Grassley Says Monday Hearing Not Likely Without Kavanaugh Accuser
Source: Roll Call
By John T. Bennett, 39 mins. ago.
Senate Judiciary Chairman Charles E. Grassley said Wednesday a planned Monday hearing on sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh would likely not go on without accuser Christine Blasey Ford.
Asked about Ford saying she wouldnt appear on Monday, the chairman indicated it would not go on without the accuser present because the nominee would not know the full scope of allegations against him. Any decision to cancel that session, Grassley said, will be made at the last possible minute.
Grassley also said he doubts Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the panels ranking Democrat, is responsible for leaking a confidential letter she received from Ford. I wouldnt impugn any bad motives to her, the Iowa Republican told local media outlets Wednesday, basing his view on knowing the California Democrat at a very personal level for some time.
Grassley speculated that Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer of New York, or another Democratic might have held the letter for weeks without asking Kavanaugh to respond to the allegations it contained while playing games with the matter.
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Still, Grassley called it terrible that Feinstein did not turn this over to the FBI the day she got the letter, July 30.
Freethinker65
(10,048 posts)Must have slipped his mind...
What a piece of shit Grassley is.
Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)Actually I find it encouraging for a Ford that the ridiculous Monday demand that Ford show up or else her allegations will be summarily dismissed by Eleven Aging White Republicans may be postponed indefinitely. Chuck has been hit upside the head with the the realization that America viewing, by who knows how many millions of viewers and female voters, would have been a disaster...for years to come.
On second thought...have the fucking hearing without Ford! Then try to do a full Senate vote...pile the disasters on top of each other...50 days to Election Day.
Zoonart
(11,878 posts)and your Republican cronies are supporting an accused sexual abuser.
AlexSFCA
(6,139 posts)Does Ford want to testify or not? Also, what is the statue of limitation on this and was it a federal or state crime? Trying to figure out the basis of fbi involvement.
It is clear to anyone with a brain that Ford is 100% credible.
If this horrible judge doesnt get confirmed, it would be nothing short of a miracle!
neohippie
(1,142 posts)To investigate the charges of Kavanaugh lying under oath about several matters in his previous confirmation hearings.
There appears to be plenty of evidence that he has lied under oath to the Senate in the past?