KAVANAUGH’S ‘revenge’ claim laughable, Hillary Clinton says.
Hillary Clinton said Tuesday that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh “deserves a lot of laughter” for his claim that “revenge on behalf of the Clintons” is one of the motives for opposition to his confirmation.
“I thought it was just part of the whole of his very defensive and unconvincing presentation” to the Senate Judiciary Committee last week, Clinton, the 2016 Democratic presidential nominee who lost to President Donald Trump, said at the Atlantic Festival in Washington.
Kavanaugh’s testimony came after an appearance by Christine Blasey Ford, who accused him of sexually assaulting her when they were in high school. He denied that allegation in testimony that was at times angry and tearful.
Kavanaugh told the panel, “This whole two-week effort has been a calculated and orchestrated political hit, fueled with apparently pent-up anger about President Trump and the 2016 election, fear that has been unfairly stoked about my judicial record, revenge on behalf of the Clintons and millions of dollars in money from outside, left-wing opposition groups.”
Kavanaugh worked for independent counsel Ken Starr during the controversial investigation of Bill Clinton’s presidency that led to Clinton’s impeachment. The president was acquitted after a Senate trial in 1999.
Hillary Clinton said Tuesday that she found Ford to be a “very credible” witness. Regarding Kavanaugh’s testimony, she said that for anyone who is concerned about judicial temperament, “there’s a lot to be concerned about.”