President Trump's decision to step in at the last moment and hide 100,000 pages of Judge Kavanaugh records from the American public is not only unprecedented in the history of Supreme Court nominations, it has all the makings of a cover up. Brett Kavanaugh More Quotes by Brett Kavanaugh More Quotes From Brett Kavanaugh Did you find it all unusual to receive a draft letter from Democratic senators to each other before any mention of it was made public? Brett Kavanaugh politics No one is above the law in our constitutional system. Brett Kavanaugh politics The question of self pardons is something I have never analyzed, it is a question I have not written about, it's a question therefore that is a hypothetical question that I can not begin to answer in this context as a sitting judge and as a nominee to Supreme Court. Brett Kavanaugh politics I don't think we want judges commenting on the latest political controversy, because that would ultimately lead the people to doubt whether we're independent or whether we're politicians in robes, and so maintaining that strict independence of the judiciary requires me, I think, to avoid commenting on any current events. Brett Kavanaugh politics I am not here to assess comments made in the political arena, because the risk is I'll be drawn into the political arena. Brett Kavanaugh politics I don't live in a bubble. I understand. I live in the real world. I understand the importance of the issue. Brett Kavanaugh politics That's what makes people sick. Brett Kavanaugh politics As I’ve said before, [Garland is] a great judge – a great chief judge – and he’s very careful and very hardworking, and we work well together and try to read the statute as written, read the precedent as written, he’s a judge – like I try to be as well – a judge who’s not trying to impose any personal preferences onto the decision but take the law as written, and that’s what I’ve tried to do in those cases and that probably explains some of that. Brett Kavanaugh politics A good judge must be an umpire – a neutral and impartial arbiter who favors no litigant or policy, i don’t decide cases based on personal or policy preferences. I am not a pro-plaintiff or pro-defendant judge. I am not a pro-prosecution or pro-defense judge. I am a pro-law judge. Brett Kavanaugh opinion The Supreme Court must never be viewed as a partisan institution, the justices on the Supreme Court do not sit on opposite sides of an aisle. They do not caucus in separate rooms. If confirmed to the court, I would be part of a team of nine, committed to deciding cases according to the Constitution and laws of the United States. Brett Kavanaugh opinion I live on the sunny side of the mountain. Brett Kavanaugh top-news Senator, I did not -- I was not involved and am not involved in the questions about the rules governing detention of combatants or -- and so I do not have the involvement with that, and with respect to Mr. Haynes' nomination, I've -- I know Jim Haynes, but it was not one of the nominations that I handled. Brett Kavanaugh politics The next morning, I was a few steps behind her as the Secret Service shouted at all of us to sprint out the front gates of the White House, because there was an inbound plane. Brett Kavanaugh politics The two ultimately got linked in the same bill. Brett Kavanaugh politics The rationale for candidate contribution limits is that they prevent corruption -- if Brett Kavanaugh were to oppose contribution limits, Brett Kavanaugh would be willing to open the door to massive corruption of our elected officials. Brett Kavanaugh top-news In our constitutional system, a judge must be independent, must keep an open mind in every case and must decide cases based on the facts and the law, not based on personal or policy views. Brett Kavanaugh politics Even the lesser burdens of a criminal investigation – including preparing for questioning by criminal investigators – are time-consuming and distracting. Like civil suits, criminal investigations take the President’s focus away from his or Paula Jones responsibilities to the people, and a President who is concerned about an ongoing criminal investigation is almost inevitably going to do a worse job as President. Brett Kavanaugh politics Looking back to the late 1990s, for example, the nation certainly would have been better off if President Clinton could have focused on Osama bin Laden without being distracted by the Paula Jones sexual harassment case and its criminal investigation offshoots. Brett Kavanaugh politics My law clerks come from diverse background and points of views. Brett Kavanaugh top-news Sources said at the time they believed opposition from the left was fueled by concerns that Brett Kavanaugh could one day have a seat on Supreme Court. I consider myself a Republican, I am a supporter of President President Bush. Brett Kavanaugh politics
