Brett Kavanaugh, Supreme Court Front-Runner, Once Argued Broad Grounds for Impeachment

NY Times ^

[springwater13]

Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh, the front-runner to replace Justice Anthony M. Kennedy on the Supreme Court, once argued that President Bill Clinton could be impeached for lying to his staff and misleading the public, a broad definition of obstruction of justice that would be damaging if applied to President Trump in the Russia investigation.

Judge Kavanaugh’s arguments — expressed in the report of the independent counsel, Kenneth W. Starr, which he co-wrote nearly 20 years ago — have been cited in recent days by Republicans with reservations about him and have raised concerns among some people close to Mr. Trump. But Judge Kavanaugh has reconsidered some of his views since then, and there is no evidence that they have derailed his candidacy.

But Judge Kavanaugh’s role in the investigation of Mr. Clinton’s affair with a White House intern, which resulted in his impeachment in 1998, has raised a red flag among some people close to Mr. Trump. At a minimum, his views about when to impeach a president are sure to come up during a Senate confirmation hearing and would allow Democrats to shine a spotlight on Mr. Trump’s handling of the Russia investigation.

[NKP_Vet]

RINOs and Dems love Kavanaugh because he’s said Roe v. Wade is established precedent and the law of the land. By the way he’s a Catholic, as in Catholic in name only. In other words he’s another Kennedy.

[foreverfree]

bump

[Jim Noble]

The Congress can, with a simple majority in the House and 2/3 of Senators present in agreement, remove any President for any reason.

The fact that they have never done so indicates that trivial reasons such as political disagreements probably will not suffice.

[Jim Noble]

And, by the way, the Supreme Court and all inferior courts have NOTHING TO DO with the Congressional power of impeachment and removal, with the single exception that the Chief Justice of the United States is the presiding officer when the President is on trial.

Nothing the Congress does or does not do with this plenary power is reviewable by any court.

[ThomasMore]

exactly... perjury was at the heart of his impeachment... and should have put him in jail.

[bmwcyle]

This guy is not the best pick. I am hoping he is the three D front for the real pick.

[bmwcyle]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtoDWIpA4dc This pick is deep state.