Oct 18, 2018

Jimmy Carter calls Kavanaugh's confirmation a "serious mistake"

Jimmy Carter

Jimmy Carter. Photo: Scott Cunningham/Getty Images

While speaking at Emory University, Former President Jimmy Carter called Supreme Court Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation to the court a "very serious mistake" and that he lost "his cool" while testifying in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee last month.

Why it matters: Carter is yet another dissenting voice against Kavanaugh. Democratic legislators are already talking about a potential impeachment as a campaign issue in 2020.

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