The #KavanaughHearings have resumed. Brett Kavanaugh himself testifies next.
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“I categorically and unequivocally deny the allegation against me by Dr. Ford. I never had any sexual or physical encounter of any kind with Dr. Ford.” —Kavanaugh Watch live: https://twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1yNxaXWXVddJj …
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#Kavanaugh continues: "I am not questioning that Dr. Ford may have been sexually assaulted by some person in some place at some time, but I've never done that to her or to anyone."#KavanaughHearingspic.twitter.com/GsyQtLgftN
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Kavanaugh: “Ashley and I knew this process would be challenging. We never expected that it would devolve into this. Explaining this to our daughters has been the worst experience of our lives.”
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Feinstein: “If you're very confident of your position, why aren't you also asking the FBI to investigate these claims?” Kavanaugh maintains he wanted a hearing immediately, adding, “it's not for me to say how to do it ... the FBI doesn't reach a conclusion.”
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“The Swetnick thing is a joke. That is a farce,” Kavanaugh says of new allegations that came to light Wednesday: https://bit.ly/2OmXXXU
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Mitchell: “Have you ever passed out from drinking?” Kavanaugh: “I’ve never blacked out. That's the allegation. And that's wrong.”
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Sen. Leahy says that "the Chairman refuses to call" Mark Judge. "If [Ford] is saying that Mark Judge was in the room then, he should be in the room today."
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Leahy: "Does this yearbook reflect your focus on academics and your respect for women?" Talking over each other, Kavanaugh eventually says the book "was something where the students and editors [treated] some of it as farce and some of it as exaggeration."
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Sen. Durbin suggests that Kavanaugh turn to Don McGahn, counsel to president Donald Trump, and "ask him to suspend this hearing and nomination process until the FBI completes its investigation." Sen. Grassley cuts in: "We're not suspending this hearing."
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Durbin: "If there is no truth to her charges, the FBI investigation will show that. Are you afraid that they might not?" Kavanaugh: "That's a phony question because the FBI doesn't reach conclusions."
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Sen. Graham to Democrats: "This is the most unethical sham since I've been in politics and if you really wanted to know the truth, you sure as hell wouldn't have done what you've done to this guy."
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Sen. Cornyn: "I can't think of a more embarrassing scandal for the United States Senate since the McCarthy hearings." https://twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1yNxaXWXVddJj …
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Sen. Klobuchar: "So you're saying there's never been a case where you drank so much that you didn't remember what happened the night before or part of what happened?" Kavanaugh: "I don't know; have you?"
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After the break, Kavanaugh apologized for this response to Klobuchar, saying that this has been a "tough process."
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"This is worse than Clarence Thomas, and I didn't think it could get any worse than that," Sen. Hatch says to Kavanaugh. "This is as national disgrace the way you're being treated." Watch
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Sen. Hirono asks Kavanaugh if he was a "sloppy drunk" as his former roommate described in a statement. Kavanaugh brings up his academic record, saying that he studied hard, played basketball, "and I also did socialize."
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"[Ford] is not a political pawn. She is not orchestrating. She is not part of the Clintons' efforts to get some kind of revenge. She is a woman who came here with corroborating evidence to tell her truth." —Sen. Booker
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Sen. Cruz says both Kavanaugh and Ford and their families been treated "incredibly poorly by Senate Democrats and by the media."
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Sen. Feinstein says neither she nor her staff leaked Ford’s letter to the press, because Ford specifically asked for confidentiality. She notes that “I’ve been criticized for that, too.” https://twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1yNxaXWXVddJj …
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Kavanaugh says he has not taken a Polygraph test, noting that they're not reliable. That’s true: despite use by government and law enforcement, the tests don’t work. https://bit.ly/2QgvEIc
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Sen. Harris addresses Kavanaugh's belief that there's a political conspiracy against him by saying the same committee confirmed Neil Gorsuch not long ago. "[He] was nominated by this president. He was considered by this body, just last year."
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