A confirmation hearing is a job interview, not a trial

Candidates for Appointment to Government Posts or Judgeships Don’t Have a ‘Presumption of Innocence’

Whatever your view of Brett Kavanaugh, let’s get one thing clear:  While he’s hoping to become the ninth justice of the US Supreme Court, he is not on trial. He is facing a confirmation hearing by the Judicial Committee of the US Senate. Republican backers of this clearly flawed and truth-challenged candidate are insisting indignantly, …