EDITORIAL: Americans deserve to know more about Brett Kavanaugh’s time in the White House
Perhaps more troubling than what is known about Kavanaugh is what the public and lawmakers don't know about him. The Trump administration, claiming executive privilege, has withheld 100,000 pages of records from Kavanaugh's time as a lawyer in
Then, just hours before the start of Kavanaugh's confirmation hearings for a lifetime seat on the
Compounding the charade surrounding the hearings, a spokesman for Sen.
If confirmed, Kavanaugh, 53, could shape the law for decades to come. Lawmakers -- and the taxpayers they represent -- are entitled to scrutinize Kavanaugh's complete public record as a judge and as
The withholding of documents smells as if there is something to hide. Indeed, many of the
There are legitimate concerns about Kavanaugh's extreme views on many major issues, including gun safety, reproductive rights, the environment, labor, immigration, and LGBTQ discrimination.
Research by two professors found a number of Kavanaugh's decisions as a federal judge have been far more partisan than his peers, raising questions about his impartiality.
Before being nominated to the federal appeals court at age 38, Kavanaugh made his reputation as a politically-active Republican lawyer.
He was part of the team, led by independent counsel
Kavanaugh also played a role in the 2000
In a 2015 speech, Kavanaugh said the nearly six years he spent in the Bush White House were "among the most interesting and most formative" in his development as a judge. Many questionable legal decisions were made during that time, including the use of torture and warrantless wiretaps.
That is all the more reason why lawmakers and the public deserve to know more about Kavanaugh's time in the
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