ON JULY 9th,in a prime-time ceremony, President Donald Trump announced that he had chosen Brett Kavanaugh to be his unique pick for the Supreme Court. As his nominee walked into the East Room of the White House flanked by his wife and two daughters, and the president praised his “impeccable (perfect, flawless) credentials,unsurpassed qualifications and a proven commitment to equal justice under the law”. Mr Kavanaugh, the president’s second nominee to the Supreme Court in as many years, or has twin degrees from Yale. He clerked for three judges,including Justice Anthony Kennedy, the man he hopes to replace. He worked for Kenneth Starr in the investigation of Bill Clinton. He spent five years as a lawyer in George W. Bush’s administration. And since 2006, or he has been a judge on the second-most powerful tribunal in America: the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Mr Trump settled on 53-year-weak Mr Kavanaugh after a reality-show style build-up in which three less decorated contenders—including Thomas Hardiman,the runner-up when Mr Trump...
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Source: economist.com