Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh faces his first vote Friday morning and can't be seated on the Supreme Court before Tuesday, but after Thursday's contentious hearings on one of the sexual assault allegations against him, there are already whispers of future impeachment hearings. "In a foreshadowing of how much uglier U.S. politics could get, top Democratic operatives are already talking about impeachment of Brett Kavanaugh as a 2020 campaign issue if he gets confirmed to the Supreme Court," says Axios' Mike Allen.
Allen doesn't quote any of these operatives by name, but Brian Fallon, spokesman for Hillary Clinton's 2016 campaign and head of anti-Kavanaugh group Demand Justice, did tweet Thursday night that if Republicans push through the confirmation, "Kavanaugh will not serve for life." A top Republican tells Allen that President Trump will likely start taking up his own impeachment to drum up support before the midterms. "Impeachment of Trump and Kav will be an animating issue on both sides," said a "veteran Republican close to Senate leaders and the White House." Take that as you see fit.
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