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The Guardian - US
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Victoria Bekiempis

Roe v Wade: senators say Trump supreme court nominees misled them

Senator Susan Collins speaks with the supreme court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh at her office, before a private meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington in 2018.
Senator Susan Collins speaks with the supreme court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh at her office, before a private meeting on Capitol Hill in 2018. Photograph: José Luis Magaña/AP

When the supreme court decided on Friday to overturn Roe v Wade, several senators who recently approved justices responsible for this decision said they felt deceived. These politicians pointed to prior statements from Trump appointees Brett Kavanaugh and Neil Gorsuch; both male judges had claimed they would not overturn Roe.

“I feel misled,” the Maine senator Susan Collins told the New York Times. In a lengthy meeting on 21 August 2018, the Republican reportedly grilled Kavanaugh to explain why he could be trusted not to overturn Roe.

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