As Brett Kavanaugh faces the Senate, a reminder: If confirmed, he‘d almost certainly be asked to weigh in on the Russia investigation. Anything less than full recusal is unacceptable—especially given his history of suggesting presidents are above the law. themoscowproject.org/dispatch/would…
Kavanaugh has, for instance, said he disagreed with the court’s ruling in US v. Nixon, in which they forcefully asserted that the president is not above the law by compelling him to release the Oval Office tapes. vox.com/policy-and-pol…
He also said he’d “put the final nail” in a ruling upholding the constitutionality of independent counsel statutes. cnn.com/2018/07/18/pol…
Worst of all, he once wrote that sitting presidents shouldn’t be indicted or even investigated—a terrifying thought given that the president who appointed him is an unindicted co-conspirator in crimes committed during his election. washingtonpost.com/politics/top-s…
Confirming Kavanaugh would mean assenting to Trump appointing his own jury in arguably the biggest presidential scandal in American history. Unless Kavanaugh proves he won’t consider the president to hold himself above the law by recusing, he must not be confirmed.
