(FILES) In this file photo taken on September 27, 2018, Brett Kavanaugh speaks at the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, - The US Senate confirmed President Donald Trump's Supreme Court pick Brett Kavanaugh on Saturday, October 6, 2018 in the closest such vote in more than a century, amid controversy over sexual abuse allegations against him. The Senate voted 50-48 to approve Kavanaugh in a major win for Trump as more than 1,000 protesters rallied in Washington against a nominee who had to overcome questions over his candor, partisan rhetoric and lifestyle as a young man. (Photo by Andrew Harnik / POOL / AFP)