Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer wants the public to understand that “there’s no presumption of innocence” for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, at least not among Democrats.
At a Capitol Hill press conference on Tuesday, Schumer responded to calls from Republicans not to rush to judgement against Kavanaugh, who has maintained his innocence against two highly suspect accusations of sexual misconduct from several decades ago.
“(Republican Senate) Leader (Mitch) McConnell says that Judge Kavanaugh ‘deserves the presumption of innocence.’ Do you agree with that and do you view this hearing through the prism of a legal proceeding?” a reporter asked Schumer in a C-SPAN video posted to YouTube.
“No, it’s not a legal proceeding, it’s a fact-finding proceeding,” Schumer shot back. “We do this with every major nominee. And countless times, I think 10 times in the last year, when new information comes up the FBI goes again and does its background check.
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