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In addition to losing endorsements and supporters, Trump’s embattled Supreme Court nomineeBrett Kavanaughhas one less job.
Kavanaugh, who made afiery testimonyin hopes of securing one of the most powerful unelected jobs in government, will not return to teach at Harvard Law School after lecturing for a decade, according to the university’s newspaperThe Crimson.
In an email sent to students on Monday, Associate Dean and Dean for Academic and Faculty Affairs Catherine Claypoole confirmed, “Today, Judge Kavanaugh indicated that he can no longer commit to teaching his course in January Term 2019, so the course will not be offered.” Kavanaugh, 53, was scheduled to teach a course titled “The Supreme Court since 2005” during the winter 2019 term.
This comes afterChristine Blasey Ford, a 51-year-old research psychologist and professor at Palo Alto University,claimed that Kavanaugh sexually assaulted herat a high school party in the 1980s, where he allegedly pinned her down to a bed, groped her and tried to remove her clothes.
Ford gave anemotional testimonyto the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday, tearfully saying, “My motivation in coming forward was to be helpful and to provide the facts about how Mr. Kavanaugh’s actions have damaged my life, so that you can take that into a serious consideration as you make your decision about how to proceed.”
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Harvard Law School students previously called for their school to bar Kavanaugh from teaching pending a “full and fair investigation” of his sexual misconduct allegations, according toThe Crimson.
“The Undergraduate Council stands in solidarity with Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, Deborah Ramirez, Julie Swetnick, and all survivors of sexual violence,” a letter from the student body read. “We also stand with members of Harvard Law School who request a full and fair investigation into allegations against Judge Kavanaugh before he is allowed back on campus to teach.”
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On Friday, Trump said that heordered the FBI to look into the allegationsbut that he would restrict the investigation to one week. “I’ve ordered the FBI to conduct a supplemental investigation to update Judge Kavanaugh’s file. As the Senate has requested, this update must be limited in scope and completed in less than one week,” he said in a statement.
The investigation began after Republican Sen.Jeff Flakeof Arizona dramaticallyasked Senate leadership to delay the full vote on Kavanaugh’s nominationfor an FBI probe.
In histestimony, Kavanaugh continued to deny the allegations, saying, “This is a circus,” and “This confirmation process has become a national disgrace.”
source: people.com
