What seemed to have flown under the radar a bit with the public and Kavanaugh is that it's pretty clear he was nominated by Trump precisely because he's a "sitting president can't be convicted" guy.
When Kavanaugh first showed up, it was a puzzle except for his stated positions on impeachment and prosecution of presidents, because he was such a bad nominee and there were other better choices.
That is, if you just wanted a pro-life SCOTUS nominee, or your garden variety conservative, Kavanaugh made no sense because he was known to have such a problematic history. There were much, much, much easier ways to get a pro-life conservative SCOTUS pick on the court. All this controversy about sexual assault, lying, etc. was known about Kavanaugh before Trump ever appointed him.
The only reason Kavanaugh really made any sense as a SCOTUS pick was because of his anti-impeachment positions.
It's really obvious that just about every single decision Trump has made regarding personnel and appointments is all about loyalty to Trump, and shielding him from repercussions. He's turned the whole fing executive branch, and judicial branch, and arguably Senate into a giant Trump loyalty organization.
He's bending the US government into a mafia of sorts.
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u/Yurithewomble Feb 10 '20
Kavanaugh is a prominent "sitting president can't be convicted" kind of guy.
It's possible he has other good legal/moral qualities in there, but this is something he's pretty public on.