{"id":2871,"date":"2018-07-18T18:04:00","date_gmt":"2018-07-18T18:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/democrats.org\/blog\/2018\/07\/18\/kavanaugh-believes-trump-is-above-the-law\/"},"modified":"2024-05-23T20:19:01","modified_gmt":"2024-05-23T20:19:01","slug":"kavanaugh-believes-trump-is-above-the-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/kavanaugh-believes-trump-is-above-the-law\/","title":{"rendered":"Kavanaugh Believes Trump Is Above The Law"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\"><span id=\"m_4972724157281891334gmail-docs-internal-guid-667f8363-ae85-8df3-01bc-babc2edb0e24\">Trump&rsquo;s Supreme Court pick, Judge Kavanaugh, is a threat to the Affordable Care Act and a threat to women&rsquo;s health.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span id=\"m_4972724157281891334gmail-docs-internal-guid-667f8363-ae85-8df3-01bc-babc2edb0e24\">Now, we know Kavanaugh is a threat to our system of checks and balances.&nbsp; Kavanaugh believes the president is above the law &#8211; especially dangerous considering President Trump believes the same.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span id=\"m_4972724157281891334gmail-docs-internal-guid-667f8363-ae85-8df3-01bc-babc2edb0e24\">Kavanaugh has expressed disturbing views of presidential power and would fail to be an independent check on Trump. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type:disc;\">\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span id=\"m_4972724157281891334gmail-docs-internal-guid-667f8363-ae85-8df3-01bc-babc2edb0e24\">Kavanaugh believes that Trump <\/span><a data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/public\/resources\/documents\/2018_0628_kavanaugh_1998_president_independent_counsel.pdf&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1532023091625000&amp;usg=AFQjCNG5qnEgwRBVb1wW5TNYBiQfZmx5mA\" href=\"http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/public\/resources\/documents\/2018_0628_kavanaugh_1998_president_independent_counsel.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">cannot<\/a> be indicted.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type:disc;\">\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span id=\"m_4972724157281891334gmail-docs-internal-guid-667f8363-ae85-8df3-01bc-babc2edb0e24\">Kavanaugh said he wanted to &#8220;<\/span><a data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2018\/07\/18\/politics\/brett-kavanaugh-independent-counsel-comments\/index.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1532023091625000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEG5Lz8SIVe6yWEWvLXk5uP85oI1Q\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2018\/07\/18\/politics\/brett-kavanaugh-independent-counsel-comments\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">put the final nail<\/a>&#8221; in a Supreme Court ruling upholding the constitutionality of creating an independent counsel.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type:disc;\">\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span id=\"m_4972724157281891334gmail-docs-internal-guid-667f8363-ae85-8df3-01bc-babc2edb0e24\">Kavanaugh believes Trump should be able to <\/span><a data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/aponline\/2018\/07\/11\/us\/politics\/ap-us-supreme-court-presidential-power.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1532023091625000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGgYbD674eJLk8BzX_yFPTtFeiiPQ\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/aponline\/2018\/07\/11\/us\/politics\/ap-us-supreme-court-presidential-power.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">fire<\/a> at will the prosecutor that investigates him.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type:disc;\">\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span id=\"m_4972724157281891334gmail-docs-internal-guid-667f8363-ae85-8df3-01bc-babc2edb0e24\">Kavanaugh said the president &ldquo;should have <\/span><a data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.politico.com\/story\/2018\/07\/10\/brett-kavanaugh-presidential-investigations-708705&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1532023091625000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEiQ7MQP1jerCo3SHwK6Ft1f531Bw\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/story\/2018\/07\/10\/brett-kavanaugh-presidential-investigations-708705\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">absolute discretion<\/a>&rdquo; about whether and when he can be investigated by an independent counsel.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type:disc;\">\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span id=\"m_4972724157281891334gmail-docs-internal-guid-667f8363-ae85-8df3-01bc-babc2edb0e24\">Kavanaugh believes that Trump and Attorney General Jeff Sessions should define and <\/span><a data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/public\/resources\/documents\/2018_0628_kavanaugh_1998_president_independent_counsel.pdf&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1532023091625000&amp;usg=AFQjCNG5qnEgwRBVb1wW5TNYBiQfZmx5mA\" href=\"http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/public\/resources\/documents\/2018_0628_kavanaugh_1998_president_independent_counsel.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">monitor<\/a> the special counsel&#39;s jurisdiction.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump&rsquo;s Supreme Court pick, Judge Kavanaugh, is a threat to the Affordable Care Act and a threat to women&rsquo;s health. &nbsp; Now, we know Kavanaugh is a threat to our system of checks and balances.&nbsp; Kavanaugh believes the president is above the law &#8211; especially dangerous considering President Trump believes the same. &nbsp; Kavanaugh has 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