Even Yale Law School wants the Senate to hit pause on Kavanaugh
Brett Kavanaugh's alma mater thinks the Senate should take a little more time investigating these sexual assault allegations.
On Friday, Yale Law School Dean Heather Gerken joined the American Bar Association's call for a pause in Kavanaugh's Supreme Court confirmation proceedings. Going forward "without further investigation" into the allegations made against Kavanaugh, a Yale alumnus, "is not in the best interest of the court or our profession," Gerken's statement said.
Kavanaugh vehemently denied the allegations in fiery testimony Thursday. During the hearing, he touted his law degree from Yale, claiming he "had no connections" to the school but got in "by busting my tail in college." All that hard work meant there was no way Kavanaugh could've partied as an undergraduate, he said Thursday, denying a former roommate's claim that Kavanaugh was "a notably heavy drinker." Kavanaugh's fellow Yale drinking buddy later backed up the characterization.
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The Senate Judiciary Committee is expected to vote Friday on Kavanaugh's nomination, with committee Republicans likely to push the nominee forward to a full confirmation vote in the Senate.
