But the judge’s response to those accusations has raised new issues that go to the core of who U.S. President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee is right now: his truthfulness, his partisanship and his temperament. As the investigation of past actions continues, lawmakers in both parties are parsing Kavanaugh’s testimony from last week. Kavanaugh’s allies say Democrats are raising issues of character because they know the FBI will not be able to prove allegations of sexual assault. “We all saw something about Judge Kavanaugh’s temperament and character that day that should disqualify him from serving on the Supreme Court of the United States,” Hirono said. Another Yale classmate, Jennifer Klaus, said she often socialized with Kavanaugh at Yale and vigorously disputed his portrayal of himself.

Source: thestar October 02, 2018 17:52 UTC