Kamala Harris' office denies White House claim that they rebuffed SCOTUS courtesy call

US Senator Kamala Harris attends the United State of Women Summit at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, on May 5, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / CHRIS DELMASCHRIS DELMAS/AFP/Getty Images US Senator Kamala Harris attends the United State of Women Summit at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, on May 5, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / CHRIS DELMASCHRIS DELMAS/AFP/Getty Images Photo: CHRIS DELMAS;Chris Delmas / AFP / Getty Images Photo: CHRIS DELMAS;Chris Delmas / AFP / Getty Images Image 1 of / 3 Caption Close Kamala Harris' office denies White House claim that they rebuffed SCOTUS courtesy call 1 / 3 Back to Gallery

The office of Senator Kamala Harris is denying claims that the chief of staff — not Harris herself — bluntly rebuffed a courtesy call from White House Counsel Don McGahn regarding the Supreme Court pick.

An anonymous senior White House aide reportedly told Fox News that Harris' staffer dismissed the call, telling a McGahn aide, "We want nothing to do with you."

According to Fox, the White House said that McGahn called the office of every Senate Judiciary Committee Member, which included Harris, regarding the SCOTUS confirmation process, and the one belonging to the California Senator was the only one to "reject the discussion."

Harris' office has denied the claim, saying that while they did indeed speak with McGahn, the quote is not accurate.

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Still, Harris has made her opinion of President Donald Trump's Supreme Court pick, Brett Kavanaugh, clear, writing on Twitter that she plans to oppose his nomination because he "represents a direct and fundamental threat to the rights and health care of hundreds of millions of Americans."

Trump’s Supreme Court Justice nominee, Judge Kavanaugh, represents a direct and fundamental threat to the rights and health care of hundreds of millions of Americans. I will oppose his nomination to the Supreme Court. #SCOTUSpick — Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) July 10, 2018

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Harris is far from alone in her outspoken opposition against Kavanaugh. Prominent Democrats including Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D. - Calif.), Sen. Bernie Sanders (D. - Vermont), Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (D. - Calif.), and Sen. Chuck Schumer (D. - New York), among others, have all voiced concern about the nominee.

Nevertheless, Trump says he believes Kavanaugh has received "rave reviews" from both Republicans and Democrats.

Alyssa Pereira is an SFGATE staff writer. Email her at apereira@sfchronicle.com or find her on Twitter at @alyspereira.

