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    1. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner Sep 20

      Starting today's Kavanaugh thread with the now-deleted tweets from last night from the Senate Judiciary Committee's Republican chief counsel for nominations — and his explanation this morning for those tweets (and for his having deleted them).pic.twitter.com/FnV314DqZc

      52 replies 350 retweets 545 likes
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    2. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner Sep 20

      Note: Mike Davis worked on nominations in the George W. Bush White House political affairs office while Brett Kavanaugh's DC Circuit nomination was pending, per his LinkedIn bio. (More recently, he rejoined his old 10th Circuit boss, Neil Gorsuch, briefly as a SCOTUS clerk.)pic.twitter.com/T3HGJyniaQ

      10 replies 90 retweets 165 likes
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    3. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner Sep 20

      Chris Geidner Retweeted Bridgit Mendler

      Family of Dr. Ford puts out a letter of support, per @bridgitmendler, who calls Ford her aunt:https://twitter.com/bridgitmendler/status/1042799032748400640 …

      Chris Geidner added,

      Bridgit MendlerVerified account @bridgitmendler
      Dr Christine Blasey Ford, or Aunt Chrissy as I know her is the person who patiently helped me with my college application, she was the first to give me a hug when I saw my family on vacation. Please remember her humanity. This is a message from our family #DearProfessorFord pic.twitter.com/p9Ptc6zIZv
      9 replies 139 retweets 269 likes
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    4. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner Sep 20

      .@EdWhelanEPPC is a smart guy and can be exceptionally kind in person, but the idea of presenting him as a "straight shooter" in a story about the Kavanaugh nomination is laughable. He has been basically *the* key Kavanaugh booster on Twitter. https://www.politico.com/story/2018/09/20/kavanaugh-confirmation-allegations-rumors-830725 …pic.twitter.com/5CGe1SAa5A

      7 replies 67 retweets 168 likes
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    5. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner Sep 20

      Chris Geidner Retweeted Sheryl Gay Stolberg

      https://twitter.com/sherylnyt/status/1042847110050340877?s=21 …

      Chris Geidner added,

      Sheryl Gay StolbergVerified account @SherylNYT
      NEW: Lawyers for Christine Blasey Ford have told Senate Judiciary Committee staff she is "prepared to testify" next week -- but not Monday -- so long as her safety is assured and hearing is fair. My latest. https://nyti.ms/2Ns6pFR 
      2 replies 15 retweets 60 likes
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    6. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner Sep 20

      Chris Geidner Retweeted Senate Judiciary

      In addition to Judge and Smyth (and Kavanaugh), the Senate Judiciary Committee claims to know and have reached out to a fourth person alleged to have been at the party.https://twitter.com/senjudiciary/status/1042825426769461249?s=20 …

      Chris Geidner added,

      Senate JudiciaryVerified account @senjudiciary
      Staff contacted Mark Judge and obtained a statement under penalty of felony. Staff contacted third person allegedly at party described by Dr. Ford and obtained a statement under penalty of felony. Staff contacted fourth person allegedly at party.
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      5 replies 44 retweets 77 likes
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    7. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner Sep 20

      Note that they only got statements from Judge and (presumably) Smyth; there were not interviews. Also, of course, note that this was a Republican-only effort, given that the Democrats have not participated because they do not agree with Grassley’s process.

      6 replies 36 retweets 86 likes
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    8. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner Sep 20

      Chris Geidner Retweeted Andrew Desiderio

      The Senate Judiciary Committee Republicans (11 men), who insist they can handle the investigation on their own this week, are, at the same time, trying to find "someone" — read: a woman — to handle the questioning of Ford next week.https://twitter.com/desiderioDC/status/1042851656935907329 …

      Chris Geidner added,

      Andrew DesiderioVerified account @desiderioDC
      Per NYT, judiciary Republicans are seeking “outside counsel to lead their questioning” of Ford https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/20/us/politics/brett-kavanaugh-christine-blasey.html … pic.twitter.com/4rDOJZayQE
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    9. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner Sep 20

      The Senate Judiciary Committee Republicans believe they are capable of questioning and, effectively, judging would-be justices for the Supreme Court. There is absolutely no reason, other than optics, why they could not handle next week's hearing.

      8 replies 20 retweets 0 likes
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    10. Jay Schweikert‏ @jay_schweikert Sep 20
      Replying to @chrisgeidner

      Surely you see this is lose-lose, right? If they decide to question her personally, they'll be attacked as "old white men interrogating a victim," and that will be held against them. If they hire outside counsel, it's just optics and tactics, and that will be held against them.

      12 replies 0 retweets 5 likes
      Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner Sep 20
      Replying to @jay_schweikert

      I mean, I didn't set up the committee membership or Senate makeup.

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        2. Jay Schweikert‏ @jay_schweikert Sep 20
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          Well, fair enough. And it's not crazy to suggest there should be more (any) Republican women on Judiciary. But given where we are now, they have to do *something.* And it seems all but guaranteed that whatever they decide will be attacked as the wrong thing to have done.

          5 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
        3. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner Sep 20
          Replying to @jay_schweikert

          There has never been a woman on the Judiciary Committee for the Republicans, as I understand it.

          1 reply 3 retweets 20 likes
        4. Jay Schweikert‏ @jay_schweikert Sep 20
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          Sure, and that's a fair criticism. But it's not immediately correctable. So given where we are now, what's the best choice? It's debatable, but until recently, I'd been seeing more consensus on the value of independent counsel than on literally any other part of this process.

          2 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
        5. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner Sep 20
          Replying to @jay_schweikert

          From whom? From my recollection of the past days, it's only been Senate Republicans (and outside allies), trying to set up this idea as an acceptable one.

          1 reply 1 retweet 0 likes
        6. Jay Schweikert‏ @jay_schweikert Sep 20
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          Jay Schweikert Retweeted Ronald Klain

          https://twitter.com/RonaldKlain/status/1041722038346547200 …

          Jay Schweikert added,

          Ronald KlainVerified account @RonaldKlain
          Here's some advice, based on the Thomas-Hill experience: Both Dems and GOP should want professional, outside counsel to question Kavanaugh and Ford at a public hearing -- not Senators. Make this a search for the truth, not a political platform for Senators of EITHER party.
          3 replies 0 retweets 1 like
        7. Jay Schweikert‏ @jay_schweikert Sep 20
          Replying to @jay_schweikert @chrisgeidner

          Jay Schweikert Retweeted

          https://twitter.com/imillhiser/status/1042091522915803136 …

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        8. Jay Schweikert‏ @jay_schweikert Sep 20
          Replying to @jay_schweikert @chrisgeidner

          @ElieNYC also favorably retweeted Ron Klain's suggestion, and @ScottGreenfield tweeted something to the same effect.

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