Counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway said on “CBS This Morning” about Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s works as a federal appellate judge, “People have never questioned his judicial temperament and his decisions. He’s authored 300 opinions.” | Tom Williams-Pool/Getty Images White House Kavanaugh's impartiality questioned after partisan attacks The White House is trying to bat away concerns about whether Kavanaugh can be an impartial judge after he accused Democrats of a 'political hit.'

Judge Brett Kavanaugh's ability to be a impartial member of the Supreme Court has come under scrutiny after he emotionally accused Democrats of an "orchestrated political hit" against him and said the allegations of sexual misconduct are "revenge on behalf of the Clintons."

Dianne Feinstein, the top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, on Friday morning said Kavanaugh's partisan attacks were "unbelievable."


"This was not someone who reflected an impartial temperament or the fairness and even handedness one would see in a judge," Feinstein said. "This was someone who was aggressive and belligerent. I have never seen someone who wants to be elevated to the highest court in our country behave in that manner."

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) also went after Kavanaugh for his claims of political bias, saying, "His political screed yesterday was telling."

The White House, meanwhile, rebuffed questions about whether Kavanaugh compromised his ability to be a neutral judge, with top aide Kellyanne Conway saying Kavanaugh would have no trouble being an impartial member of the Supreme Court if he is confirmed.

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“People have never questioned his judicial temperament and his decisions. He’s authored 300 opinions,” Conway said on “CBS This Morning” about Kavanaugh’s work as a federal appellate judge.

“So I believe once he gets to the Supreme Court, he will call the balls and strikes fairly,” she added. “What he was responding to yesterday was 2½ weeks of a political hit job where the Democrats in the Senate Judiciary Committee treated both he and Dr. Ford very unfairly.”

Sen. Mike Lee also defended Kavanaugh, saying it was reasonable for him to react so forcefully to the range of accusations that have been leveled against him.

"If you or someone you love was alleged to have been involved in running something like that, might not you feel a little bit emotional as well?" Lee said Friday morning. "And might not that spill out into your testimony if you were called in front of this committee?"

During an emotionally charged hearing on Thursday, Kavanaugh forcefully denied allegations of sexual misconduct against him and blamed partisan forces.

“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, fear that has been unfairly stoked about my judicial record, revenge on behalf of the Clintons and millions of dollars in money from outside left-wing opposition groups,” Kavanaugh said, likely alluding to his work on the Starr report that helped fuel the impeachment of former President Bill Clinton.

