House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said Friday that President Trump is trying his best to break the #MeToo movement as Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court looks set to move forward Friday afternoon.
“Yes, I do,” Pelosi said when asked the question directly.
“The lack of respect — well, of course has his own problems,” Pelosi said, pointing to Kavanaugh’s “disrespect against women” and the “lack of temperament” he showed during his hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday.
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Pelosi told reporters that she thought Kavanaugh was “doing an imitation” of the president before the committee.
The California Democrat also hit Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee for using Rachel Mitchell, the outside prosecutor used to question accuser Christine Blasey Ford during her testimony Thursday, calling it an “act of complete cowardice.”
“I think the Republicans using the woman prosecutor was an act of complete cowardice on their part,” Pelosi said. “It was an act of patrimony. … They can determine who asks the questions. They don’t honor their own responsibilities and they’re afraid of the truth and they’re afraid of the dignity of Dr. Ford.”
Kavanaugh inched closer Friday morning to a possible confirmation vote as Republicans plan a final floor vote on his nomination as early as Tuesday. Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., announced Friday he would support Kavanaugh, allowing him to likely clear a committee vote slated for early Friday afternoon.
The remaining key holdouts are still Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska. A vote by either would likely give Kavanaugh 50 votes needed, along with a tie-breaker by Vice President Mike Pence if needed.
Several red state Senate Democrats also have not announced their intentions. They include Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., Sen. Joe Donnelly, D-Ind., and Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D.
