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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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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Grassley: So i lied. Sue me.
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What else is new?
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@ChuckGrassley out to pasture...just let him chew his cud and mix his own coffee, pls...he is a cranky cow.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Ya, if she wanted that, then she should have responded to the requests from the Senate. She refused. Nothing refuted.
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Refusing to supply any level of evidence before her council is allowed to derail the proceeding with “negotiations” is a failure to cooperate.
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She told her story to the press and then demanded an FBI investigation. She gave no other options.
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They've offered jackshit to corroborate what Ramirez alleges. Why not offer a single evidence to show that her allegations merit a FBI investigations?
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