THREAD, re: this frequently raised point: "OK, maybe Judge Kavanaugh didn't commit perjury. But wasn't his testimony misleading/incomplete/not totally forthcoming? Shouldn't we demand more for #SCOTUS?" #KavanaughHearings #KavanaughConfirmationHearings
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8. It was not Kavanaugh's job to make their case for them. He had no duty to say, e.g., "Oh, you want to go after me for my involvement with Pryor & Pickering? Well, let me tell you just how incredibly involved I was, so you can nail me to the wall for it!"
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9. In a better world, sure, maybe Kavanaugh would try to help the senators find out exactly what they were looking for. But in that better world, the senators wouldn't be trying to play a game of "gotcha" in order to derail his nomination.
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10. To sum up, Judge Kavanaugh's only duty was to testify truthfully - no more, no less. As I've argued in my prior threads, he did just that.
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In case you missed them, here are my prior evaluations of the Kavanaugh "perjury" claims: 1. Pryor: https://twitter.com/DavidLat/status/1037818136349814784 … 2. Memogate: https://twitter.com/DavidLat/status/1037928034224033792 … 3. NSA surveillance: https://twitter.com/DavidLat/status/1038195699513520129 … 4. Pickering:https://twitter.com/DavidLat/status/1038617313933750273 …
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“Show more docs” is an odd suggestion when so much of Kavanaugh’s WhiteHouse record is being withheld, and Kavanaugh himself refuses to request more docs be released.
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but they it wasn't in the talking points prepared by their interns so they didn't and couldn't anyway-- its about blood sport and showboating-- like the bloviating gladiator
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This claim entirely undercuts the idea that "context" shows he used "not involved" carelessly, and thus the palpable known inaccuracy with respect to how that phrase is defined is not perjury. He never once "redefined" the word "involved."
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Sen. Harris did that when she asked Kavanaugh about talking to anyone at Marc Kasowitz’ firm about Mueller’s investigation (based on obscure dicta from a Kavanaugh opinion that was used in a Kasowitz memo to Mueller). His response was less than adequate.
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". . . show the witness more docs . . ." Irony unintended?
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