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Kavanaugh on His Own Argument that A President Can Fire a Prosecutor Investigating Him: "i Think All I Can Say, Senator, Is that Was My View in 1998"

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Date: Sept. 5, 2018
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Judicial Branch

U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.), a member of the Judiciary Committee, just asked Judge Brett Kavanaugh, President Trump's nominee for the Supreme Court, whether he still believes, as he said in 1998, "that a President can fire at will a prosecutor criminally investigating him."

Senator Coons: "I'm just asking whether you stand by your record -- something that you chose to write in 1998 -- you expressed a view at the time that a President can fire at will a prosecutor criminally investigating him -- is that still your view…I'm not asking for a recitation of precedent…we will get into some precedent later, I'm just trying to make sure I understand if you stand by that publicly expressed view back in 1998."

Judge Kavanaugh: "I think all I can say, Senator, is that was my view in 1998."


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