Speaking at a ceremonial swearing-in ceremony in the East Room of the White House Monday evening, President Trump apologized to Associate Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh and his family "on behalf of the nation" for the "campaign of political and personal destruction" he endured during his confirmation process, saying it violated "every notion of fairness, decency, and due process."
To sustained, raucous applause, Trump entered the event flanked by Kavanuagh and former Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy, who hired Kavanaugh as a law clerk from 1993 to 1994. All sitting Supreme Court justices were in attendance, as well as Kavanaugh's wife and two daughters.
