‘Obscene’: New report details Trump’s protection of Kavanaugh from sexual assault probe

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse released a bombshell report this week accusing the Trump White House of thwarting an FBI probe into sexual assault allegations made against Justice Brett Kavanaugh during his 2018 nomination process. The latest scandal adds to a growing list of controversies amid polls showing that public faith in the nation’s highest court continues to plummet. Meanwhile calls for Supreme Court reforms are intensifying, including President Joe Biden's recent proposals for 18-year term limits for justices and a binding code of ethics. “Every official in this country– local, county, state, other federal– everybody is subject to basic fact-finding if there’s an allegation made about their misconduct,” says Sen. Whitehouse, who released the damning report this week. “There are only nine people in government, anywhere, who have literally no responsibility to either tell the truth about what they did, or have neutral fact-finding about what they did– and that is the nine justices of the Supreme Court.”



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[JessiePowell-ti]

Thank you for speaking out, Senator Whitehouse! WE appreciate your vigilance.

[WaningGibbous]

How many scandals, before he's held accountable for anything?

[dontheconloser]

SCOTUS needs term limits and an ethics committee with power to remove them.

[BMrider]

One day, everybody will understand what Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse has been tirelessly and fearlessly trying to bring to light, about the corruption of the Supreme Court.
Keep up the great work Senator.

[lovebirdslane]

Brett needs to be removed from the bench!

[MaryJo-xi]

Thank you Senator Whitehouse for your tireless effort to get at the truth.

[singerrb]

Who remembers Hilary's statement "there is a vast right wing conspiracy?" She was correct!!

[cindysouthern]

Rhode Islander here. So proud of our Senator Whitehouse! 🌊🌊💪🌊🌊🌊🌊

[SeamsLikeAGoodIdea]

Thank God for Rhode Island and Senator Whitehouse. Agree he is a hardworking powerhouse. He has been sounding the alarm for years and only a major Democrat sweep in November can help solve this huge problem. The majority of the country wants reform in this area. We have to insist on it from the people we are electing.

[katheycrawford]

He lied under oath before the Senate, that's five years in prison. There are three more sitting on the bench that lied too.

[dontheconloser]

I’m tired of hearing about CRIMES committed, but no one being held accountable.

[TheCornhusker]

How about impeachment! Why should OUR tax dollars pay them for the rest of their lives?

[brianallen]

After watching Kavanaugh's confirmation hearing I wouldn't think a 7/11 would hire him.

[barbaradobson]

Whitehouse is as American patriot ! 🇺🇸

[leedavis]

Actually, we knew there was a problem with the FBI investigation at the time. Very glad it is comeing back.

[lindaweitman]

Kavenaugh almost cried when he was lying just like Ritrenhouse.

[reinemarais]

At last. After SIX years, Christine Blasey Ford is being acknowledged for her bravery in coming forward. May she get the justice she deserves, as E. Jean Carroll has.

[sharonweissman]

They need to be taken off the bench immediately!!

[krismasten]

This is criminal. We cannot keep normalizing things that are clearly not normal. 👀💙

[carolinebennett]

He needs to be held accountable. This is obscene. Trump also.