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    1. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner Sep 18

      In a speech on the Senate floor, the Democratic leader, Sen. Chuck Schumer says that there should not be a limit to two witnesses. Specifically, he notes that Mark Judge should testify. He also raises the "issue of credibility," noting other questions about Kavanaugh's answers.

      33 replies 535 retweets 1,618 likes
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    2. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner Sep 18

      Feinstein, in a new statement, also questions the two-witness plan —>pic.twitter.com/wLx4Qv44L0

      6 replies 228 retweets 463 likes
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    3. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner Sep 18

      Here's our running @BuzzFeedNews story on the latest Kavanaugh's developments —>https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetillman/brett-kavanaugh-accuser-hearing …

      2 replies 51 retweets 99 likes
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    4. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner Sep 18

      Chris Geidner Retweeted Sen. Susan Collins

      This seems to be an interesting development, and shows the power that Collins holds, despite not being on the committee —>https://twitter.com/SenatorCollins/status/1042084224151502848 …

      Chris Geidner added,

      Sen. Susan CollinsVerified account @SenatorCollins
      I'm writing to the Chairman & RM of Judiciary Cmte respectfully recommending that at Monday’s hearing, counsel for Prof. Ford be allocated time to question Judge Kavanaugh & counsel for the Judge be granted equal time to question Prof. Ford, followed by questions from Senators.
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      Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner Sep 18

      Regarding Collins' proposal, I would note that the committee, on the Republican side, is all men, but Kavanaugh reportedly has retained Beth Wilkinson as his lawyer in this matter.

      9:45 AM - 18 Sep 2018
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        2. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner Sep 18

          Trump on Kavanaugh process: "Speaking for all of the Republicans, we feel we want to go through this process and we want to give everybody a chance to say what they have to say. So we have time available, we will delay the process till its finished out."

          6 replies 14 retweets 45 likes
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        3. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner Sep 18

          Trump on FBI involvement: "I don’t think the FBI should be involved because they don’t want to be involved; if they wanted to be, I would certainly do that. As you say, this is not really their thing. The Senators will do a good job."

          6 replies 19 retweets 41 likes
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        4. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner Sep 18

          Trump, asked if he's spoken to Kavanaugh: "I haven’t wanted to speak with Judge Kavanaugh because I know somebody will ask what you asked me, which is have you spoken to him."

          2 replies 15 retweets 39 likes
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        5. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner Sep 18

          Trump on Kavanaugh: "[H]e can handle himself better than anybody; he’s a very outstanding man. ... I’m totally supportive, I’m very supportive. Few people that I’ve ever seen have been so outstanding as Judge Kavanaugh."

          1 reply 13 retweets 32 likes
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        6. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner Sep 18

          Blumenthal is attacking the Republican process, saying that as a former prosecutor, Ford is not being treated appropriately: "They have no interest in truth or justice; they simply want to ram this nomination through."

          4 replies 52 retweets 148 likes
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        7. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner Sep 18

          Sens. Blumenthal, Leahy, and Jones are sending a letter to McGahn asking about when he knew about the allegation and what he did about it, Blumenthal says.

          17 replies 164 retweets 467 likes
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        8. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner Sep 18

          Others speaking include non-committee members Sens. Murray, Murphy, and Gillibrand, as well as Sen. Hirono, who is on the committee.

          1 reply 22 retweets 89 likes
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        9. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner Sep 18

          Of the Republican process, which Hirono calls a "smearing," she says, "This is so patently unfair."

          5 replies 21 retweets 0 likes
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        10. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner Sep 18

          On the Republican side, Majority Leader McConnell says that the main purpose of raising the issue is to delay the nomination. Cornyn says Republicans have offered Ford the choice of testifying at an open or closed session.

          6 replies 11 retweets 29 likes
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        11. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner Sep 18

          Chris Geidner Retweeted Paul McLeod

          Really important thread from @pdmcleod —>https://twitter.com/pdmcleod/status/1042125234822938626 …

          Chris Geidner added,

          Paul McLeodVerified account @pdmcleod
          Republicans say Feinstein botched the process. When I ask what she should have done differently given that Ford asked her not to go public, I haven’t gotten a straight answer back. Take this interaction with Sen. John Thune (direct quotes in quotation, the rest paraphrase):
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        12. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner Sep 18

          Trump talks about Kavanaugh's earlier FBI background checks and says he feels bad for Kavanaugh. "This is not a man that deserves this," he says.

          3 replies 11 retweets 21 likes
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        13. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner Sep 18

          Trump, after going on at length about Democratic obstruction, returns to Kavanaugh: "I feel terribly for him, for his wife ... and for his ... daughters. I feel terribly for them."

          11 replies 0 retweets 20 likes
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        14. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner Sep 18

          In his answer, Trump did not mention Dr. Ford or her allegation of sexual assault against Kavanaugh, nor did he express any feelings about her.

          2 replies 19 retweets 70 likes
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        15. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner Sep 18

          This is the closest Trump came to mentioning what was at issue: "Hopefully the woman will come forward, state her case. He will state his case before representatives of the United States Senate."

