1.0Just Securityhttps://www.justsecurity.orgrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="OJhW6N3rZ9"><a href="https://www.justsecurity.org/59356/setting-record-straight-brett-kavanaughs-views-criminal-investigation-president/">Setting the Record Straight: Brett Kavanaugh’s Views on Criminal Investigation of the President</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.justsecurity.org/59356/setting-record-straight-brett-kavanaughs-views-criminal-investigation-president/embed/#?secret=OJhW6N3rZ9" width="600" height="338" title="“Setting the Record Straight: Brett Kavanaugh’s Views on Criminal Investigation of the President” — Just Security" data-secret="OJhW6N3rZ9" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://i0.wp.com/www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/GettyImages-996443798-e1531404409479.jpg?fit=2985%2C1342&ssl=129851342An important dimension of the Senate’s consideration of Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination for the Supreme Court involves the judge’s views of a president’s immunities from legal process such as criminal indictment and prosecution. However one comes out on the separate question of the importance assigned to these views in the vote on confirmation, it is vital to get straight what his views are. That requires a faithful reading of his writings and complete testimony and answers to questions from the judge himself during the nomination process. As the process begins, however, some commentators have sought to minimize the significance of sweep and breadth of Kavanaugh’s writings on the subject of presidential immunities. That these commentators—Noah Feldman, Asha Rangappa, and Benjamin Wittes—are distinguished and influential in the public debate make it all the more important to counter their claims.