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    1. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner Sep 4

      Here is the letter asking the White House to withdraw the privilege claim (which was not formally invoked and was decided on by DOJ) being used to keep 100,000+ pages of Kavanaugh's record secret. https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4823237-Dem-Letter-to-McGahn-090318.html …pic.twitter.com/p7ProFwisL

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    2. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner Sep 4

      Sen. Klobuchar referenced the letter in her remarks.

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    3. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner Sep 4

      We're still going back and forth with questions. Sen. Kennedy was asking about committee process, which was a nice throw-back to a simpler time.

      4 replies 11 retweets 63 likes
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    4. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner Sep 4

      Blumenthal: The chairman has no right to overrule that rule (requiring a vote) by fiat. Grassley says that rule only applies in executive session and they're not in exec session now.

      2 replies 26 retweets 78 likes
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    5. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner Sep 4

      Grassley says the "committee confidential" documents are so "under federal law."

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    6. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner Sep 4

      I did @AM2DM, came back, and Blumenthal is still asking for the committee to consider his motion to adjourn.

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    7. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner Sep 4

      Hatch talks about how many documents they have. This is such a false argument, given that all knew, going in, that Kavanaugh would have more docs than past nominees. Nonetheless, he was nominated. Then, Republicans turned foot and just decided not to seek most of his records.

      5 replies 48 retweets 125 likes
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    8. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner Sep 4

      Leahy: "All told, only 4% of [Kavanaugh']s White House record has been shared with the public; only 7% with the committee." In contrast, "99% of Justice Kagan's records were available to all of the public. What is being hidden and why? ... It's not only shameful, it's a sham."

      29 replies 269 retweets 590 likes
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    9. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner Sep 4

      Leahy, saying he's seen more confirmation hearings than anyone else in the Senate, calls this the "most incomplete, most partisan, least transparent" confirmation hearing he has seen.

      0 replies 60 retweets 161 likes
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    10. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner Sep 4

      Grassley says it's "ridiculous" to say that the committee doesn't have enough documents because they have more documents than for the 5 last nominees combined. Booker: "It's not the number of documents."

      2 replies 19 retweets 108 likes
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      Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner Sep 4

      Sen. Cornyn doesn't like how this morning is going: "I hope we can take a breath," which he says the committee has not been successful at doing this morning, "and get a grip."

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        2. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner Sep 4

          Sen. Durbin: "What we've heard is the noise of democracy. It is not 'mob rule.'" Durbin goes on to describe the big issue behind questions about Kavanaugh as being about him being "[Trump's] man."

          0 replies 32 retweets 97 likes
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        3. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner Sep 4

          Six of the top 10 trending topics in the US on Twitter as we approach noon today are about Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination hearing.pic.twitter.com/cNKbmdiNtc

          9 replies 51 retweets 108 likes
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        4. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner Sep 4

          Sen. Lee took us through a history of Supreme Court confirmation hearings, so that happened.

          3 replies 7 retweets 33 likes
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        5. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner Sep 4

          The White House responds to Durbin's claim that Kavanaugh misled the Senate Judiciary Committee during his DC Circuit confirmation hearing, saying that it is Durbin who is being "deliberately misleading."pic.twitter.com/zgI8yzvYID

          2 replies 10 retweets 24 likes
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        6. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner Sep 4

          Meanwhile, Sen. Whitehouse is focusing in his opening statement on "the Roberts Five," a focus on 5-4 votes that have gone the conservative way, particularly on corporate interests.

          1 reply 34 retweets 82 likes
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        7. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner Sep 4

          Chris Geidner Retweeted Seung Min Kim

          An important note about the news that former Sen. Jon Kyl is expected to be named to serve as the interim senator to fill Sen. John McCain's seat.https://twitter.com/seungminkim/status/1037015043878137856 …

          Chris Geidner added,

          Seung Min KimVerified account @seungminkim
          Jon Kyl, who is currently sherpa-ing Brett Kavanaugh in his nomination to the Supreme Court, will now get to vote on confirming him.
          8 replies 166 retweets 217 likes
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        8. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner Sep 4

          Cruz says Kavanaugh's records from his time as staff secretary aren't important as to Kavanaugh's thinking. "The staff secretary is simply the funnel," Cruz says.

          0 replies 8 retweets 26 likes
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        9. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner Sep 4

          Cruz says this would be about opening up records to relitigate the George W. Bush administration's decision. ... Wait, now Cruz is saying Dems' efforts are an attempt to relitigate the 2016 election.

          0 replies 9 retweets 0 likes
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        10. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner Sep 4

          Cruz says that a Supreme Court vacancy was "directly on the ballot" in 2016. (He had a different ballot than I had.)

          9 replies 53 retweets 224 likes
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        11. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner Sep 4

          Ted Cruz just invoked the Shakespearian "full of sound and fury, signifying nothing." It was not, however, about himself.

          3 replies 38 retweets 123 likes
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        12. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner Sep 4

          Side-note: As we break for lunch, Deputy AG Rod Rosenstein, who his been in attendance, said a few words to White House counsel Don McGahn, also in attendance.

