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BeckyDem

(8,361 posts)
Tue Sep 18, 2018, 05:13 PM Sep 2018

Kavanaugh's ex-classmate tells senators he won't testify

He doesn't want to speak under oath? hmm


Kavanaugh’s ex-classmate tells senators he won't testify
By Michael Burke - 09/18/18 04:39 PM EDT

The former classmate of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, who was said to have been in the room when Kavanaugh allegedly sexually assaulted a woman decades ago, has told senators he will not testify at next week's hearing.

Mark Judge wrote in a brief letter to Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) that he "did not ask to be involved in this matter nor did anyone ask me to be involved."

"In fact, I have no memory of this alleged incident," he wrote.

Christine Blasey Ford has said that Judge was in the room at a high school party in the 1980s when Kavanaugh held her down on a bed and tried to remove her clothing.

https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/407296-kavanaughs-classmate-tells-senators-he-wont-testify?__twitter_impression=true

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Kavanaugh's ex-classmate tells senators he won't testify (Original Post) BeckyDem Sep 2018 OP
Liar. idcdu Sep 2018 #1
Are you for real? john657 Sep 2018 #3
Does it work on the ass? Bonx Sep 2018 #13
Unlike what you see in the movies, john657 Sep 2018 #14
It's not very difficult to see the obvious difference between sentiment and an actual, formal premis LanternWaste Sep 2018 #38
I think we should PCIntern Sep 2018 #40
lie detector test? Grasswire2 Sep 2018 #2
As he is accused of involvement in a crime, he'd have a right to refuse to testify per the 5th... PoliticAverse Sep 2018 #6
I am not sure about that. MooDrew Sep 2018 #28
Yeah, he can, that's his right to refuse to testify on 5th Amendment grounds. john657 Sep 2018 #31
You can't force someone to take a polygraph test, john657 Sep 2018 #7
Toss him in jail That will give hime time to decide to do the right thing. Bonx Sep 2018 #9
Toss him in jail for what? john657 Sep 2018 #15
contempt of court if he is subpoenaed treestar Sep 2018 #20
He's not being asked to appear in court, john657 Sep 2018 #26
No surprise here, filthy fucking liar, republican, etc. same thing Eliot Rosewater Sep 2018 #4
Yes and its the under oath aspect that is the deciding factor for him, I think. BeckyDem Sep 2018 #12
Winner! sfwriter Sep 2018 #34
Ford rso Sep 2018 #5
Well he just did!! Judge declares Kavanaugh GUILTY!!! InAbLuEsTaTe Sep 2018 #8
And this coward questioned Obama's masculinity? BannonsLiver Sep 2018 #10
+++++++ JHan Sep 2018 #30
Coward...Mark Judge - accomplice - asiliveandbreathe Sep 2018 #11
Bingo MaryMagdaline Sep 2018 #36
Then subpeona him - The sense of privilege is palpable with this guy eleny Sep 2018 #16
All he'd have to say is that it never happened and that's the end of it. john657 Sep 2018 #18
Fine with me as long as it's at the hearing eleny Sep 2018 #21
Unfortunately, the Democrats have no subpoena power, john657 Sep 2018 #24
So we sit quietly on our thumbs? eleny Sep 2018 #25
I'm not saying that, john657 Sep 2018 #29
The good thing is that we've moved the Republicans to do things they didn't plan on eleny Sep 2018 #32
How serious are the Republicans on the committee? gratuitous Sep 2018 #19
I'll take scenarion #2 for 2000. john657 Sep 2018 #22
We both know the answer that all that! eleny Sep 2018 #23
Let's recap for Mark -- this is an excellent essay....from years of study - asiliveandbreathe Sep 2018 #17
So He saved her than... yuiyoshida Sep 2018 #27
Afraid of getting caught lying. honest.abe Sep 2018 #33
A good example of admitting and denying in two sentences. defacto7 Sep 2018 #35
Afraid of a perjury charge Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sep 2018 #37
Yes, that's how I read it too. BeckyDem Sep 2018 #39
Kick, More on "PJ" Patrick Smyth: appalachiablue Sep 2018 #41
wow just wow BeckyDem Sep 2018 #42
Huge, Posted here. I searched, but don't see it, even CNN Report in LBN? appalachiablue Sep 2018 #43
 

john657

(1,058 posts)
14. Unlike what you see in the movies,
Tue Sep 18, 2018, 05:31 PM
Sep 2018

it's administered as an IV drip to control the amount going into the bloodstream.

