Brett Kavanaugh confirmed to the Supreme Court ,After fight that split U.S

WASHINGTON (AP) - Brett Kavanaugh was sworn in Saturday night as the 114th justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, after a wrenching debate over sexual misconduct and judicial temperament that shattered the Senate, captivated the nation and ushered in an acrimonious new level of polarization — now encroaching on the court that the 53-year-old judge may well swing rightward for decades to come.

Even as Kavanaugh took his oath of office in a quiet private ceremony, not long after the narrowest Senate confirmation in nearly a century and a half, protesters chanted outside the court building across the street from the Capitol.

Retired Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, right, administers the Judicial Oath to Judge Brett Kavanaugh in the Justices’ Conference Room of the Supreme Court Building. Ashley Kavanaugh holds the Bible. At left are their daughters, Margaret, background, and Liza. (Fred Schilling/Collection of the Supreme Court of the United States via AP)

Bret Kavanaugh was confirmed by the Senate on Saturday by a 50-48 vote. His Supreme Court nomination was roiled for weeks by allegations of sexual misconduct and drunken behavior when Kavanaugh was a high school and college student.

The vote was 51-49, but Murkowski, whose vote will be recorded as "No", agreed to vote "present" during the actual voting as a service to senator Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Who supports Kavanaugh but was away at his daughter's wedding. By voting "present", and with Dean out, the end result was 50-48. Their combined vote, as it is called, maintains the same two-voice margin and does not change the outcome.

In the end, Kavanaugh's fate came to four senators who had yet to decide how they would vote until the end: Susan Collins (R Maine), Jeff Flick (R-Ariz), Murvowski and Manekin. Murkowski was among the four who did not support him.

Anti-Kavanaugh protesters shouted at the Senate balcony protests throughout the vote.

"You are a coward! You are a coward!" Cried one of the protesters in Flick when he voted for Kavanaugh. "Shame on you," shouted two demonstrators in Manshin. "How dare you prioritize more than us."

Police arrested 164 protesters on Saturday, including 13 people who were screaming in front of lawmakers in the Senate Hall.

President Trump tweeted shortly after the vote, congratulating the Senate and his nominee.

"I applaud and congratulate the U.S. Senate for confirming our GREAT NOMINEE, Judge Brett Kavanaugh, to the United States Supreme Court," he tweeted. "Later today, I will sign his Commission of Appointment, and he will be officially sworn in. Very exciting!"

I applaud and congratulate the U.S. Senate for confirming our GREAT NOMINEE, Judge Brett Kavanaugh, to the United States Supreme Court. Later today, I will sign his Commission of Appointment, and he will be officially sworn in. Very exciting!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) ٦ أكتوبر ٢٠١٨

Kavanaugh and his wife were seen in a black SUV entering the Supreme Court to be sworn in. Chief Justice John Roberts is slated to administer a constitutional oath and now-retired Justice Anthony Kennedy, whose seat Kavanaugh is taking, will be on hand to administer a judicial oath, both in a private ceremony.

PHOTO: Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and his wife Ashley Estes Kavanaugh depart their home in Chevy Chase, Md., en route to the Supreme Court, Oct. 6, 2018. (Cliff Owen/AP)

"I think the Mississippi speech had a great impact, yes. I think it was a very important thing," Trump said on the plane Saturday.

Trump told reporters that his speech in Mississippi on Tuesday, days before the vote, had an effect on Kavanaugh's nomination. During that speech, Trump appeared to mock Christine Blasey Ford's testimony about her alleged assault at the hands of Kavanaugh. The judge has denied the accusations.

"He was chosen for the reason of his temperament, his incredible past, his outstanding years on the court. He’s had an outstanding record, a brilliant scholar, a totally brilliant scholar — top — and we’re very honored that he was able to withstand this horrible horrible attack by the Democrats," Trump said.

PHOTO: President Donald Trump speaks to the media about the upcoming Senate vote on Brett Kavanaugh before departing the White House, on Oct. 6, 2018 in Washington. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Anti-Kavanaugh protesters continued to fight even after being confirmed

The demonstrators, who opposed the appointment of Bret Kavanaugh in the United States Supreme Court on Washington, rallied on Saturday and rallied in the Capitol, disrupting pro-Senate voting and hitting the Supreme Court building when Kavanaugh arrived to take the oath.

The demonstrators stood one after the other in different sections of the exhibition, most of them with fists, shouting "I will not agree."

Around 5:45 pm. ET Saturday, a large crowd of protesters rallied on the front steps of the Supreme
Court, chanting: "Hey, it is, must go Kavanaugh."

After the police kept them out of the doors, the demonstrators held signs and shouted "No justice and no peace" and "We believe Anita Hill" in reference to the woman who accused Clarence Thomas of sexual misconduct.

Crowds began gathering around 9 am outside the Capitol and the Supreme Court building and grew up in the morning.

Protesters took the steps of Rutunda on the eastern front of the US Capitol early Saturday afternoon, 150 of them were arrested, Congressional police said in a press release. The video showed them lined up, tying the wrists behind their backs in the Capitol Park. The police separated the stairs and Capitol Plaza, and the demonstrators returned to the Supreme Court.

The protesters kept signs that Kavanaugh was calling for a bad nomination because of allegations of sexual abuse, saying the selection process appeared biased against women. A woman showed a sign saying "Predators Club" with pictures of Kavanaugh, Judge Clarence Thomas and President Donald Trump.

Police accused all protesters arrested on Saturday of violating Washington's law against overcrowding, obstruction or hatred. Processed off-site.

More than 300 people were arrested in the demonstrations

The protesters, who were arrested on Saturday and who were previously arrested and released after being fined, will not be allowed to pay the fine and be released again, police told CNN, and will be transferred to the central prison where they will remain until Tuesday because Monday is a holiday. Federal. This is also true of those who disturb the Senate chamber.

Police said anyone arrested on Saturday for the first time could be fined and taken to his home.