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.
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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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GOP, Collins, Murkowski and Flake included will declare her "difficult" and move on with the nomination.
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