President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, federal judge Brett Kavanaugh, can expect tough questions on a range of issues when he faces a Senate confirmation hearing sometime in the next few months.

Democrats are likely to pepper Kavanaugh with questions about his stance on abortion, gay rights and affirmative action. But another key area of interest is Kavanaugh’s expansive view of presidential power, something Democrats want to press him on with Trump in the White House.

When he was nominated at the White House earlier this month, Kavanaugh pledged to bring an independent mindset to the high court.

Democrats have vowed to fight Kavanaugh’s nomination from the start, fearing his appointment could ensure a strongly conservative court for a generation. Several have also expressed concern about his views on executive power.

Kavanaugh worked in the White House of President George W. Bush. Kavanaugh wrote an article in 2009, in which he said that presidents “should be excused from the burdens of ordinary citizenship while serving in office.”

川普总统提名担任美国最高法院大法官的联邦法官卡瓦诺今后数月内在参议院提名确认听证会上会面临范围广泛的犀利提问。

民主党参议员很可能要问卡瓦诺法官在堕胎、同性恋权利以及平权行动等方面的立场。另一个民主党人感兴趣并要逼问卡瓦诺的问题是他对总统权限有什么看法，尤其是在川普总统执掌白宫的情况下。

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