Cory Booker - Spartacus

Turns out Democrat Cory Booker's attempt to stage that "I am Spartacus" moment at Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation hearing thoroughly backfired.

NEW statement from Bill Burck, GWB’s records representative who led the review of Kavanaugh’s records pic.twitter.com/6MQSbgB1ub

— Seung Min Kim (@seungminkim) September 6, 2018

This is priceless.

Booker releases Kavanaugh documents but GOP insists they were already cleared

"When I broke the committee rules last night, those documents had not be cleared," says Sen. Booker. "I was raised and taught that an unjust law, you almost have an obligation to stand against it." pic.twitter.com/4MBQM4PWm3

— Anderson Cooper 360° (@AC360) September 7, 2018

Booker claims he broke the rules last night, so he insists that counts.

He desperately wants to say he's Spartacus. Reality be damned. Go for the drama.