--- title: Transcript: Trump's Presser About Kavanaugh, Rosenstein, and More description: President Trump gave an 81-minute press conference about Brett Kavanaugh, Rod Rosenstein and more on Wednesday. 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President Trump Hosts a Press Conference the Day Before the Brett Kavanaugh Confirmation Hearing_  by [Katie Reilly](https://time.com/author/katie-reilly/)  ## Katie Reilly Sep 27, 2018 12:23 AM UTC President Trump Hosts a Press Conference the Day Before the Brett Kavanaugh Confirmation Hearing  by [Katie Reilly](https://time.com/author/katie-reilly/)  ## Katie Reilly Sep 27, 2018 12:23 AM UTC President Trump gave an 81-minute, wide-ranging press conference Wednesday. In it, he [addressed the mounting sexual misconduct allegations](http://time.com/5407590/doanld-trump-less-likely-to-believe-kavanaugh-accusers/) against [Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh](http://time.com/5407289/brett-kavanaugh-julie-swetnick-congress/), discussed his [highly anticipated meeting](http://time.com/5404821/white-house-trump-rosenstein-meeting/) with [embattled](http://time.com/5403501/trump-rosenstein/) Deputy Attorney General [Rod Rosenstein](http://time.com/5404957/rod-rosenstein-fired-resigned-vacancies/) and explained away the [laughter of world leaders](http://time.com/5405800/donald-trump-united-nations-speech-laughter/) during his [United Nations speech](http://time.com/5406000/donald-trump-united-nations-speech-criticism/). 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