Claim: In announcing she would vote to confirm Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, Sen. Susan Collins said Judges Kavanaugh and Merrick Garland "voted the same way in 93 percent of cases they heard together" on the federal appeals court in the District of Columbia. This is evidence, she said, that Kavanaugh is "more of a centrist" than his critics say.
Fact-check: Collins' Misleading Use of Court Statistic - FactCheck.org
Verdict: in announcing she would vote to confirm supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh, sen. susan collins said judges kavanaugh and merrick garland "voted the same way in 93 percent of cases they heard together" on the federal appeals court in the district of columbia. this is evidence, she said, that kavanaugh is "more of a centrist" than his critics say.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Eugene Kiely
Date published: 2018-10-05T22:13:44