THREAD. Highlights from Judge Kavanaugh's written responses to the 1,000+ questions from @SenJudiciary Democrats. #SCOTUS #Kavanaugh #KavanaughConfirmation
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6. On contacts with President Trump: Trump has called him twice to “offer words of encouragement... [but] at no time did he ask for any promise or representation as to how I would rule in any case, and at no time did I offer any commitments.”
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7. On possibly serving as solicitor general: yes he spoke with
@JeffSessions about it, but "I ultimately decided that I wanted to remain a judge." Kavanaugh was the "prominent federal judge" I alluded to back in this Jan. 2017 post: http://bit.ly/2OeXrYS .Show this thread -
8. On the matter of gambling and possible gambling debt (raised by
@SenWhitehouse): "Kavanaugh wrote in his responses that he has never reported a gambling loss to the Internal Revenue Service or accrued gambling debt."Show this thread -
9. You can find the full responses, posted by
@SenJudiciary, over here: http://bit.ly/2QsHH5QShow this thread -
10. Upshot: some interesting tidbits for
#SCOTUS nerds &#appellatetwitter types, but nothing that will create problems for a#KavanaughConfirmation. If anything, the responses help Judge#Kavanaugh by allowing him to clear up some issues.Show this thread
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