          2 replies 28 retweets 0 likes
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        13. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner Sep 4

          The White House isn't happy that Dems are asking about documents. Just got this from them:pic.twitter.com/YcixMlAVf8

          3 replies 30 retweets 67 likes
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        14. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner Sep 4

          Arizona Gov. Ducey specifically notes Jon Kyl's role in helping advance Kavanaugh's nomination in the Senate, then adds, "Now, Sen. Kyl can vote for [Judge Kavanaugh]'s confirmation."

          4 replies 39 retweets 54 likes
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        15. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner Sep 4

          The hearing is back on.

          0 replies 4 retweets 21 likes
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        16. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner Sep 4

          Grassley says that Dems are being deceptive with their figure about the % of Kavanaugh documents available to the committee because Dems' number of total docs is based on NARA's estimate of the # of docs and b/c Dems are including "irrelevant staff secretary documents."

          4 replies 13 retweets 43 likes
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        17. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner Sep 4

          Klobuchar focuses on Kavanaugh’s writings and opinions on executive power in her opening statement.

          4 replies 10 retweets 43 likes
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        18. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner Sep 4

          Chris Geidner Retweeted southpaw

          I can’t believe I ran out to grab lunch and am missing this.https://twitter.com/nycsouthpaw/status/1037034875038191623?s=21 …

          Chris Geidner added,

          southpaw @nycsouthpaw
          Sasse giving a very lofty speech about the diminished role of congress... not to set up a confrontation with Trump, but to attack the delegation of regulatory authority to the agencies (which he calls a 4th branch of govt, not part of the exec). It's been a journey.
          6 replies 12 retweets 37 likes
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        19. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner Sep 4

          Blumenthal is focused on Trump's attacks on the rule of law and law enforcement — and the role of the judiciary in standing up to such attacks.

          1 reply 16 retweets 0 likes
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        20. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner Sep 4

          Blumenthal says the 42K pages of documents were not uploaded to the software being used by both parties until 6:45a this morning, so he doesn't know how the majority staff reviewed them last night.

          3 replies 61 retweets 156 likes
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        21. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner Sep 4

          Blumenthal: "By law, these documents belong to the American people. They don't belong to President Bush or President Trump. It's only a matter of time."

          2 replies 36 retweets 104 likes
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        22. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner Sep 4

          After continual denial from Grassley to consider Blumenthal's motion to adjourn and Blumenthal's appeal of the decision of the chair, Blumenthal says, "I will proceed, under protest."

          2 replies 15 retweets 48 likes
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        23. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner Sep 4

          Cornyn questions whether people are taking too much time. Grassley basically says, yes, but that he hadn't stopped it before, so he won't now: "Either you run the committee or the committee runs you, and I let the committee run me this time."

          1 reply 12 retweets 28 likes
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        24. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner Sep 4

          Blumenthal: "If you are confirmed after this truncated and concealed process, there will always be a taint. There will always be an asterisk after your name."

          13 replies 92 retweets 200 likes
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        25. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner Sep 4

          Sen. Kennedy: "I'm not looking for an ideologue. I'm not looking for a hater." He also wants a judge who knows how to use a semicolon.

          9 replies 12 retweets 52 likes
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        26. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner Sep 4

          Here are the Blumenthal "asterisk" comments:pic.twitter.com/MwtqXHU9An

          7 replies 52 retweets 85 likes
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        27. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner Sep 4

          Chris Geidner Retweeted Zoe Tillman

          Booker opened his opening with a bit more fight on documents, but then pivoted to this —>https://twitter.com/zoetillman/status/1037058379007643654?s=21 …

          Chris Geidner added,

          Zoe TillmanVerified account @ZoeTillman
          Booker notes that Kavanaugh was a late addition to Trump's #SCOTUS shortlist (added in November), saying it only happened after the special counsel investigation was well underway, and that Kavanaugh has written about limiting the ability to prosecute a sitting president
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        28. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner Sep 4

          Tillis says he's really impressed that Kavanaugh and his family have handled ... sitting in the hearing room today.

          8 replies 9 retweets 35 likes
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        29. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner Sep 4

          Sen. Lindsey Graham is up, and he's in a mood: "This is shaping up to be the hypocrisy hearings, and that's tough to do in the Senate today. ... This is ridiculous."

          5 replies 10 retweets 33 likes
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        30. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner Sep 4

          Chris Geidner Retweeted Sahil Kapur

          lolhttps://twitter.com/sahilkapur/status/1037066624669495296 …

          Chris Geidner added,

          Sahil KapurVerified account @sahilkapur
          GRAHAM: Am I the last person to speak? GRASSLEY: No, we'll hear from Kavanaugh before you go home to bed GRAHAM: I was gonna ask you to take me to dinner GRASSLEY: You know the answer to that
          3 replies 4 retweets 21 likes
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        31. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner Sep 4

          Lisa Blatt, Rob Portman, and Condoleezza Rice have entered the committee hearing room to do the introductions of Brett Kavanaugh.

          4 replies 4 retweets 12 likes
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