Brett Kavanaugh: 7 Things to Know About Trump Supreme Court Nominee

Brett Kavanaugh has been chosen as a Supreme Court nominee by President Trump and his Tuesday hearing was repeatedly interrupted.

Brett Kavanaugh

Democratic lawmakers kept interrupting Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearing

by objecting to the decision to appoint him as a nominee. Here are seven things to know about him:

  • He has served various roles for the U.S. government, including his current position as a U.S. circuit judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
  • Kavanaugh was the White House Staff Secretary during the George W. Bush presidency.
  • He also played a crucial role in the Starr Report when he worked Ken Starr as an attorney, which led to the impeachment of former president Bill Clinton.
  • Kavanaugh has been a vocal about his views against abortion, criticizing a decision that would allow U.S. immigrant minors to obtain abortions in the U.S.
  • He has also expressed his disdain for the Affordable Care Act, saying that it is not constitutional.
  • Kavanaugh has also been vocal about his religion as he is a Catholic who often serves as a lector at his church in Washington D.C.
  • He has helped to serve meals to the homeless as part of his religious duty and he has tutored at the Washington Jesuit Academy, which is a Catholic private school in Washington, D.C.

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