California Sen. Kamala Harris joined other 2020 Democratic candidates in saying Justice Brett Kavanaugh must be impeached after a new sexual misconduct allegation was leveled against him on Saturday.
“Brett Kavanaugh lied to the U.S. Senate and most importantly to the American people. He was put on the Court through a sham process and his place on the Court is an insult to the pursuit of truth and justice,” the Democratic presidential candidate tweeted Sunday.
I sat through those hearings. Brett Kavanaugh lied to the U.S. Senate and most importantly to the American people. He was put on the Court through a sham process and his place on the Court is an insult to the pursuit of truth and justice.
He must be impeached.
— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) September 15, 2019
Other Democratic presidential candidates have either expressed concern about the allegation or have outright called for Kavanaugh’s impeachment because of it.
It’s more clear than ever that Brett Kavanaugh lied under oath. He should be impeached.
And Congress should review the failure of the Department of Justice to properly investigate the matter. https://t.co/Yg1eh0CkNl
— Julián Castro (@JulianCastro) September 15, 2019
Sen. Amy Klobuchar on Justice Brett Kavanaugh: “My concern here is that the process was a sham. I don’t think you can look at impeachment hearings without getting the documents … and the attorney general is shielding documents” https://t.co/gxl9RihwwF pic.twitter.com/0QOM4kIuSv
— This Week (@ThisWeekABC) September 15, 2019
Last year the Kavanaugh nomination was rammed through the Senate without a thorough examination of the allegations against him. Confirmation is not exoneration, and these newest revelations are disturbing. Like the man who appointed him, Kavanaugh should be impeached.
— Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren) September 15, 2019
Yesterday, we learned of another accusation against Brett Kavanaugh—one we didn’t find out about before he was confirmed because the Senate forced the F.B.I. to rush its investigation to save his nomination. We know he lied under oath. He should be impeached.
— Beto O’Rourke (@BetoORourke) September 15, 2019
Pete Buttigieg calls for Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh to resign or be impeached: “Kavanaugh should resign and if he doesn’t, the House should impeach him.”
Full statement: pic.twitter.com/eS8j8zLXtA
— Dan Merica (@merica) September 15, 2019
One of Kavanaugh’s male classmates at Yale University, Max Stier, witnessed him make inappropriate sexual contact with a female student, according to the New York Times. Stier informed the FBI during his confirmation process last year, but the FBI did not investigate it.
President Trump defended Kavanaugh on Sunday, tweeting that “Radical Left Democrats” and the “LameStream Media” are trying to slander Justice Brett Kavanaugh into “turning Liberal.” He also encouraged Kavanaugh to “start suing people for libel” or “the Justice Department should come to his rescue.”
