House Dem: Kavanaugh would have to recuse himself from cases involving congressional Democrats

Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) said Sunday that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's testimony in which he lashed out at Democrats should disqualify his nomination.

Nadler, the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, said on ABC's "This Week" that if Kavanaugh were confirmed to the Supreme Court, the "proper thing" would be for the judge to recuse himself from cases involving congressional Democrats.

"On the one hand, the hearing was inspiring," Nadler said. "I was really inspired to see Dr. [Christine] Blasey Ford have the courage and the fortitude to go through what she did, to bring forth these charges, to tell what happened to her in a very credible way."

Nadler said he was "astonished" at Kavanaugh's testimony, arguing that the judge needed to be nonpartisan, regardless of whether he felt he's been falsely accused.

"His evident animus toward the entire Democratic party, toward people associated with it, like the Clintons, should be disqualifying," Nadler said. "He showed no judicial temperament."

https://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/409127-house-dem-kavanaugh-would-have-to-recuse-himself-from-cases