          5 replies 11 retweets 28 likes
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        16. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner Sep 18

          The Kavanaugh developments have not only delayed his nomination vote — but also led to the cancellation of the entire executive committee meeting that was set for Thursday. An appeals court nominee and eight district court nominees also had been on the agenda.pic.twitter.com/ezIJNZwoAC

          10 replies 137 retweets 258 likes
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        17. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner Sep 18

          Here were the other nominees who were set to be considered:pic.twitter.com/Nrrm80v9By

          3 replies 31 retweets 51 likes
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        18. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner Sep 18

          Chris Geidner Retweeted Jon Levine

          Le sigh.https://twitter.com/LevineJonathan/status/1042133456740909057 …

          Chris Geidner added,

          0:16
          Jon LevineVerified account @LevineJonathan
          MSNBC just aired this footage from a speech by Judge Kavanaugh at the Columbus School of Law from 2015 👀👀 "What happens at Georgetown Prep, stays at Georgetown Prep. That's been a good thing for all of us" pic.twitter.com/pIOztUx7Zs
          14 replies 95 retweets 215 likes
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        19. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner Sep 18

          Through a lawyer, Mark Judge, who Ford wrote in her letter also was in the room, sent a statement to the Judiciary Committee and says he doesn't want to speak publicly about the matter. https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetillman/brett-kavanaugh-accuser-hearing …pic.twitter.com/hi9tgGg2Nk

          19 replies 41 retweets 70 likes
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        20. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner Sep 18

          Chris Geidner Retweeted Paul McLeod

          This evening’s developing story —>https://twitter.com/pdmcleod/status/1042216939618222082?s=21 …

          Chris Geidner added,

          Paul McLeodVerified account @pdmcleod
          Christine Blasey Ford says she’s received “a stunning amount of support” but also “her worst fears have materialized” in terms of abuse. She wants a law enforcement investigation into the Kavanaugh affair as a “first step” but doesn’t rule out testifying. https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/paulmcleod/dr-christine-ford-wants-fbi-investigation-testifying-senate … pic.twitter.com/gnZCj5r5ot
          2 replies 23 retweets 52 likes
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        21. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner Sep 18

          Chris Geidner Retweeted Chris Strohm

          To understand this tweet — https://twitter.com/cstrohm/status/1042225884743311361?s=21 … — read this story from yesterday: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-09-17/white-house-is-said-not-to-ask-fbi-to-vet-kavanaugh-allegations …

          Chris Geidner added,

          Chris Strohm @cstrohm
          Bloomberg News: The FBI did not tell Trump or anyone else at the White House that the bureau doesn’t want to be involved in an investigation of allegations against Kavanaugh, according to a person familiar with the matter.
          1 reply 56 retweets 100 likes
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        22. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner Sep 18

          Chair Grassley, meanwhile, issued a statement responding to the letter from Dr. Ford’s lawyers. In notable part, Grassley says that, in his view, no further investigation from the FBI is needed before she testifies.pic.twitter.com/cHs44ds3xm

          6 replies 14 retweets 24 likes
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        23. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner Sep 18

          Chris Geidner Retweeted Senator Hatch Office

          OK, some things to clear up from Sen. @OrrinHatch — a former chair of the committee. He tweeted a few odd things tonight. First, there was this:https://twitter.com/senorrinhatch/status/1042216779043491840 …

          Chris Geidner added,

          Senator Hatch OfficeVerified account @senorrinhatch
          The FBI does not do investigations like this. The responsibility falls to us. Chairman @ChuckGrassley has moved our committee vote to accommodate Dr. Ford’s lawyer’s offer on TV yesterday to have her client testify before the Judiciary Committee. We should proceed as planned.
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        24. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner Sep 18

          Here's Ginni Thomas, Clarence Thomas's own wife, writing about what happened in 1991, when accusations from Anita Hill were raised after the first committee hearings had been completed: https://people.com/archive/cover-story-breaking-silence-vol-36-no-18/ …pic.twitter.com/RFP8Hg00YJ

          3 replies 0 retweets 32 likes
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        25. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner Sep 18

          So, it's not really clear what he's talking about here.

          2 replies 5 retweets 21 likes
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        26. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner Sep 18

          Chris Geidner Retweeted Senator Hatch Office

          Then, there's this. First of all, the statement came from a DOJ spokesperson — not the FBI. Second, that does not resolve the question I referenced in the earlier tweet about the Bloomberg reporting on what the FBI could do if the White House asked it to.https://twitter.com/senorrinhatch/status/1042228462612828161 …

          Chris Geidner added,

          Senator Hatch OfficeVerified account @senorrinhatch
          From the FBI yesterday: https://www.apnews.com/f5c1d1f9b8f44b5b82a30d91b7e5adb2 … pic.twitter.com/EsemJ5H4DQ
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          4 replies 23 retweets 36 likes
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        27. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner Sep 18

          Chris Geidner Retweeted Steven Dennis

          And, combining both of these issues:https://twitter.com/steventdennis/status/1042251061279506432?s=21 …

          Chris Geidner added,

          Steven DennisVerified account @StevenTDennis
          Replying to @JerylBier @chrisgeidner
          In 1991, the White House counsel asked the FBI to probe the Anita Hill matter. This time around that hasn't happened. And these aren't criminal probes, they are background checks - a very different thing.
          0 replies 22 retweets 37 likes
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        28. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner Sep 18

          (And, if you clicked on the link to the People article from Ginni Thomas you’ll get an eye-opening/eye-popping view into the way mass-media reacted even after the Thomas confirmation hearings.)

          4 replies 7 retweets 22 likes
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        29. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner Sep 18

          Chris Geidner Retweeted Donald J. Trump

          And, a tweet from Trump that speaks so softly it barely exists.https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/1042258387730399233?s=21 …

          Chris Geidner added,

          Donald J. TrumpVerified account @realDonaldTrump
          The Supreme Court is one of the main reasons I got elected President. I hope Republican Voters, and others, are watching, and studying, the Democrats Playbook.
          5 replies 12 retweets 46 likes
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        30. End of conversation

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