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We have discovered evidence that Judge Kavanaugh misled the Senate during his 2004 and 2006 hearings. Truthfulness under oath is not an optional qualification for a Supreme Court nominee. Watch as I question him here:
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bitterross
(4,066 posts)Truthfulness under oath is not an optional qualification for a Supreme Court nominee.
Let's be real. It's totally optional for all Republicans in all situations.
ailsagirl
(22,897 posts)They seem to take pride in nefarious goings-on
4139
(1,893 posts)NorCen_CT
(176 posts)Roland99
(53,342 posts)The ringleader behind this massive theft was a Republican Senate staffer named Manny Miranda. The scandal amounted to a digital Watergate a theft not unlike Russias hacking of the DNC.
During all of this, Judge Kavanaugh worked in the White House Counsels Office on judicial nominations. He worked hand-in-hand with Miranda to advance these same controversial nominees. Not surprisingly, Judge Kavanaugh was asked extensively about his knowledge of the theft during both his 2004 and 2006 hearings. And I mean extensively: 111 questions from six senators, both Republicans and Democrats.
He testified under oath and he testified repeatedly that he never received any stolen materials, and that he knew nothing about it until it was public. He testified that if he had suspected anything untoward he would have reported it. At the time, we left it there. We didnt have evidence to suggest otherwise.
Today, with the limited amount of Judge Kavanaughs White House record that has been provided to the Judiciary Committee, for the first time we have been able to learn some information about his knowledge of this theft.
Here is a description of the three emails that have been made public. There are many more that have been hidden from public scrutiny under a faulty claim of committee confidentiality. I suspect there are even more that were never released to the committee at all, based on the partisan and woefully incomplete document production.
Roland99
(53,342 posts)On July 19, 2002, Mr. Miranda sent Judge Kavanaugh and another Bush official an email asking why the Leahy people were looking into financial ties between two special interest groups and Priscilla Owen, a particularly controversial nominee to the Fifth Circuit. Judge Kavanaugh was the point person in the White House for the Owen nomination. Then, two days before her hearing, Miranda shared that the Democrats were passing around a related 60 Minutes story. He also said, Intel suggests that Leahy will focus on all things money.
This intel was stolen. In fact, it appears to have originated with a memo I received from my staff the night before Miranda sent it to Judge Kavanaugh.
Miranda email disclosing private draft letter of mine before any mention of it was public.
In January 2003, Mr. Miranda forwarded to Judge Kavanaugh a private letter from me and other Judiciary Democrats to then-Majority Leader Tom Daschle. This letter was a draft, and obviously so. Someone eventually leaked its existence to Fox News. This was a private letter, and at the time I was shocked to learn its existence had been leaked. But heres the thing: Judge Kavanaugh had the full text of my letter in his inbox before any reference to the letters existence was leaked to the press.
This letter was big news in the judicial nominations world at the time. And Judge Kavanaugh was a main player in that world. He would have known that he received this letter before it was in the press.
Miranda wanted to meet privately, off-site, with Judge Kavanaugh and another Bush official to hand-deliver documents related to Senators Feinstein and Biden.
Judge Kavanaugh said at the time he couldnt make it, but wanted to discuss it later.
Only part of this chain has been made public. Additional emails raise further suspicion.
Judge Kavanaugh disclosed in his testimony today that he may have met privately with Miranda on other occasions.
There are numerous other committee confidential emails that shed light on Judge Kavanaughs relationship with Miranda. They need to be made public now, before its too late. They raise serious questions about Judge Kavanaughs claim that he never suspected he benefited from this massive hacking of Democratic files. And they also raise questions about his truthfulness under oath in response to the 111 questions he received on this topic the last time he was before the Judiciary Committee.
Senator Grassley has assured me he will release these documents for my questions tomorrow.
erronis
(15,306 posts)Let's see if the US is a country with a real rule of law of just another banana republic with those bananas stuffing their pants as fast as they can.
