BRETT KAVANAUGH/SEX ABUSE/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/WOMEN: “Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh wrote an op-ed for the Wall Street Journal on Thursday [10-4-18] arguing he is an ‘independent, impartial judge’ and conceding he ‘might have been too emotional’ in his testimony in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee last week…Kavanaugh and California professor Christine Blasey Ford testified in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee on September 27 after Ford accused the nominee of sexually assaulting her when they were both in high school. Ford alleges a drunken Kavanaugh pinned her down at a party and attempted to remove her clothes, covering her mouth when she tried to scream. Kavanaugh vehemently denies the allegation. Kavanaugh’s last-ditch effort to present himself as an impartial judge is another extraordinary decision in a confirmation process full of unprecedented moments. It follows Kavanaugh’s decision last week to sit down for an interview with Fox News ahead of the wrenching hearing where he and Ford testified, making him one of the most visible Supreme Court nominees in memory. In his opening statement to the Senate Judiciary Committee during the hearing, Kavanaugh said he had written the monologue the previous day.”
–Kate Sullivan, Ariane de Vogue and Sarah Westwood, “Kavanaugh writes op-ed arguing he is an ‘independent, impartial judge’ after emotional testimony,” CNN Politics, CNN.com, October 4, 2018 7:14 am