Kavanaugh staunchly denied allegations of sexual assault against him, but nearly all Senate Democrats voted against his confirmation. I very much appreciate those 50 great votes and I think he's going to go down as a totally brilliant Supreme Court Justice for many years." "I have no doubt," Trump said, telling reporters that he had chosen Kavanaugh, in part, because "there's nobody with a squeaky-clean past like Brett Kavanaugh." When the vote was over, hundreds of protesters massed on the Supreme Court steps and chanted, "We believe survivors." Advisers and Senate leaders had urged Trump not to attack Ford publicly, worried such a move would anger on-the-fence senators.

Source: CBC News October 07, 2018 19:16 UTC