It was 2004, and Schumer helped lead the Democrats’ questioning of Kavanaugh to move from the George W. Bush White House to a federal circuit judgeship. In addition, the White House said last week it will not release 101,921 pages of Kavanaugh-related records to the committee, citing the sensitivity of the communications. “Could you identify five pro-choice judges that the White House sent to the Hill?” she asked. At the time of his 2004 hearing, Democrats focused on his youth and lack of courtroom experience. Schumer said to Kavanaugh at the 2004 hearing that “of course ideology played a role” in such selections.

Source: Washington Post September 02, 2018 23:51 UTC