John Oliver pokes holes in Brett Kavanaugh's 'absolutely terrifying' testimony

Kyle Moss

On Sunday’s Last Week Tonight, host John Oliver broke down Thursday’s testimony of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. It included parts of the judge’s opening statement that Oliver found “absolutely terrifying,” as it showed that Kavanaugh would bring a partisan view to the bench.

“This whole two-week effort has been a calculated and orchestrated political hit, fueled with apparent pent-up anger about President Trump and the 2016 election,” Kavanaugh said. “Revenge on behalf of the Clintons, and millions of dollars in money from outside left-wing opposition groups.”

Oliver, who noted that Kavanaugh himself has stated the court must never be viewed as a partisan institution, called that opening statement “positively Trumpian.”

“It is worth taking a moment to note the norm that has just been shattered, because I know we’re all basically callused to people talking that way now, but we are supposed to have at least nine people left in America who do not talk that way,” Oliver said, referring to the Supreme Court justices.

Kavanaugh’s instantly infamous calendars were also a topic. After the nominee choked up talking about his father telling stories from his calendars at Christmas every year, Oliver did some math.

“Kavanaugh just said that his dad started keeping calendars in 1978, when Kavanaugh was 13. Meaning he would’ve been 14 at the time his dad had even a single calendar to read to his children from,” Oliver said. “And an adult man reading last year’s calendar to his 14-year-old son is literally the saddest Christmas I can imagine, other than being one of the innocent people who gets murdered in the movie Die Hard.”

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver airs Sundays at 11 p.m. on HBO.

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