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Mazie Hirono: That's why when I asked certain questions during the hearing, I said, how can we have you on the Supreme Court when you…

On the recordSeptember 26, 2018
That's why when I asked certain questions during the hearing, I said, how can we have you on the Supreme Court when you can't even cite cases that you misapplied the holdings to the point where his fellow judges call him out on his dissent?
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Mazie Hirono
Democratic · Hawaii

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Hirono questions Kavanaugh's credibility and qualifications for the Supreme Court.

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