OA191: Fact and Fiction About Brett Kavanaugh

Today's Rapid Response Friday does <em>not</em> take a victory lap about our successful prediction that Brett Kavanaugh would be Donald Trump's next nominee to the Supreme Court (but seriously, we called that right, y'all.)  Instead, Andrew and Thomas break down some of the current stories surrounding Kavanaugh to separate  fact from fiction and try and articulate the best mainstream case against confirming Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. In the pre-show, we give a shout-out to everyone who made the <a href="http://openargswiki.wikidot.com/">Opening Arguments Wiki</a> possible -- go check it out!  It's amazing! After that, Andrew Was Wrong returns with a clarification from Episode 187 where Andrew misspoke.  And also, the guys have a slight laugh at Andrew's inability to pronounce locations of things. The main segment tackles a bunch of current stories surrounding Judge Kavanaugh, including:  (1) the allegation that Judge Kavanaugh has concluded that sitting Presidents can't be indicted; (2) the Yale open letter opposing his nomination; (3) a truly stupid article in <em>The Hill</em> arguing for a lawsuit to block Kavanaugh; (4) the potential conflict of interest with Kennedy's retirement; and (5) the notion of "packing the Court" in 2020.  Phew! Next, Andrew gives us an eight-second sneak peek at a court's refusal to permit the Trump administration to modify the <em>Flores</em> settlement and why that's good news. Finally, we end with an all new Thomas Takes The Bar Exam #83 involving spousal privilege.  If you'd like to play along, just retweet our episode on Twitter or share it on Facebook along with your guess and the #TTTBE hashtag.  We'll release the answer on next Tuesday's episode along with our favorite entry! <span style="text-decoration: underline">Recent Appearances</span> Andrew was just a guest co-host on <a href= "https://audioboom.com/posts/6924832-skepticrat075-torrez-a-new-one-editon"> Episode 75 of the Skepticrat podcast</a>; go check it out!  Also, Andrew will be discussing Judge Kavanaugh wit