Supreme Revenge

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4.8 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 3 June 2019

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

Inside the no-holds-barred war for control of the Supreme Court. From Brett Kavanaugh to Robert Bork, an investigation of how a 30-year-old grievance transformed the court and turned confirmations into bitter, partisan conflicts.

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0:00.0	Thanks for listening to the Frontline Audio Cast, the enhanced audio version of our television documentaries.
0:06.5	In case you don't know, Frontline also produces a podcast of original documentaries made for listening.
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0:21.5	But back to the Frontline Audio Cast, here is the audio cast of Supreme Revenge, broadcast May 21st on PBS.
0:30.5	The Frontline Audio Cast
0:45.0	I will nominate Judge Brett Kavanaugh.
0:47.5	A Supreme Court faceoff, 30 years in the making.
0:51.0	It is persistent that it's become toxic.
0:53.0	Work got taken down, they promised never to forget.
0:57.0	It was raw politics, and it was raw.
0:59.0	And behind the scenes, one powerful Republican Senator.
1:02.5	This McIntyre is a tactical genius.
1:04.5	I'm giving a lifetime appointment, but this president on the way out there.
1:07.5	Unprecedented.
1:08.5	Democrats are outweighed.
1:09.5	Tonight on Frontline.
1:10.5	We're living in the air of the McConnell Court.
1:12.5	Supreme Revenge
1:15.5	Frontline is made possible by contributions to your PBS station from viewers like you.
1:20.5	Thank you.
1:21.5	And by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
1:24.5	Major support is provided by the John D. and Catherine T. McArthur Foundation.
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