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September 15, 2019

NY Times sparks furor with tweet describing alleged Kavanaugh behavior as 'harmless fun'

The New York Times, under its “New York Times Opinion” Twitter banner, issued an apology late Saturday, saying it had deleted an “offensive” Twitter message promoting a Times article that makes allegations against Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh.

September 5, 2019

Sen. Thom Tillis: Investigation into Blasey Ford's attorney possible after Kavanaugh remarks

Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., said comments by Christine Blasey Ford's attorney may be worthy of an investigation after she admitted that her client had political motivations for accusing Justice Brett Kavanaugh of rape. 

September 5, 2019

Napolitano 'surprised' by remarks from Kavanaugh accuser's lawyer, says matter could warrant investigation

Fox News senior judicial analyst Judge Andrew Napolitano called Dr. Christine Blasey Ford a "credible witness," following the release of a video showing her lawyer claiming Ford had political motivations with her accusations against Justice Brett Kavanaugh. 

September 4, 2019

Kavanaugh accuser's lawyer said allegations could help undermine abortion rulings: 'Part of what motivated Christine'

The attorney who represented Christine Blasey Ford during Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court confirmation hearings admitted in a speech earlier this year that Ford was motivated to come forward in part by a desire to harm Kavanaugh's reputation with an "asterisk" before he could start ruling on abortion-related cases.

August 7, 2019

Rep. Gaetz: Nadler request for Justice Kavanaugh's Bush-era records an effort to 'delegitimize' him

Rep. Jerrold Nadler's, D-N.Y., motion to seek Bush-era records of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh is a delegitimization effort, according to Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla.

July 23, 2019

Watters: Al Franken New Yorker story a 'puff piece' by 'advocate for Democrats'

Writer Jane Mayer's interview with Al Franken for the New Yorker is a ploy to rehabilitate the former Democratic senator's image, according to Jesse Watters.

July 11, 2019

New book claims Justice Kennedy lobbied for Trump to consider Kavanaugh

Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh reportedly was among the top five choices that former Justice Anthony Kennedy recommended then-candidate Donald Trump nominate during the 2016 campaign. 

July 10, 2019

CNN reporter pretended to be on phone call during pro-Kavanaugh gathering, book claims

A new book claims that an unnamed CNN reporter pretended to be on a phone call when a massive gathering of women lobbied a swing-vote senator to support Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh.

July 10, 2019

Sen. Collins rejected Republican senator's offer to ditch Kavanaugh after Ford testimony, new book claims

Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, refused to take part in a Senate Judiciary Committee Republican's proposal for the White House to abandon Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh's nomination after his accuser, Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, delivered an emotional testimony at his confirmation hearing in September 2018, a new book claims.

July 9, 2019

'Fistfights nearly broke out' among senators before Kavanaugh vote, new book claims

Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation hearings deeply divided the U.S. Senate and created an extremely tense atmosphere at the end of 2018 -- so tense, a new book claims, that the nation's lawmakers almost traded blows as a critical swing vote, Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., weighed his options.