Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh speaks in the East Room of the White House on July 9. One senior White House official said Trump thinks Kavanaugh can survive and told top advisers he thought the judge’s denial of wrongdoing was forceful. One possible defender, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, did not hold a press briefing Monday. But the White House response Monday focused on Kavanaugh’s statement in which he was unequivocal. Installing Kavanaugh was meant to be McGahn’s farewell gift to the conservative legal establishment before departing later this fall as White House counsel.

Source: Washington Post September 18, 2018 00:10 UTC