Mueller Probe Shadows Kavanaugh as Democrats Press Questions
- Supreme Court nominee has questioned Nixon tapes ruling
- Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearing in Senate starts Tuesday
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Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation will hang over next week’s Senate hearing for Brett Kavanaugh, who may help decide the Russia probe’s fate if he’s confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Democrats, making a longshot bid to derail President Donald Trump’s second nominee to the high court, say they will press Kavanaugh on writings and comments that hint at how he might rule on issues affecting Mueller’s probe of interference in the 2016 election.