WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Schumer on Wednesday called for a delay in the confirmation hearings for President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee following the guilty plea of ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen — and was immediately shot down by the White House.

Schumer said Judge Brett Kavanaugh refusal to answer his questions in a closed-door meeting on whether Trump must comply with a subpoena, coupled with Cohen implicating Trump in his crimes, “makes the danger of Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court abundantly clear. It’s a game changer.”

“A president, identified as an unindicted co-conspirator of a federal crime – an accusation made not by a political enemy but by the closest of his own confidants – is on the verge of making a lifetime appointment to the Supreme Court,” Schumer said.

Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearings are set for September.

Meanwhile, Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) canceled her planned meeting with Kavanaugh, saying Trump doesn’t deserve the courtesy, she said.

The White House quickly fire backed.

“This is a desperate and pathetic attempt by Democrats to obstruct a very highly qualified nominee. The hearing has been set for Sept. 4 and Judge Kavanaugh will be there,” Sarah Huckabee Sanders told reporters Wednesday.

Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) said he has no plans to slow down the confirmation process.

“Justice Breyer’s confirmation occurred when President Clinton’s records had been subpoenaed by a grand jury,” said Grassley spokesman George Hartmann.

“Obviously, we are nowhere close to that situation today. Calls to delay the hearing are just the latest tactic from opponents who decided to vote ‘no’ weeks ago, frantically looking for anything that sticks. The hearing will begin as planned on Sept. 4.”