Booker releases 'confidential' Kavanaugh documents

[sandensea]

Source: The Hill

Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) on Thursday released emails from Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's time as a White House counsel, escalating a heated fight over his documents.

Booker released approximately 12 pages of emails tied to discussions Kavanaugh had on racial inequality including one email thread titled "racial profiling."

The documents are marked "committee confidential," meaning they are not supposed to be discussed or released publicly.

Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/405345-booker-releases-confidential-kavanaugh-documents

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[handmade34]

1. ...

https://www.scribd.com/document/387988906/Booker-Confidential-Kavanaugh-Hearing#download&from_embed

[sandensea]

2. Thank you for that!

Let's hope this goes somewhere.

[BumRushDaShow]

3. He has to save the party from itself.

The GOP has broken every rule in the book since 2010 (House) and 2014 (Senate). Fuck 'em.

What was Nike's long time (I remember when they first used it in the late '80s) and current slogan?

1988



2018

[ChazII]

4. +1 n/t

[Hermit-The-Prog]

18. made up rules

They don't just break rules; they made up some new ones to thwart democracy itself.

This "committee confidential" thing is as much bullshit as McConnell waiting for a new POTUS to appoint SCOTUS.

[BumRushDaShow]

21. Yes

I watched the Strzok hearing (the House Judiciary Committee one) where that jackass Goodlatte literally manufactured rules on the spot and refused to follow "regular order", allowing pinhead Gowdy to vomit forth a vindictive rant.

Enough! All of this is going to come back to haunt them and hopefully today is the beginning of more of that. I remember when Elijah Cummings basically said f-u in his committee and released reports in the past that the GOP refused to issue.

[moreland01]

5. You can bet your ass

that if the tables were turned the R's would anonymously release every last document and then blame it on the Democrats. Good for Senator Booker!

[FakeNoose]

6. If these were Hillary's emails, how long would it take for the GOP to leak them?

Probably about 5 seconds!

[apnu]

7. Neubauten jumped to mind instantly.

[sandensea]

8. Collapsing new buildings. Good one!

The unofficial theme song for the Trump regime (or a close second to 'From Russia with Love').

[onecaliberal]

9. This is exactly how we need to play.

[Solly Mack]

10. K&R

[ProfessorPlum]

11. Some civil disobedience - good on him

a great and courageous move

[rockfordfile]

12. Booker is doing great.

I wasn't sure about him in the past. But he has been great during the hearing.

[pazzyanne]

13. Don't forget Maisie Hirono!

She had to fight for her right to speak. Grassley recognized every man with a request and ignored her - yet she persisted. She also released papers online. Go, Maisie - from Minnesota.

[mahina]

14. Isn't she awesome? I am so proud of her every day.

Way to go, Mazie.

[BigmanPigman]

15. That is more "heroic"

than writing an anonymous OpEd. Same for Hirono.

[DeminPennswoods]

16. Good

McConnell counts on Dems playing "nice" and by the rules. Sen Feinstein was the first to release docs that the GOP would allow Americans to see, now Booker and Hirono are just following her lead.

Brett Kavanaugh is nothing but a political hack with a law degree.

I truly wish Dems would ask for Wallace and Schmidt to testify as to what and to what extent Kavanaugh was involved in the Bush WH decision-making on the controversial things they did. Those two can put their money where their mouths are.

[lagomorph777]

20. Wallace and Schmidt are on TV every day - they could just tell us directly.

[DeminPennswoods]

25. Good point

They did talk about how horrified they were when they discovered the real Sarah Palin and discussed that somehow, something would have to be done about her if McCain were elected. Fortunately for them, the 2008 financial collapse happened and they knew McCain could not win after that and what to do about Palin became a moot point.

[alwaysinasnit]

17. Way to go Sen. Booker. It is about time they stopped playing by the rules imposed on Democrats

that these very same Rethugs won't abide by.

[George II]

19. Based on the interchange between Leahy and Grassley yesterday, it appears that Grassley....

.... was going to allow the release of thousands of documents today. Apparently that happened at 4AM this morning. Cornyn's posturing was just for show, Booker KNEW he was safe and republicans be damned.

With all this, Kavanagh's nomination is on shaky ground.

[monmouth4]

22. My gut is telling me Kavanaugh will NOT be confirmed. Getting rosary beads out now..n/t

[jcgoldie]

26. Wish you were right but...

Susan Collins says no worries he's fine.

[SunSeeker]

23. Love that pic. He looks like Key & Peele's Obama Anger Translater, Luther.

[bluestarone]

24. I"M so PROUD of Cory!!!!

And proud of all the Democrats!!! FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT!!!!!! The whole country future is at stake!!!

[Calista241]

27. I would've thought he could've found a more consequential document to release.