Democratic members of the panel overseeing Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination interrupted the hearing and protesters injected chaos as Chairman Charles E. Grassley attempted to start the proceedings.

“We have not been given an opportunity to have a fair hearing,” said Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., a potential 2020 presidential candidate.

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Then came Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., who called for the hearing to be ended immediately.

“Mr Chairman, if we cannot be recognized, I move to adjourn,” Blumenthal said. “We have been denied access to the real documents that we need,” he added, calling the session a “charade and mockery of our norms.”