A scene from the FRONTLINE documentary “Supreme Revenge”
goes inside the chaotic first day of Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court confirmation hearing.
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The chaos may have looked like a product of the deep divisions in Washington today. But, the film finds, it had been decades in the making — and was just the latest chapter in a decades-long battle to shape the nation’s highest court.
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When Joe Biden was President from 2021 to 2024, he nominated a black American woman named Ketjani Brown Jackson and he saw that she was well suited for the job as a Supreme Court justice. And during her confirmation hearings, Democratic senators were overjoyed about her nomination and confirmation and saw her as a well qualified person for the job as a supreme court justice. But Republican senators like Josh Hawley, Ted Cruz, Tom Cotton and Lindsey Graham didn’t see her as a well suited person for the job and they voted no. And why? Because they didn’t see her as a well qualified person. Now if I was a nominee to be a Supreme Court justice and I entered the confirmation hearings, I hope that both Senators on both sides will treat me with kindness and respect and not question my personal views and beliefs. But I’m not well suited for the job.
Democrats ruined the supreme court process Kavanaugh is a great candidate
This wasn't unexpected. Republicans blocked Garland, Democrats got livid, so they tried to do the same with Kavanagh. It's just politics.
Being a supreme court Justice definitely not for me. Can anyone imagine if the US President Democrat or Republican nominated me to become the next Supreme court justice? Well let me say this, If that did happen and I entered the confirmation hearings, I sincerely hope and pray that Senators on both sides will treat me with respect and kindness and not question me about my personal beliefs and let peace and harmony and civilized behavior prevail.
Will Lyman is the definition of voice.
Whenever there’s a nomination of a Supreme Court judge for the Supreme Court house in Washington DC, there’s always going to be political arguments on both sides. Republican vs Democrats.
God bless Judge kavanaugh!!
Despicable! How do any of them look themselves in the mirror.
I'll give Kavanaugh credit for having some guts and not backing down.
So if they don’t get their way , they cause a scene and throw a fit. Looks like a damned Banana republic.
I cried when they attacked Kavanaugh's character by false accusations!
I was so angry that the Democrats could be so low so as to destroy someone's credibility..
That an out of control freak like Kavanaugh got anywhere near this process is an embarrassment that will never be forgotten. Can you imagine the look on McConnell's face had he been nominated by Obama?
And now we get to do it all over again…
You thought it was bad back in late 2018? You ain't seen nothin' yet.
This documentary is all over the web. I want to point out that this Doc is disingenuous: mostly republicans and their rationalizations and excuses for revenge, not policy or the future. Bork was a corporatist religious bigot, did not deserve the seat. Originalism is a racist trope to plutocrats. People like Bork and O'Connell are courtiers to real power: the oligarchy or oilogarchy!
I LIKE BRETT ANDTHE MEDIA SHIT IS A HYPOCRACY
18/4/20
Don’t see protests or call out from the left on Biden like they do to judge Kavanaugh.
Can’t watch the full episodes on iPhones for some reason. Always get a 404 error 😑
What has become of our Republicans and Democrats? Why can't they just for once work together in peace and harmony to ensure the safety of our country? If Abraham Lincoln or Ronald Regan were alive today seeing and hearing the chaos erupting on both sides, they would've been speechless and outraged by their misbehavior.
Millions of peoples knew everything known about Kavanaugh, for 25 years conservative grooming inline with Bork without the rhetoric.
Well that lady must have lied unbelievable, anybody on the supreme Court would never do such a thing
This will go down in history as the beginning of the second civil war
Evil, vile human being. After McConnell!
Fake scum news station PBS
Democrats and their BS behavior was as ridiculous as I have ever witnessed. Pathetic that they have zero shame .
Trump 2020
Hurrah for Angry Possum! May he boof his way to the grave!
All the bad people working for trump KKK. Period sadly!!!
The dems. are just nauseating! These people are screwed they need psychotherapy! I can't see them Ever being in office!
The Democrats are disgusting may God bless Mr Kavanagh and his family.
Mr. Grassley was superb. He has my full respect. Nadler is not worthy to carry Mr. Grassley's shoes.
Yes Kamala Harris, we pay attention. We remember the name. Remember the face of people like you whom we will not vote for.
I watched the proceeding from day one. I had to wake up earlier because of time difference. Yes, I'll remember the democrats. Shame on them.
How come such a long time 30 years?!
Demonrats are deranged.
The Bork thing is a ridiculous thing to focus on. The guy got a vote and he lost. Reagan nominated Kennedy. Kennedy was confirmed. End of story. If the guy hadn't been a Nixon toadie involved in the whole Saturday Night Massacre thing he might have been confirmed but there's nothing you can do about that after the fact. The attacks were over the top (just like the Kavanaugh hearings) but how do you expect the Democrats to treat a guy like that?
All our tax dollars hard at work, lmfao…
Thank God we elected a real President and not a snowflake POS , and he doesn't back down
Where’s Ruth? How’s she doing?