Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh has finally given an explanation as to why he “turned his back” on the father of a dead Parkland student…
Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh has finally given an explanation as to why he “turned his back” on the father of a dead Parkland student during his confirmation hearing last week.
Responding to post-hearing questions from Senate Democrats, the 53-year-old judge described what he claims really happened that day when Fred Guttenberg came up to him and tried to shake his hand.
“As I was leaving the hearing room for a recess last Tuesday, a man behind me yelled my name, approached me from behind, and touched my arm,” Kavanaugh said.
“It had been a chaotic morning with a large number of protesters in the hearing room. As the break began, the room remained noisy and crowded. When I turned and did not recognize the man, I assumed he was a protester. In a split second, my security detail intervened and ushered me out of the hearing room.”
Kavanaugh — who gave written responses on Wednesday to more than 1,000 “Questions for the Record” — said he “unfortunately did not realize” who Guttenberg was.
“If I had known who he was, I would have shaken his hand, talked to him, and expressed my sympathy,” Kavanaugh explained, noting how Guttenberg suffered “an incalculable loss.”
“I would have listened to him,” the judge added.
Kavanaugh got peppered with a wide array of questions following his four-day confirmation hearing last week. There were even inquiries about his gambling habits and debt-inducing passion for baseball.
“I am a huge sports fan,” Kavanaugh said. “When the Nationals came to D. C. in 2005, I purchased four season tickets in my name every season from 2005 through 2017. I also purchased playoff packages for the four years that the Nationals made the playoffs (2012,2014,2016 and 2017.) I have attended all 11 Nationals’ home playoff games in their history.”
At one point, the Yale Law School grad admitted to gambling at casinos in New Jersey — but only when he was “in school or in my 20s.”
“I recall I played low-stakes blackjack,” Kavanaugh said.
He also confessed to playing other card games, as well.
“Like many Americans, I have occasionally played poker or other games with friends and colleagues,” Kavanaugh said. “I have not accrued gambling debt.”
