John Cornyn accuses Cory Booker of grandstanding over document claim

Published September 6, 2018 8:51pm ET



Senate Republicans on Thursday accused Sen. Cory Booker of creating fake drama by claiming to disclose “committee confidential” material on Kavanaugh when the documents had already been cleared for release.

“I think Sen. Booker wants to make himself a martyr in aid of his presidential campaign,” said Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn, R-Texas, a member of the Judiciary Committee.

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