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."
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Here were the other nominees who were set to be considered:pic.twitter.com/Nrrm80v9By
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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
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This evening’s developing story —>https://twitter.com/pdmcleod/status/1042216939618222082?s=21 …
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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 …
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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
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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 …Show this thread -
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
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So, it's not really clear what he's talking about here.
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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 …
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And, combining both of these issues:https://twitter.com/steventdennis/status/1042251061279506432?s=21 …
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(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.)
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And, a tweet from Trump that speaks so softly it barely exists.https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/1042258387730399233?s=21 …
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Rhey have even bigger fish to fry than vetting other potential judges. They have to get their spin aligned on how they can discredited her without ruining their own reputations and reelection chances.
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An even bigger victory than I imagined.
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Democrats make our Gov dysfunctional
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What are you saying, asshole, a woman is not worth all this bother. Poor men, poor Trump has to stop DESTROYING DEMOCRACY FOR A FEW DAYS.
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