How The Mueller Probe Could Derail Kavanaugh's Confirmation

[babylonsister]

https://www.politicususa.com/2018/07/10/how-the-mueller-probe-could-derail-kavanaughs-confirmation.html

Posted on Tue, Jul 10th, 2018 by Leo Vidal
How The Mueller Probe Could Derail Kavanaugh’s Confirmation

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There are two reasons the existence of Mueller’s investigation into Donald Trump may force the Senate to put Kavanaugh’s nomination hearings on hold:

The belief that a president under criminal investigation should not be allowed to appoint someone to the Supreme Court, and
Kavanaugh’s former writings that express his views that a sitting president cannot be charged with crimes.

Ever since Anthony Kennedy announced his retirement from the U.S. Supreme Court, Sen. Cory Booker has said that there should be no vote on any Trump Supreme Court nominee until after the criminal investigation into Donald Trump ends. As Booker pointed out last month:

“If a president is the subject of a criminal investigation, as Donald Trump is, they can’t be expected to make a fair and reasonable nomination to the Supreme Court. Trump is compromised by the fact that issues that could arise associated with the investigation would be resolved by the Supreme Court.”

On June 29, Booker told Rachel Maddow that “constitutional questions about Trump being indicted would be fair game if Senate Republicans hold Supreme Court nominee confirmation hearings.”

And last night, after Trump announced Kavanaugh as his pick for the Supreme Court, Booker was very outspoken about the key issues that he sees coming out during Kavanaugh’s confirmation process, and why he should not be confirmed.

“I’ve been saying emphatically before this and now with even stronger voice that we as the United States Senate, forget partisanship or what have you, to avoid a constitutional crisis, we cannot let this confirmation process go forward. Especially now that we have someone who has clearly said that they have a strong opinion should any of those issues come before the Supreme Court.”

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In January, Senator Booker and California Senator Kamala Harris were both appointed to the Senate Judiciary Committee where Kavanaugh has to go for confirmation. With those two outspoken progressive Democrats on the panel, there is no chance that any questions about Donald Trump’s potential indictments — or about Brett Kavanaugh’s view on those indictments — will be left unasked.

[Achilleaze]

1. I've got a feeling that republican misleader Dirty Donny* really mucked up with this nomination

...and that he is leading his submissive republican gang of grifters deep deep deep into the moral cesspool that is Latter Day KGOP republicanism.

This is going to get sticky, folks, very sticky.

* aka republican Draft-Dodger-in-Chief

[wryter2000]

9. Interesting

I tend to agree.

[Achilleaze]

14. Sticky (R)

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[Amaryllis]

34. Velcro. Flypaper. Superglue.

[panader0]

2. And the pressure continues to grow for Mueller.

C'mon Bob---throw us a bone.

[Volaris]

22. Nope. My sense of 'Rugged Robert' (thanks, TheFerret)

Is that he's gonna keep the whole thing in his pants until it's time to 'grab Em by the pussy', as it were.

[whathehell]

29. I think you mean

"grab 'em by the dick".-- It's not only gender appropriate, it's actually a lot easier to "grab".

[Pluvious]

36. If it's ease we're after, then just grab the blubber

[whathehell]

38. I like the idea

of grabbing his dick better... Maybe put a little squeeze on his balls while we're at it..

[Iliyah]

3. Well majority of the world and the USA thinks that

the Republican party is now a criminal cult.

[samnsara]

4. we need to hurry and dig up some dirt on this guy...

...everyones got a few secrets

[standingtall]

8. You actually think finding dirt is going to matter to republicans?

They rally around pedophiles. So what kind of dirt could there possibly be that could get a republican Senator to change their vote?

[Volaris]

26. The Base thinks he's a liburl?

That's about the only thing I can think of that might scare them..As long as The Cult approves, they think they're gravy.

[Danascot]

33. If we did find dirt

Booker and Harris and others might be able to ask questions that could be proven to be untruths and used as a basis for a future impeachment. Like what Franken did with Sessions. Too bad we no longer have Franken to ask the hard questions.

[ChoppinBroccoli]

37. Dick Durbin's Got It

Durbin has proof that Kavanaugh lied in his Senate Confirmation hearing years ago. He posted it on Twitter today along with the documents that prove it. Says he's repeatedly asked Kavanaugh to explain the discrepancy between the documentary proof and his testimony, but has never received an answer.

The only thing I'm worried about is if Durbin trotted this out too soon. We want this to go right down to the end and THEN hit them with the one piece of evidence that disqualifies him. By bringing this out now, Dumbass might have enough time to withdraw Kavanaugh and nominate someone else in time to make it under the deadline. We want this confirmation to drag out so that he won't have time to nominate anyone else.

[CincyDem]

5. Those questions should and will be asked. And with the evasiveness of a snake..

...Kavanaugh will smile and explain that he can't possibly comment on hypotheticals that may or may not come before the court.



