>> reporter: kavanaugh spent years working for independent counsel kenneth starr, helping investigate president bill clinton's affair with monica lewinsky. "the new york times" says kavanaugh urged prosecutors then to question the president about oral sex and masturbation. kavanaugh also helped outline grounds for president clinton's impeachment. later in 2009 kavanaugh wrote "the nation's chief executive should be exempt from time consuming and distracting lawsuits and investigations." some have interpreted this as opposition to the indictment of a sitting president. cnn has learned that the trump white house was aware of these comments during the vetting process. on health care and abortion, kavanaugh has already made controversial decisions. last year he sided with the trump administration to block an abortion for a pregnant immigrant teenager in federal custody. noting the government's permissible interest in favoring fetal life. he has never expressed outright opposition to roe v. wade, but during his confirmation process in 2006 was hardly forthcoming in his personal views.
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