President Trump apologizes to Kavanaugh: “You, sir, under historic scrutiny, were proven innocent.” All other nine justices are sitting in the front row. 
EIGHT JUSTICES. SORRY.
Kavanaugh was not, of course, “proven innocent,” as it was not a trial.
Thanks #lawdork friends for noting that, even at trial, a person is found "not guilty" — not innocent.
That full Trump opening:
1. I was honestly surprised that all of the justices showed up.
2. I wonder if any regret having done so now.
2. I wonder if any regret having done so now.
In any event, the Supreme Court is back in session tomorrow with nine justices on the bench — and Chief Justice John Roberts gets to decide what to do with his court. buzzfeednews.com/article/chrisg…
The key part from Justice Kavanaugh’s speech at the White House tonight — less than two weeks after his hyperpartisan performance before the Senate Judiciary Committee, two days after he was confirmed and sworn in, and on the eve of his first arguments as a Supreme Court justice:
Would appear that Kavanaugh stuck around after or posed beforehand for photos. Here’s Mercedes and Matt Schlapp (she’s a senior White House communications staffer, he’s the chair of the CPAC-sponsoring ACU):
