Democrats are raising new questions about the truthfulness of US supreme court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s sworn testimony to the US senate. Chuck Schumer, the senate Democrats’ leader, accused Mr Kavanaugh of delivering a “partisan screed” during a judiciary committee hearing last week. He pledged that the full US senate would begin voting on Mr Kavanaugh’s nomination this week. Mr Flake and senators Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska were instrumental last week in holding up Mr Kavanaugh’s confirmation vote. Democrats have seized most recently on Mr Kavanaugh’s indignant, emotional testimony before the judiciary committee to question whether he has the temperament for a lifetime appointment on the nation’s highest court.

Source: Irish Independent October 02, 2018 09:00 UTC