[SIZE=6]TRUMP FALSELY SAYS KAVANAUGH ‘PROVEN INNOCENT’ [/SIZE]
[SIZE=6]BDonald Trump apologized “on behalf of our nation” to Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, falsely claiming that Kavanaugh had been “proven innocent.” Trump dismissed the Kavanaugh sexual assault accusations as a “campaign of political and personal destruction based on lies and deception.” Twitter predictably jumped in, with many offering [/SIZE][SIZE=6]apologies of their own[/SIZE][SIZE=6] — to the women Trump has accused of lying.[/SIZE]
President Donald Trump took a prime-time victory lap on Monday night following the successful confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, proudly proclaiming that the man had been “proven innocent” after a “campaign of political and personal destruction based on lies and deception.”
“On behalf of our nation, I would like to apologize to Brett and his family for the terrible pain and suffering that you have been forced to endure,” Trump, standing in the East Room of the White House, said in the televised event. “Those who step forward to serve our country deserve a fair and dignified evaluation.”
The event was the third swearing-in ceremony for the nominee after a historically contentious confirmation battle following several allegations against the judge. Christine Blasey Ford’s bombshell interview with The Washington Post and her emotional testimony in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee threatened to upend the nomination after she accused Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her when they were both in high school.
The nomination went forward, and Kavanaugh was confirmed in a slim 50-48 vote on Saturday.