To: The United States Senate
No Lifetime Supreme Court Appointments Until We Know The Facts
In these extraordinary circumstances -- including an incomplete record of the nominee’s relevant professional documents, and incomplete DOJ investigations into President Trump and alleged corruption of the electoral process -- we urge the Senate to put the confirmation process on hold until a complete record of all that’s at stake is made public.
Why is this important?
No matter who occupies the White House, senators -- and the public -- should be fully informed with all that’s at stake before consenting to a lifetime appointment to the Supreme Court.
President Trump is a subject of investigation by the Department of Justice related to alleged corruption of our elections. Matters arising from the investigation could be headed the Supreme Court. But despite this, Senate leadership wants to rush through Trump’s pick for a lifetime appointment to the Supreme Court, seating a judge who may eventually rule on the multiple investigations involving him. And all without having access to Judge Kavanaugh’s complete record.
Waiting until there is more public information about the DOJ's investigations and Kavanaugh's record will allow senators to evaluate more fully the basis of the president’s decision to choose a specific nominee for a lifetime seat on the high court. This is about trust in the rule of law -- the Senate must not rush through this nomination process.
President Trump is a subject of investigation by the Department of Justice related to alleged corruption of our elections. Matters arising from the investigation could be headed the Supreme Court. But despite this, Senate leadership wants to rush through Trump’s pick for a lifetime appointment to the Supreme Court, seating a judge who may eventually rule on the multiple investigations involving him. And all without having access to Judge Kavanaugh’s complete record.
Waiting until there is more public information about the DOJ's investigations and Kavanaugh's record will allow senators to evaluate more fully the basis of the president’s decision to choose a specific nominee for a lifetime seat on the high court. This is about trust in the rule of law -- the Senate must not rush through this nomination process.