CNN's Cuomo schools Santorum on SCOTUS confirmation: 'You want to be hot around the collar -- fine! But be honest'

On Monday, CNN's Chris Cuomo hammered Republican Sen.Rick Santorum (R-PA) over Brett Kavanaugh Supreme Court confirmation hearings.

"Here is a man who was put on the list of Trump's favored potential Supreme Court justices because he has an expansive view of presidential power. He doesn't believe in special counsels. He doesn't believe presidents should be subpoenaed," Cuomo said.

Cuomo called the entire confirmation hearings one big sham.

"Let's just all agree on one thing. The process is a sham. The party in power pushes through its person because they have the votes. The other side asks questions that are sometimes good, sometimes gratuitous but never answered," Cuomo said.

He continued, "Both sides allow that to continue so they can get their people in. There's nothing in common that demands that a judge tells you absolutely nothing that he or she believes about what will come before them. We allow it. The process is a sham. "

Santorum asserted that Kavanaugh was qualified because of his history. "Look at his record as a judge," he said.

Cuomo quickly fact-checked Santorum and told him to be honest about the facts.

"Be honest about it. At least be honest. If you want to be hot around the collar, fine, be honest and say I may overturn precedent when I get on the court. That's the truth," Cuomo said.

Watch the video below via CNN.