Grassley in opening statement says there was no whiff of allegation about inappropriate sexual behavior. False, there was a whiff: Kavanaugh's close ties with Kozinski, and his refusal to check to see whether he got some of Kozinski's sexually explicit emails.
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12 minutes in Grassley is still making excuses for himself. So the hearing for Kavanaugh to claim it wasn't his fault starts with a man making an extended claim it's not his fault.
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Grassley accuses Dems of grandstanding in prior questioning. Remember: Judge Kavanaugh thought it very important that Bill Clinton be asked if he had ejaculated in Monica's mouth.
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Grassley claims neither Swetnick nor Ramirez provided evidence. I think Ramirez' lawyer just released information to the effect. Anyway, Grassley claims the committee was stonewalled.
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Feinstein quoting her colleagues claiming that Dr. Ford is "messed up," and noting that the "Senate will plow right through."
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Here's the refutation of Grassley's claims about Ramirez refusing to cooperate with SJC investigation.https://twitter.com/RonanFarrow/status/1045120528711909376 …
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Feinstein providing Kavanaugh a way out by describing every who attests that Kavanaugh was a heavy drinker who might not remember these events. Kavanaugh will respond by saying "twilight zone" over and over.
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Grassley gives up the game: "I'm sorry you brought up the unsubstantiated allegations of other people because we're here to listen to Dr Ford" we'll deal with the other allegations at another time
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Ford: I think after reading my opening statement I anticipate needing some caffeine, if that's available.
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Ford says she's testifying out of civic duty, barely keeping it together, says she's terrified.
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"I convinced myself that because Brett did not rape me I should just move on."
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"My hope was that providing the information confidentially would be sufficient without making my family vulnerable to the personal attacks."
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Ford, presumably, is on PT, so this is a 7AM hearing for her.
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Mitchell starts by saying that it's not right that Ford is terrified.
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Mitchell starts by asking Ford to verify each statement she's made. She's taking notes in margin of her letter to Feinstein with a pencil.
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"Secret Letter" and so it begins.......BULLSHIT
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Repeated perjury by a man is fine. He's a fine man, the best ever, it's okay, he made a mistake. A woman might not remember an exact minute on an exact date and she'll be charged with a felony. He gets a job on the Supreme Court. Her life is destroyed.
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Isn't it a "fake offense" like "collusion?" Why are they (McConnell used it in his floor speech Tuesday) using this weird verbiage instead of "penalty of perjury?"
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