The good news is that Trump doesn't have to convince Kavanaugh to protect him from prosecution. That's a given and, from what we now know about Kennedy - he was likely a given too. Trump now has to support Roberts who is the ideologically middle justice. For my money, knowing that I had kennedy in my pocket, I'm not so sure I would have been so quick to push him out.

That assumes, however, that someone doesn't have a tape of Roberts with a donkey. Wonder if he's ever been to Russia ?

[DownriverDem]

16. He also said

I follow the law. If so why would he be against Roe v Wade which passed in 1973?

[inwiththenew]

6. Mueller better do something quick

Because it becomes significantly more difficult to remove him once he's confirmed and that will likely happen in the next 2-3 months.

[standingtall]

7. There is nothing Mueller can do to derail Kavanaugh's confirmation

every scenario we could think of would have to involve republicans doing what is right for the country. Republicans only care about hoarding power. The only possible way we are going to derail this nomination is if all Democrats stick together in opposition putting pressure on pro-choice republicans.

[Maraya1969]

10. What if he sent out a bunch of high profile indictments? The thought of that is great but then the

thought that Trump would just pardon them all ruins the whole thing

[DownriverDem]

17. Exactly

Folks can talk about the Dems fighting it all they want, but the repubs have the power and the votes. With every disgusting thing that happens since trump got elected, I just want to thank the left leaners who didn't think HRC was progressive enough. What fools.

[azureblue]

25. well---

K is a friend of Don's and almost all of Don's friends took money or favors from the Russians. I think it's time see how much money K took from the Russians. Not if. How much.

[wryter2000]

11. Am I understanding this right?

Does the OP suggest that Rs will put off confirmation because of all the incriminating questions about Trump that would come up during the hearings?

I'm pinning my meager hopes on one R doing the right thing. We'll still end up with someone horrible, but maybe not someone who would give Trump a get out of jail free card.

My other meager hope is on Roberts doing the right thing if a case comes before him.

[ancianita]

12. Your continued understanding that there's hope that R's will not back Trump is not "right."

Hope is futile. When it comes to Putin's pawns, Reality rules.

Make calls to senators to vote Kavanaugh down, and then vote in November.

You'll feel better for that.

[DownriverDem]

18. Roberts

might just end up being a moderate.

[Dustlawyer]

13. We the people need to be very outspoken on this!

We need to show to both Party’s this would not be looked upon favorably if the nomination goes through confirmation.

Not that it will do any good, but I am sending letters to my Senators Cruz and Cornyn and my Tea-publican Congressman Randy Weber!

Marches anyone?

[DownriverDem]

19. It's about votes and power

The Dems do not have the power or the votes. What exactly is it you want them to do? The repubs have the power and the votes. They can do what they want.

[Dustlawyer]

23. True, but they react if they believe it will have a negative effect on their re-election chances.

Absent a lawsuit that stops the confirmation (unlikely) this will occur before the mid-terms. While it will take a monumental effort and lots of media, it can help Democrats whether it is successful or not. Some Independants will be turned off of Trump/Republicans stacking the deck to stay out of trouble.

[cutroot]

15. nixon appointed ford. ford pardoned nixon. Just like that.

[DownriverDem]

20. But Ford

pardoned nixon because he thought it would be best for the country not to have to go over Watergate all over again. Don't forget it cost Ford the presidency because of the pardon.

[cutroot]

32. So you are defending his decision?

How would you you know that a deal was not made?. It only seemed to benefit the republicans. They all seem to scream for mercy when it suits them. I am of the belief that justice was not served and we are all suffering now because of it. Has it occurred to you that ford did not get elected, because he was an idiot? We should have gone over all of the offenses of the republicans then with a fine tooth comb and cleaned the house of the infection that they still are.

[Ccarmona]

21. The Hypocrite McTurtle Will Come Out of His Shell

And jam this nomination through.

[Volaris]

27. Hypocrisy IS that turtles shell.

They're one and the same, and inseparable.

[Kablooie]

24. Republicans will join to ignore any valid oppositional questions.

Yes there are serious issues at stake.

But, as always, those issues could affect Republican power so they will be studiously ignored by the ruling party.

[LudwigPastorius]

28. Two big presumptions in this article.

...that Mueller will issue indictments against Trump before Sept./Oct. (when Kavanaugh's confirmation hearing begins).

And, that the GOP Senate would bow to any kind of pressure from Democrats and some of the media and call off the hearings.

On the contrary, Congressional Republicans have shown time after time that they will defend Trump. You better believe they will when a Supreme Court seat is in the balance.

This reads as another of those "wishful thinking" pieces.

[DeminPennswoods]

30. Kavanaugh is a "target rich environment"

as it were for Dems. I'm sure there are still senators and staff around from the Ken Starr investigation days.

[Vinca]

31. I'm really starting to buy into the theory there was a deal made for Kennedy to step down.

Do you suppose Kennedy's son the banker might be involved in the laundry business and will need a pardon after the Mueller investigation?

[sellitman]

35. Senator Joe Manchin will vote with the GOP Crime Family on this.

I don't see anything stopping this abortion.

Talk me down.