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1. After I refuted "perjury" claims against Judge Kavanaugh re: his testimony on the Pryor nomination, some asked about the claim that Kavanaugh perjured himself re: #Memogate. So here goes. #SCOTUS #KavanaughHearings #KavanaughConfirmationHearings
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2. The
#Memogate scandal involved allegedly stolen files from@SenJudiciary Democratic staff. I follow@jadler1969 in calling them "allegedly stolen" (http://bit.ly/2oOzNra ) because Republican ex-staffer Manuel Miranda was never criminally charged.4 replies 20 retweets 64 likesShow this thread -
3. If you don't recall the
#Memogate scandal - I can't blame you, it dates back to 2001 - read@charlie_savage (https://nyti.ms/2CpkkHq ), or@jadler1969 (http://bit.ly/2oOzNra ), or@KimberlyRobinsn &@PatrickGregry (http://bit.ly/2NTwDNF ).2 replies 15 retweets 57 likesShow this thread -
4. Another reason to put "stolen" in quotes is because no hacking took place. The files were on a shared server - Repubs could access Dem files, and vice versa - so the "stealing" was really exploiting a glitch. But legality aside, it was unethical and wrong.
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5. At his 2004 and 2006 confirmation hearings, and again this week, Judge Brett Kavanaugh testified that although he worked with Manny Miranda on judicial nominations, he (Kavanaugh) never knowingly received "stolen" files.
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6. Kavanaugh's critics, including
@SenatorLeahy, argue that Kavanaugh knew or should have known he was getting "stolen" files - and some, such as my@ATLblog colleague@ElieNYC, even assert that Kavanaugh perjured himself (http://bit.ly/2M2uOME ).2 replies 13 retweets 51 likesShow this thread -
7. There's no evidence, in recently released emails or elsewhere, showing Kavanaugh had knowledge of Miranda's acts. To the contrary, Miranda told
@NYTimes &@WashingtonPost that Kavanaugh "had no knowledge." https://nyti.ms/2CpkkHq ,https://wapo.st/2wSXnHs3 replies 32 retweets 81 likesShow this thread -
8. Lacking evidence, some have speculated Kavanaugh MUST have known.
@SenatorLeahy tweeted out several emails to support this claim. But if you view the individual emails, fairly and without applying hindsight, they don't quite get there.1 reply 18 retweets 62 likesShow this thread -
9. Here's the worst email, subject line "spying," in which Miranda mentions "a friend who is a mole for us on the left." But far from proving Kavanaugh knew of theft, Email #1 suggests he was told the opposite: a Dem staffer was voluntarily sharing info.pic.twitter.com/3oGTcFre4r
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Replying to @DavidLat
And this email is from Barbara Ledeen, not Manny Miranda, so it does not support Leahy’s charge. Miranda does not appear on the email at all, I don’t think.
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Thanks for pointing out my error; I have corrected it.
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