Schumer: Trump picked Kavanaugh to 'protect him' from Mueller

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., charged Tuesday that President Trump nominated Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court because he is the one who would “best protect him” from the ongoing Mueller investigation.

Schumer told reporters that Kavanaugh was the “most extreme” candidate on the 25-person shortlist on the topic, referring to comments made by the nominee in 2009. In a Minnesota Law Review article, Kavanaugh said presidents should not be caught up in “time-consuming and distracting” lawsuits and investigations while in office.