Breaking News: Kavanaugh calls confirmation process a 'national disgrace'

View in your browser     Kavanaugh calls confirmation process a 'national disgrace' Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh blasted the Senate’s confirmation process as "a national disgrace" in an emotional opening statement Thursday defending himself from allegations of sexual assault. Kavanaugh told senators in his fiery opening address that the Senate’s constitutional role of “advice and consent” had been twisted into “search and destroy.” “Since my nomination in July, there has been a frenzy on the left to come up with something, anything to block my confirmation,” he said. Read the full story here         Did a friend forward you this email? Sign up for Breaking News     Forward Breaking News     You Might Like       Privacy Policy  |  Manage Subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe  |  Email to a friend  |  Sign Up for Other Newsletters   The Hill 1625 K Street, NW 9th Floor, Washington DC 20006 ©2016 Capitol Hill Publishing Corp., a subsidiary of News Communications, Inc.