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Kavanaugh pens op-ed ahead of key vote on confirmation by U.S. Senate
WATCH: Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh penned an op-ed piece in the Wall Street Journal, which was published Thursday, defending his testimony last week as the Senate is set to make a key procedural vote ahead of the confirmation vote of whether to send him to the highest court in the U.S – Oct 5, 2018
Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh is acknowledging he “might have been too emotional” in Senate testimony but says he can be counted on to be an “even-keeled” judge.
Kavanaugh said Thursday in an op-ed published in the Wall Street Journal that his “tone was sharp” and he said “a few things” he should not have during testimony to the Judiciary Committee about accusations of sexual misconduct. He forcefully denied the allegations.
Kavanaugh’s op-ed in The Wall Street Journal was published on the eve of a key procedural vote in the Senate on his nomination.
His column appeared aimed at winning over the three GOP senators who remain undecided.
He wrote that he always treats others with “utmost respect,” and “going forward, you can count on” him to be the “same kind of judge” he’s always been.
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Allegations of sexual misconduct when Kavanaugh was in high school and college have rocked President Donald Trump’s effort to put the conservative appeals court judge on the high court. Kavanaugh denies the accusations.
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Kavanaugh has not yet locked up the votes needed. Key undecided senators spent hours Thursday in a secure briefing room pouring over the FBI’s report on allegations of sexual misconduct. Kavanaugh denies the allegations.
While most Republicans say the findings of the FBI affirmed their support for Kavanaugh, three senators — Susan Collins of Maine, Jeff Flake of Arizona and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska — have yet to announce how they will vote.
Two Republican “no” votes could sink the nomination.
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