Maher blames Dems for restarting the Kavanaugh battle: "How were you at 17?!?"

The "Real Time" presenter, Bill Maher, spoke to the Democrats late Friday for their new opposition to Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, telling them that "to pick a guy for this what he did in high school "has a bad image.

Maher began the debate-debate of the show by citing "The Kavanaugh Effect" and the implication that four vulnerable Democrats lost their seat in the US Senate in 2018 because of their opposition to the candidate's the Supreme Court, noting that Senator Joe Manchin, DW .Va., who supported Kavanaugh's appointment by President Trump, was the only Democrat in the Red State to retain his post.

"People did not like taking a guy for what he did in high school," Maher said. "It looked bad – and now, are the Democrats talking about removing him again?"

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"People did not like taking a guy for what he'd done in high school." It sounded bad – and now Democrats are talking about dismissing him again. ? "

– Bill Maher

CNN commentator Tim Naftali – the historian and former director of the Nixon Library in California – defended the Democrats' opposition to Kavanaugh, suggesting that there was a "black cloud" at the above justice, he should be pursued.

"High School?" Maher reacted.

The MSNBC analyst, Heather McGhee, is on the side of Naftali, stressing that the controversy was about Kavanaugh's "character".

But Maher doubled.

"So, you say at 17, you must have your character fully trained," Maher exclaimed. "Ruth Bader Ginsburg said some brilliant things about him, I think he's a —— I think he should not be in the Supreme Court."

"Sometimes you have to fight even if you can not win," said Naftali.

"But how were you at 17 ?!" Maher replied. "I'm just telling you what the policy is … People do not think you should go back to the age of 17. It just seems absurd to them and, by the way, it's counter-productive for the Democrats to win. "

"People do not think you should go back at the age of 17. It just looks ridiculous to them."

– Bill Maher

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Last week, the New York Times went back with an explosive report on a reoccurring allegation of sexual assault against Kavanaugh, while he was at the university. The article by Robin Pogrebin and Kate Kelly is an adaptation of the forthcoming book "Brett Kavanaugh's Education: An Inquiry" and alleged the corroboration of an incident in which Kavanaugh, a student at Yale, exposed himself to a fellow student. class at a party.

But the Times was forced to publish a update this included the significant detail which, according to several friends of the alleged victim, did not recall the alleged sexual assault. The paper also said for the first time that the alleged victim had refused to be interviewed and had made no further comment on the episode.

Several Democratic lawmakers have called for the removal of Kavanaugh, including Senator Kamala Harris, presidential candidate of 2020, and Senator Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass.