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September 6, 2018

Kavanaugh Won't Rule Out Presidential Self-Pardon, Roe v. Wade Reversal
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On Capitol Hill, Judge Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court confirmation
hearing enters its third day today. On Wednesday, Kavanaugh was
questioned for the first time by members of the Senate Judiciary
Committee. He faced questions on gun control and acknowledged he has
said some semi-automatic rifles cannot be banned. Kavanaugh declined to
promise he would not vote to reverse Roe v. Wade, the 1973 Supreme Court
decision which legalized abortion. He also faced questions over his
expansive views on presidential powers-including the prospects of future
criminal charges against President Trump. This is Vermont Democratic
Senator Patrick Leahy questioning Judge Kavanaugh.

Judge Brett Kavanaugh: "The question of self-pardons is something I've
never analyzed. It's a question I've not written about. It's a question
therefore that's a hypothetical question that I can't begin to answer in
this context as a sitting judge and as a nominee to the Supreme Court."



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