If confirmed by the senate, i will keep an open mind in every case and i will always strive to preserve the constitution of the United States and the american rule of law. So kavanaugh is a graduate of Yale Law School and clerked for Justice Kennedy. In 1993 he met ken starr during a Justice Department fellowship and became a key staff member when starr was the independent counsel investigating the white water and clinton lieu ensky scandals. Kavanaugh helped write the final report to congress that laid out 11 possible grounds for impeaching president bill clinton. He served as george w. Bushs white House Counsel and Staff Secretary before he was nominated to be a federal judge in 2006. He was confirmed at that time by a vote of 5736. Now, Brett Kavanaughs nomination sets up an extremely
consequential confirmation battle. Within minutes of trumps announcement, several Top Democrats voicing their intention to vote against him. Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer put out a saying that b
Can i get can i get a connection . Ohhh can i get a connection . Trying find the old me welcome to kasie d. C. Im kasie hunt. We are live every sunday from washington from 7 00 to 9 00 p. M. Eastern. Tonight, insider rumors fly as the president prepares to make a Primetime Announcement about the Supreme Court. Plus, Alan Dershowitz joins me live. Well get his top tips for summering on marthas vineyard, oh, and also talk about the president s evolving legal strategy in the mueller probe. Plus, some actual good news as divers emerge with some of the boys that stranded that soccer team alive. Well get a report on the ground as Monsoon Rains fall and Thai Navy Seals prepare to go in again. But first we are just over 24 hours away from President Trumps Primetime Announcement of his pick to replace Anthony Kennedy on the Supreme Court. By the way, for those of you watching at home, abc says it is prepared to break into the bachelorette to bring you that news. President says he has narrowed h
Credentials, a proven commitment to equal justice under the law. This incredibly qualified nominee deserves a swift confirmation and robust bipartisan support. If confirmed by the senate i will keep an open mind in every case. And i will always strive to preserve the constitution of the United States and the american rule of law. Sandra Leland Vittert is live at the white house. What is nominee kavanaugh up to this morning . Good morning, sandra, a couple hours from now he heads up to capitol hill with Vice President mike pence who will escort him up there and begin with meetings with Mitch Mcconnell and then the Bipartisan Group of senators over the next couple weeks as he sits down and begins discussions with them. Last night in the president s rollout we got a preview of the argument at the core of this confirmation fight. President trump a graduate of yale college and law school judge kavanaugh teaches at harvard, yale and georgetown, in keeping with president la igs legacy i do no
Allies for days, President Trump has a summit with them. E. U. Chief donald tusk fired back. Dear america, appreciate your allies. You dont have that many. Another dust storm in arizona hitting the valley. An infant is found alive after being abandoned in the woods in montana. The baby is in good condition. George clooney injured in italy when his scooter collided with a car. Clooney has been released from the hospital. The ensuing corner. cheers score france has punched the first ticket to sundays world cup final. Glor good evening. Im jeff glor. And were going to begin tonight with an ending, the one everyone was hoping for. In a story that has nearly gripped the world for nearly three weeks now, the last of the 12 boys and their soccer coach trapped in a flooded cave in thailand were rescued today. It is an amazing story, and it couldnt have happened without a team of skilled divers who risked their lives to save others. Anna werner was there. cheers reporter the Daring Rescue missi
Initial tweet after boarding air force one that clarified his comments on the Intelligence Community. He wanted to make sure that was clear. The very first chance he had in a public setting the following day, he clarified his comments. I dont think that it was that long for that to be the very first public appearance that he had following arriving back to the United States. It was quite it wasnt 24 hours before he responded at all. He put out an official tweet from air force one. The comment was to change would to wouldnt. A lot of people would argue there was ample time for the president. He tweets all the time from air force one. And he tweeted that night. And to put out a statement to clarify what he meant to say during the joint News Conference. He didnt do that. What took so long . Once he reviewed the transcript, he wanted to publicly address the clarification, which he did. Theres been an effort to impeach rod rosenstein. Is that from lack of cooperation from congress . The pres