In his second day of Senate Judiciary Committee hearings Wednesday, Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh rejected requests from Democrats to discuss his views on presidential pardons or whether a president can be compelled to testify in a criminal case. When Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) asked if he would recuse himself from any cases involving President Trump and Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation, Kavanaugh declined.
But "Kavanaugh's most uncomfortable moment may have come near the end of nearly 12 hours in the witness chair," The Associated Press reports, when Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) asked him if he had discussed the Mueller investigation with anyone at the law firm Kasowitz Benson Torres, founded by Trump's personal lawyer Marc Kasowitz. "I would like to know the person you're thinking of," Kavanaugh said. "I think you're thinking of someone and you don't want to tell us," Harris responded. Then Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) cut in to object, saying Washington, D.C., is full of law firms, and they multiply "like rabbits." The odd eight-minute exchange ended without Kavanaugh answering the question.
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