Collins Suggests Gorsuch, Kavanaugh Misled Senate on Roe
- Republican says leaked ruling ‘inconsistent’ with statements
- Schumer says Trump court appointees ‘lied’ in hearings
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Republican Senator Susan Collins suggested Supreme Court Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh misled the Senate on whether they would support overturning the Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion.
“If this leaked draft opinion is the final decision and this reporting is accurate, it would be completely inconsistent with what Justice Gorsuch and Justice Kavanaugh said in their hearings and in our meetings in my office,” Collins, of Maine, said in a statement Tuesday after Politico disclosed the draft. “Obviously, we won’t know each Justice’s decision and reasoning until the Supreme Court officially announces its opinion in this case.”