(Watch: Kavanaugh gets combative when asked about his drinking)U.S. Supreme Court nominee testifies that he does not have a drinking problem. During Kavanaugh's testimony, Republican Lindsey Graham slammed his Democratic colleagues for carrying out what he called "the most unethical sham" he's ever witnessed in his political career. —@realDonaldTrumpDemocratic strategist Karl Frisch said Kavanaugh's performance was an attempt to convince Trump not to pull his nomination. "Seems clear Kavanaugh is testifying AT Trump and not the Senators in the room," Frisch wrote on Twitter. By the late afternoon, midway through Kavanaugh's testimony, Republicans abandoned the tactic of ceding their speaking time to Mitchell.

Source: CBC News September 28, 2018 07:52 UTC