Sources: No truth to rumor that Tom Cotton would block Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination

Published July 11, 2018 3:03pm ET



Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., is on track to support the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh, President Trump’s nominee to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy.

Cotton, a Trump ally, immediately issued a supportive statement Monday after the president announced Kavanaugh’s nomination during a prime-time televised address from the White House, though it was not a blanket endorsement. “Judge Kavanaugh has an impressive record as a jurist and as a lawyer,” Cotton, a Harvard-educated lawyer, said.

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