaugh is one of the finest people that Ive ever known. Hes an outstanding judge respected by everybody, never even had a little blemish on his record. Trump told reporters at the White House.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2018/09/trump-kavanaugh-sexual-assault-allegations/
A pussy grabber, just like me. - Donald Trump
LastLiberal in PalmSprings
(12,563 posts)He's not really a poster child for judging character.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,576 posts)Paul Manafort and Michael Cohen?
ProfessorGAC
(64,827 posts)Pretty much a kiss of death!
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)The biggest scumbag on the planet calls you one of "the finest people". Is there anyone that Trump has praised that hasn't ended up on the scrap heap (or soon will)?