Kavanaugh Ignores Handshake From Father Of Parkland Victim

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After being approached with a handshake by Fred Guttenberg, the father of Jamie Guttenberg, one of 17 people killed in the shooting massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida in February, Brett Kavanaugh appeared to ignore the gesture and walk away, videos and photos show.

Fred Guttenberg (L), father of Parkland, Florida, shooting victim Jaime Guttenberg, tries to speak with Judge Brett Kavanaugh as he leaves for a break during his US Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing to be an Associate Justice on the US Supreme Court, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, September 4, 2018. – President Donald Trump’s newest Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh is expected to face punishing questioning from Democrats this week over his endorsement of presidential immunity and his opposition to abortion. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)
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