Senate Democrats on Wednesday called for delaying confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh in the wake of a guilty plea by Michael Cohen, President Trump’s former attorney, on campaign-finance counts that involve the president. “Democrats pledged to block Judge Kavanaugh with everything they had,” Shah said in a written statement. The Committee has a hearing scheduled for September 4th, and Judge Kavanaugh will be there.”Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) also said the call for a delay was misguided. In interviews, other Democrats advanced similar arguments as Schumer a day after Cohen entered a guilty plea in a Manhattan federal court on eight counts. “We have a Supreme Court nominee who’s being pushed through .

Source: Washington Post August 22, 2018 16:14 UTC