Last night, Judge Brett Kavanaugh submitted his written responses to questions from members of the Senate Judiciary Committee (also known as “Questions for the Record” or “QFRs”). Here are the highlights:
1. According to @ChuckGrassley, the Democrats submitted 1,278 written questions, "a number he said was higher than the combined total questions submitted for every other Supreme Court nominee." https://t.co/ZvyYhcKxBJ by @aabramson
— David Lat (@DavidLat) September 13, 2018
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3. On using the term “abortion-inducing drugs”: "At the hearing, I was not expressing an opinion on whether particular drugs induce abortion; I used that phrase only to accurately recount the plaintiffs’ own assertions."
— David Lat (@DavidLat) September 13, 2018
5. On his personal finances, including debts of $60K-$200K: "Kavanaugh signaled that his debt at the time was far lower than $200K… 'not close to the top of the ranges' he reported on the financial disclosures."
— David Lat (@DavidLat) September 13, 2018
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7. On possibly serving as solicitor general: yes he spoke with @JeffSessions about it, but "I ultimately decided that I wanted to remain a judge." Kavanaugh was the "prominent federal judge" I alluded to back in this Jan. 2017 post: https://t.co/Y8biwX7y9c.
— David Lat (@DavidLat) September 13, 2018
9. You can find the full responses, posted by @SenJudiciary, over here: https://t.co/eqUJ5plYAJ
— David Lat (@DavidLat) September 13, 2018
Bottom line: some interesting tidbits for SCOTUS nerds & #appellatetwitter types, but nothing that should create problems for Judge Kavanaugh’s nomination. If anything, the responses helped Judge Kavanaugh by allowing him to clear up various issues.
Questions for the Record: Judge Brett Kavanaugh [Senate Judiciary Committee]
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