Amaryllis
(9,525 posts)enough that they will keep ringing the phones off the hook of their congress critters.
lpbk2713
(42,760 posts)I hate to disappoint, but I've seen it time after time. The MSM consistently puts stories like this on the back burner when the GOP might have something to lose. They will find something else more newsworthy. If not make something up.
thesquanderer
(11,990 posts)lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)Are Republicans going to go on record as proudly corrupt thieves?
Danascot
(4,690 posts)We're now hoping it will founder on the rocks.
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)Simple, direct, to the point. Say it. Say it again. Say it over and over until even the highly-paid media slowcoaches get it. It's not that difficult a concept, and Sen. Leahy has laid it out in eight words.
Pacifist Patriot
(24,653 posts)Part of it anyway. I suspect there is more.
Retrograde
(10,137 posts)I'm sure this was an unintentional shortening of the title of that report, but it seems, well, rather telling.
FakeNoose
(32,658 posts)burrowowl
(17,641 posts)Miles Archer
(18,837 posts)Augiedog
(2,548 posts)bigbrother05
(5,995 posts)The GOP has always sought to pack the courts with ideologues and sycophants.
klook
(12,159 posts)AndJusticeForSome
(537 posts)...says a committee member with access to the documents. Damn the "Committee Confidential" caveat in such a dire situation!
From Roland99's post #8 above:
There are numerous other committee confidential emails that shed light on Judge Kavanaughs relationship with Miranda. They need to be made public now, before its too late. They raise serious questions about Judge Kavanaughs claim that he never suspected he benefited from this massive hacking of Democratic files.
https://www.leahy.senate.gov/press/090518kavanaughday2questions
7962
(11,841 posts)Maybe theres evidence that wasnt mentioned during testimony.
And I'm NOT a lawyer.
getagrip_already
(14,768 posts)And no doubt, they do. Anything short of a convicition putting him in a state prison for life would derail this nomination.
And that may not even do it. They might still confirm him and let him send his votes in via his lawyer.
saidsimplesimon
(7,888 posts)Sure, the odds may not be in our favor. It's the fight for the Republic that makes it worth all costs. imo
getagrip_already
(14,768 posts)Just that it is a Don Quixote moment for us.
The gop is so hypocritical they will still vote to confirm. Just because it will spite the dems.
saidsimplesimon
(7,888 posts)A tribute to Senator Ted Kennedy. (NO, I have not forgotten his past criminal acts.) Redemption
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Nevernose
(13,081 posts)The moment the makeup of the senate is somewhat rational and/or representative again.
pecosbob
(7,541 posts)getagrip_already
(14,768 posts)you might not be able to impeach him as seated scotus member. You would have better luck impeaching him from his appelate court post, which would bar him from any further government service.
Remember, he would be a voting member of scotus, and can overturn any court actions. Impeachment is political, so it has a chance, but only if 2/3 of the senate concur.
Impeachment rarely succeeds. Just look at trump.
Initech
(100,087 posts)Nitram
(22,825 posts)OMGWTF
(3,963 posts)C_U_L8R
(45,004 posts)Either way, we can damn well prosecute while he's there under oath.
unblock
(52,262 posts)and should be, if indeed he lied during the confirmation process for that job.
drray23
(7,634 posts)This ought to force kavanaugh ti withdraw. He is lucky the Democrats dont control the committee otherwise he could be slapped with comptempt of congress.
Stay on message and he will go away. More dems need to pile on support for Leahy.
drray23
(7,634 posts)SergeStorms
(19,204 posts)We have evidence that our "elected" president is a traitorous, money laundering, criminal liar.
Try, just try to get a Republican to do what's right and stop that son-of-a-bitch before he completely ruins our country, or perhaps the world.
The Republicans are still going to railroad Kavanaugh through and there isn't a damned thing we can do about it.
dalton99a
(81,530 posts)Achilleaze
(15,543 posts)pangaia
(24,324 posts)It was a thing of beauty..
Never have heard her before. She is smart as a whip, sharp as a tack.
And KKK is just fucking liar, to say nothing about being plain stupid.
And and outright racist...
ProudLib72
(17,984 posts)I want him entirely ruined for the rest of his life. I want him utterly humiliated forever and ever.
Generic Brad
(14,275 posts)I'm down with that.