Re: Kavanaugh hearing, Kasowitz partner that Kamala Harris hinted at is Ed McNally

[fleur-de-lisa]

Dems dig in on Kavanaugh’s ties to Trump-connected law firm

https://www.politico.com/story/2018/09/06/brett-kavanaugh-kamala-harris-law-firm-questions-809140

Brett Kavanaugh tried on Thursday to settle one of the biggest questions of his Supreme Court confirmation hearing, saying he couldn’t recall discussing special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia probe with anyone at a law firm that’s long represented President Donald Trump.

But Democrats continue to say they have reason to suspect Kavanaugh did talk about Mueller’s investigation with someone at Trump-connected firm Kasowitz Benson & Torres. Kavanaugh worked closely in George W. Bush’s White House with Kasowitz partner Edward McNally, who appears in nearly two thousand of the Bush-era documents released to the Senate about President Donald Trump’s high court pick, according to one Senate Democratic aide.

The longstanding ties between Kavanaugh and McNally, whom Trump personally interviewed for a U.S. attorney position last year, offer no solid proof that Kavanaugh discussed Mueller’s probe with his former colleague. Kavanaugh told senators on Thursday that he has had no “inappropriate conversations about that investigation with anyone.”

But Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), who appeared to rattle the nominee by asking about Kasowitz late Wednesday night in one of the confirmation hearing’s most talked-about moments, isn’t backing away.

"I have good reason to believe there was a conversation,” Harris told reporters early Thursday. “Information that I’ve received is reliable and I asked him a clear question and he couldn’t give a clear answer.”

McNally served as a speechwriter to former President George H.W. Bush and later worked alongside Kavanaugh in the second Bush’s administration before joining the Kasowitz firm. McNally offered praise for Kavanaugh for a New York Times story that ran in July. Records released to the Judiciary Committee show that McNally and Kavanaugh were part of multiple internal White House discussions on shaping policy.

However, when Harris first posed her question to the nominee Wednesday night, he appeared uncertain if he knew anyone affiliated with Kasowitz.

[Le Gaucher]

1. He needs to be voted down. Period.

Any Republican with an ounce of integrity will vote him down.

Yet some Democrats are planning to give him a Thumbs Up.

[mikeysnot]

5. republican

integrity? Surely you jest.

[bettyellen]

6. Which Dems are currently planning a thumbs up? Haven't found this.

[Le Gaucher]

8. Joe Manchin and I dare say Doug Jones will be a yes vote

[bettyellen]

9. Both have been very loud about saying senators shouldn't decide beforehand...

So I’m not so sure. Collins and Murkowski have been under a ton of pressure.

[LenaBaby61]

7. He needs to be voted down. Period.

Any Republican with an ounce of integrity will vote him down.

As of Thursday, September 6th, 2028, there are NO Senate thuglicans that have one ounce of integrity.

But then again, it won't matter because as you rightfully said, you'll have DEMS that will give Sleeper Cell Kavanaugh the old thumbs up

[AndJusticeForSome]

2. Your post title nearly gave me a heart attack!

I took that to mean Harris had been a Kasowitz partner!

[fleur-de-lisa]

3. Sorry about that. Edited the title.

[AndJusticeForSome]

4. I thought: Ahah! She witnessed the conversation!

A second reading calmed me down.

[suffragette]

10. "inappropriate conversations" Weasel words so if he is called directly on this he will respond that

the conversations weren’t by his judgement “inappropriate.”

[Jarqui]

11. McNally also worked for Giuliani

https://www.kasowitz.com/people/edward-e-mcnally/

With over two decades of federal, prosecutorial and law enforcement experience, including in the leadership at Criminal Division headquarters of the U.S. Department of Justice, in the Office of the Counsel to the President of the United States, and as an Assistant U.S. Attorney under Rudy Giuliani in New York,

[Power 2 the People]

12. Go get em' Kamala!!

[Mc Mike]

13. Looks like Kavanaugh is your typical lying repuglican nazi pig. Like Rump. nt

[orleans]

14. she asked him again today and his answer was "no" n/t