Published 16:18 IST, September 16th 2019

Trump defends SC Justice Kavanaugh over charges of sexual misconduct

The United States President Trump took to Twitter to defend Justice Brett Kavanaugh after one of his former Yale classmates accused him of sexual misconduct

Reported by: Bhavya Sukheja
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United States President Trump took to Twitter to defend Justice Brett Kavanaugh after one of his former Yale classmates alleged him of sexual misconduct at a freshman year party. On September 15 President Trump tweeted that Justice Kavanaugh is an incent man and has been treated horribly. One of most senior judges at US Supreme Court, Kavanaugh was accused by two women during his confirmation to Supreme Court last October and will be facing investigation or impeachment over allegations of sexual misconduct. 

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Max Stier, who runs a n-profit in Washington accused Kavanaugh and allegedly claimed that he saw his former classmate “with his pants down at a different drunken dorm party, where friends pushed his p**** into hand of a female student”. Brett Kavanaugh has been accused several times of sexual misconduct. Christine Blasey Ford testified before Congress that Justice Kavanaugh has sexually assaulted her in later 1980s. Similarly, Deborah Ramirez also reportedly claimed that Justice h waved his genitalia in front of her face at a 1980's dormitory party.

US President recommended that Justice Kavanaugh take legal action against claims and suggested that Department of Justice intervene on Judge's behalf and come to his rescue. 

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“SC Justices are t above law” 

Democrats who will be standing against President Trump in 2020 elections claimed that SC Judge should be investigated and should be impeached. Senator Elizabeth Warren tweeted stating that “Kavanaugh should be impeached”. Similarly, Senator Kamala Harris also tweeted that Kavanaugh “lied to US Senate and must be impeached”. Julian Castro also ded that “Congress should review failure of Department of Justice to properly investigate matter”.

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(With Inputs from PTI)

13:44 IST, September 16th 2019