Susan Collins
Role at the time: U.S. senator speaking to reporters
Defended or excused
Response to this claim
Collins's 2018 vote to confirm Kavanaugh remains justified despite his vote to overturn Roe and Casey in Dobbs.
“I do not regret that (confirmation) vote”
Open the original interview (opens in a new tab)Susan Collins doesn't regret putting Brett Kavanaugh on the Supreme Courtparagraphs after 'PORTLAND' quoting Collins and Graham Platner campaign
Direct reporter interview quotes Collins defending her 2018 confirmation vote while disagreeing with Dobbs, and records campaign criticism. Article misidentifies Jackson as a Dobbs dissenter; use Supreme Court docket for the vote.
Archived copy (opens in a new tab)Why we used this label
Directly defends the conduct under scrutiny, her 2018 confirmation vote, while expressing disagreement with the later Dobbs decision.