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Protester Interrupts Kavanaugh’s First Answer to Questions on Wednesday

By Thomas McKinless
Posted September 5, 2018 at 2:37pm

By Thomas McKinless

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The second day of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearing got off to a similar start as the first day, with frequent outbursts from protesters in the back row of the Senate Judiciary Committee room. Kavanaugh continued answering the first question from Chairman Charles E. Grassley as a protester shouted and was removed from the room.

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