A massive coalition of US Christian churches attended by 40 million people have demanded Brett Kavanaugh to withdraw his Supreme Court nomination.
The National Council of Churches announced Wednesday that Kavanaugh, a federal appeals court judge in Washington, has “disqualified himself” from being a member of the nation’s highest court.
The group says in a statement that at last week’s dramatic Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, he showed “extreme partisan bias,” demonstrating he lacks the temperament to join the top court.
Kavanaugh is a Roman Catholic who has said religion is an important part of his life. The council does not represent Roman Catholics.
Three women have accused Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct during the 1980s. Kavanaugh has denied the claims.
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