Those backing Kavanaugh viewed him as the safest choice, given his 12-year record on the bench and his own personal chemistry with the president, while Trump allies see him as more conservative than his mentor and the most confirmable of the group, particularly with Republican senators. “I think he knows his record was more conservative than Kennedy’s,” one Trump ally said of the president’s decision.
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