Yale Law Professor: I Don’t See Anyone Who Is as Good as Brett Kavanaugh on Trump’s List of Nominees

RUSH TRANSCRIPT BREAM Professor ░░░░░░░░ to Fox News At ░░░░░░░░ You know there are ░░░░░░░░ lot of folks who ░░░░░░░░ not thrilled about your ░░░░░░░░ to step up and ░░░░░░░░ Listen let s give ░░░░░░░░ guy a chance based ░░░░░░░░ his qualifications There are ░░░░░░░░ who say you can ░░░░░░░░ just look at his ░░░░░░░░ what is your case ░░░░░░░░ him AMAR The most ░░░░░░░░ task of the Supreme ░░░░░░░░ justice is to get ░░░░░░░░ Constitution right study it ░░░░░░░░ care the Supreme Court ░░░░░░░░ things beyond the Constitution ░░░░░░░░ constitutional issues are most ░░░░░░░░ And having read a ░░░░░░░░ of Brett Kavanaugh s ░░░░░░░░ and speeches articles and ░░░░░░░░ I have come to ░░░░░░░░ conclusion that he has ░░░░░░░░ the Constitution with care ░░░░░░░░ is a hard thing ░░░░░░░░ lower court judge to ░░░░░░░░ because lower court judges ░░░░░░░░ of the docket is ░░░░░░░░ constitutional issues so you ░░░░░░░░ to do it to ░░░░░░░░ extent on the side ░░░░░░░░ do research and study ░░░░░░░░ Brett Kavanaugh in my ░░░░░░░░ has done that and ░░░░░░░░ has studied the Constitution ░░░░░░░░ more care than any ░░░░░░░░ federal judge I know ░░░░░░░░ would likely be nominated ░░░░░░░░ a Republican President should ░░░░░░░░ to liberal Democrats elected ░░░░░░░░ calling it maddening Be ░░░░░░░░ what you wish for ░░░░░░░░ suppose you were able ░░░░░░░░ defeat Brett Cavanagh I ░░░░░░░░ t think it will ░░░░░░░░ but suppose there were ░░░░░░░░ nominee after that and ░░░░░░░░ that Donald Trump is ░░░░░░░░ president of the United ░░░░░░░░ so be careful what ░░░░░░░░ wish for my fellow ░░░░░░░░ because I am a ░░░░░░░░ I m a Democrat ░░░░░░░░ voted for Hillary Clinton ░░░░░░░░ supported Merrick Garland but ░░░░░░░░ don t see anyone ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump s long ░░░░░░░░ of potential nominees a ░░░░░░░░ list out there for ░░░░░░░░ year who is better ░░░░░░░░ or as good as ░░░░░░░░ Kavanaugh No disrespect to ░░░░░░░░ on that list there ░░░░░░░░ some thoughtful and impressive ░░░░░░░░ but Brett Kavanaugh is ░░░░░░░░ most impressive on the ░░░░░░░░ He knows the Constitution ░░░░░░░░ than the others It ░░░░░░░░ not so easy to ░░░░░░░░ have mastered it Anyone ░░░░░░░░ call himself an originalist ░░░░░░░░ to actually have studied ░░░░░░░░ Constitution with care and ░░░░░░░░ history is a lot ░░░░░░░░ work and Brett Kavanaugh ░░░░░░░░ done that over many ░░░░░░░░ Shannon Good to know ░░░░░░░░ are reading it Many ░░░░░░░░ the people who will ░░░░░░░░ on the nomination Richard ░░░░░░░░ He says this judge ░░░░░░░░ outside the mainstream He ░░░░░░░░ extreme even by conservative ░░░░░░░░ part of a concerted ░░░░░░░░ by right wing groups ░░░░░░░░ the heritage Foundation and ░░░░░░░░ federalist decided to remake ░░░░░░░░ federal judiciary in the ░░░░░░░░ of the far right ░░░░░░░░ ideology of conservatives Do ░░░░░░░░ think the judge is ░░░░░░░░ of the mainstream Senator ░░░░░░░░ is my friends He ░░░░░░░░ my senator One of ░░░░░░░░ persons he asked to ░░░░░░░░ in Connecticut on the ░░░░░░░░ that makes recommendations for ░░░░░░░░ judges in Connecticut It ░░░░░░░░ not partisan and I ░░░░░░░░ proud of senator Blumenthal ░░░░░░░░ having set up that ░░░░░░░░ process I have to ░░░░░░░░ disagree with my friend ░░░░░░░░ senator dick Blumenthal People ░░░░░░░░ disagree in a democracy ░░░░░░░░ That is one of ░░░░░░░░ beautiful things about us ░░░░░░░░ Schumer says he wants ░░░░░░░░ Kavanaugh in these hearings ░░░░░░░░ say roe was correctly ░░░░░░░░ and absent that he ░░░░░░░░ not be confirmed Is ░░░░░░░░ a litmus test Is ░░░░░░░░ fair It is fair ░░░░░░░░ senator Schumer to think ░░░░░░░░ vote that The process ░░░░░░░░ which justices rc elected ░░░░░░░░ by design in the ░░░░░░░░ a political process Presidents ░░░░░░░░ allowed to pick nominees ░░░░░░░░ they think they have ░░░░░░░░ certain philosophy and senators ░░░░░░░░ disagree are allowed to ░░░░░░░░ against the candidate on ░░░░░░░░ same grounds Every single ░░░░░░░░ who George Washington nominated ░░░░░░░░ a federalist supporter of ░░░░░░░░ Constitution George Washington picked ░░░░░░░░ his house John Adams ░░░░░░░░ federalists Thomas Jefferson nominated ░░░░░░░░ Democrats not until Abraham ░░░░░░░░ did they pick someone ░░░░░░░░ the opposite party so ░░░░░░░░ are allowed to take ░░░░░░░░ into account and so ░░░░░░░░ senators Shannon We look ░░░░░░░░ to seeing you in ░░░░░░░░ next week thank you ░░░░░░░░ your time.