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Fmr. Nixon aide troubled by Kavanaugh nomination

3:44am IST - 01:38

John Dean, the former White House counsel who was a key figure in the Watergate scandal that led to President Richard Nixon's 1974 resignation, told the committee that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanuagh's past writings and remarks indicate his confirmation would create ''the most pro-presidential powers Supreme Court in the modern era.'' Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

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John Dean, the former White House counsel who was a key figure in the Watergate scandal that led to President Richard Nixon's 1974 resignation, told the committee that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanuagh's past writings and remarks indicate his confirmation would create "the most pro-presidential powers Supreme Court in the modern era." Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

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Fmr. Nixon aide troubled by Kavanaugh nomination

3:44am IST - 01:38