Most memorably, Brett Kavanaugh may have salvaged his Supreme Court nomination on national TV in a Senate hearing in which he showed Mr. Trump his own furious reflection. After Mr. Kavanaugh was accused of sexual assault by Christine Blasey Ford, Mr. Trump was disappointed by a restrained interview on Fox News in which he believed that Mr. Kavanaugh had come across as feeble. After Mr. Kavanaugh came back and detonated in front of the Judiciary Committee, Mr. Trump tweeted a delighted review, and stuck with him through confirmation. But neither was apology, given that for his boss, the presidency means never having to say you’re sorry. As for his present case: “I’m not here to send any signal to the president,” Mr. Acosta said.

Source: New York Times July 10, 2019 22:07 UTC