Kavanaugh: "You have replaced 'advice and consent' with 'search and destroy.'" This is not the same statement Kavanaugh submitted.https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/blakemontgomery/here-are-the-statements-brett-kavanaugh-and-christine …
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Kavanaugh, as part of his fiery speech, says this all is, in part, "revenge on behalf of the Clintons."
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"I will not be intimidated into withdrawing. ... You may defeat me in the final vote, but I will not quit," Kavanaugh says. "I have never sexually assaulted anyone."
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If you're wondering how this is going, tone-wise:https://twitter.com/AshleyRParker/status/1045392533323468800 …
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It is exceptionally hard to imagine this man — the man testifying in this room today — on the Supreme Court of the United States.
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Kavanaugh, who previously said that all who allege sexual assault deserve to be heard, says now, looking at the Democrats: "Thanks to what some of you on this side of the committee have unleashed, I may never be able to teach again."
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Interrupting Feinstein several times, Kavanaugh lashes out. "The Swetnick thing is a joke," he said. "It's a farce."
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Mitchell: "How many beers is too many beers?" Kavanaugh: "I don't know, whatever the chart says." Mitchell: Did you ever pass out? Kavanaugh: I mean, I fell asleep.
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Leahy is asking about Mark Judge. "It was dropped on me. It was sprung," Kavanaugh says, beginning yelling toward Leahy. "He has provided sworn testimony."
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Leahy asks about the character with a name like Kavanaugh's name, and asks if it is describing him. Kavanaugh dissembles, and then accuses Leahy of making fun of a person with an addiction. Leahy asks again. Kavanaugh: "You'd have to ask him."
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Kavanaugh says some of the yearbook is "farce," but then says there were parties. Leahy's time is out: "We got a filibuster, but not a single answer."
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Durbin asks Kavanaugh to "turn to Don McGahn" and ask him to get the FBI to investigate. Grassley lashes out: "We're here because people wanted to be heard," adding that he would not stop the hearing. Durbin keeps pressing. At one point, there's a stand-off; Kavanaugh demurs.
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Graham is up and not giving it to Mitchell. "This is the most unethical sham since I've been in politics," Graham says.
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Graham says people are asking him to believe he was "Bill Cosby" in high school and then just stopped.
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Grassley: "Uh ... Senator Whitehouse."
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Whitehouse asks about "Beach Week Ralph Club — Biggest Contributor" and Kavanaugh says, "I'm known to have a weak stomach ... whether it's with beer or spicy foods or anything."
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In light of Kavanaugh's answers about the yearbook — which he dismisses as irrelevant, but which are about the time in question — I don't see how Mark Judge and others can be not called before the committee to discuss these and other answers.
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Note: Cornyn repeatedly says that "Stormy Daniels' lawyer" made the accusations that actually were made by Julie Swetnick, a longtime federal employee with security clearances, who made a declaration under penalty of perjury.
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Former DOJ spokesperson for Holder —>https://twitter.com/matthewamiller/status/1045415488677908480?s=21 …
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Note about Kavanaugh's prior answers —>https://twitter.com/davidenrich/status/1045416955522535425 …
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Grassley, again, repeats the Biden quote about FBI background investigations, but, again, note that the quote extensively refers to whether they reach "conclusions" — not whether they do further investigations.
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This makes sense from an "audience of one" perspective — but what about the effect of these sorts of moments on Collins or Murkowski (or Flake, Sasse, or others)?https://twitter.com/maggieNYT/status/1045420233551482880 …
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It does look like at least some Republicans decided to take their own time — previously, Graham and Cornyn, and now, back from the break, Hatch.https://twitter.com/medb_queen/status/1045420948701220864?s=21 …
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