Kavanaugh won't commit to recusal from Trump, Mueller-related matters

[DonViejo]

Source: ABC News



By ALEXANDER MALLIN KATHERINE FAULDERS
Aug 31, 2018, 5:30 PM ET

At his Senate confirmation hearings next week, Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh is not expected to offer any commitment to recuse himself from cases involving investigations of President Trump, including a possible constitutional fight over a subpoena of the president, sources familiar with Kavanaugh's preparations tell ABC News.

Senate Democrats say they plan to press Kavanaugh over recusal during questioning. "He doesn't believe a sitting president should be investigated or prosecuted -- in other words, is above the law," Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, said Friday.

"Pledging a decision on a particular matter or case – including the decision whether to hear the case – for political reasons, like obtaining confirmation votes, would violate the bedrock constitutional principle of judicial independence," said deputy White House press secretary Raj Shah, who is overseeing the administration’s Kavanaugh confirmation strategy.

Democrats have said they plan to use the confirmation hearings to spotlight Kavanaugh’s potential legal and ethical conflicts should Mueller bring any case involving the president before the high court. As part of that strategy, Democrats announced former White House Counsel John Dean, who helped bring down former President Richard Nixon, will testify as an outside witness.



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[Anon-C]

1. Loll!

[hlthe2b]

2. this is funny to you?

[PoliticAverse]

3. Supreme Court justices don't normally recuse themselves on matters involving the President...

that nominated them (the only exception usually is on matters that they were involved with - for example Kagan recused herself on some issues that were taken up while she was Solicitor General).

[Haggis for Breakfast]

4. Just another reason to reject him.

As a new member to the Court, it would be appropriate for him to sit this one out and allow those more seasoned and reasoned justices take this one. I'm sure he will better pressed into service making coffee for the others. That IS a tradition in SCOTUS. Low guy makes coffee.

[duforsure]

5. He's going to be exposed

That's why they're desperately hiding stuff on his past, and money issues will also pop up I think making him lose his bid.

[Mc Mike]

6. Pretty blatant move from the treasonous bircher weasel.

Putin's puppet nominated him, he feels that there's no reason Putin's puppet should be investigated.

He sees absolutely no reason to recuse himself.

[BigmanPigman]

7. This is the GOP's last chance to show Country over Party.

All the senators who are retiring should vote NO, but they are losers and hypocrites.