 

LanternWaste

(37,748 posts)
38. It's not very difficult to see the obvious difference between sentiment and an actual, formal premis
Wed Sep 19, 2018, 03:05 PM
Sep 2018

It's not very difficult to see the obvious difference between sentiment and an actual, formal premise.

Unless you're simply looking to advertise how clever you want people to think you.

PoliticAverse

(26,366 posts)
6. As he is accused of involvement in a crime, he'd have a right to refuse to testify per the 5th...
Tue Sep 18, 2018, 05:23 PM
Sep 2018

amendment to the constitution.

 

MooDrew

(41 posts)
28. I am not sure about that.
Tue Sep 18, 2018, 05:45 PM
Sep 2018

As he isn't in legal jeopardy. The crimes he is accused of can't be charged because of the statute of limitations.

 

john657

(1,058 posts)
7. You can't force someone to take a polygraph test,
Tue Sep 18, 2018, 05:23 PM
Sep 2018

besides, polygraph tests are highly inreliable, that's why the majority of states don't allow them to be used as evidence in a criminal proceeding.

We have ways to make him talk.


Where have I heard that phrase before?

 

john657

(1,058 posts)
26. He's not being asked to appear in court,
Tue Sep 18, 2018, 05:43 PM
Sep 2018

and the pubs aren't going to subpoena him to testify, and the Democrats have no subpoena power.

asiliveandbreathe

(8,203 posts)
11. Coward...Mark Judge - accomplice -
Tue Sep 18, 2018, 05:24 PM
Sep 2018

"did not ask to be involved in this matter nor did anyone ask me to be involved."

Dr. Ford didn't want to be involved in this matter, either, - nor did you or kav ask her..you pushed her into the bedroom.....

eleny

(46,166 posts)
21. Fine with me as long as it's at the hearing
Tue Sep 18, 2018, 05:38 PM
Sep 2018

If he's able bodied then let him say it in person under oath. You don't get to tell a Congressional committee if you'll appear or not. It's a matter of civics and the law.

 

john657

(1,058 posts)
24. Unfortunately, the Democrats have no subpoena power,
Tue Sep 18, 2018, 05:41 PM
Sep 2018

and I highly doubt the pubs will push the issue.

 

john657

(1,058 posts)
29. I'm not saying that,
Tue Sep 18, 2018, 05:45 PM
Sep 2018

Call Senators, let them know in the strongest possible terms to oppose this deeply flawed candidate..

Sad as it is, the Dems have very few options, the pubs have all the power right now.

eleny

(46,166 posts)
32. The good thing is that we've moved the Republicans to do things they didn't plan on
Tue Sep 18, 2018, 06:16 PM
Sep 2018

If he's seated on the bench I look forward to hearings about him if we take the House. Maybe we can't impeach but if he's proven to be shady maybe he'll lose his law license and have to leave the bench.

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
19. How serious are the Republicans on the committee?
Tue Sep 18, 2018, 05:36 PM
Sep 2018

They certainly can subpoena Mr. Judge. Will they? Are they interested in that "truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth" razzmatazz? Or are they satisfied that they can rake Dr. Ford over the coals all by themselves?

 

john657

(1,058 posts)
22. I'll take scenarion #2 for 2000.
Tue Sep 18, 2018, 05:38 PM
Sep 2018
Or are they satisfied that they can rake Dr. Ford over the coals all by themselves?

eleny

(46,166 posts)
23. We both know the answer that all that!
Tue Sep 18, 2018, 05:40 PM
Sep 2018

But we wouldn't have gotten this far without showing support for Ford and outrage over the situation. He might have been seated by today.

asiliveandbreathe

(8,203 posts)
17. Let's recap for Mark -- this is an excellent essay....from years of study -
Tue Sep 18, 2018, 05:34 PM
Sep 2018

To briefly recap Ford’s allegations: She says that one evening when she was about 15, she was at a small party in suburban Maryland. She left the group to go upstairs to the bathroom. She says that Brett Kavanaugh and his friend Mark Judge, who were 17, caught her on the way and Kavanaugh pushed her into a bedroom.

There, in her words: “Kavanaugh was on top of me while laughing with [Judge], who periodically jumped onto Kavanaugh. They both laughed as Kavanaugh tried to disrobe me in their highly inebriated state. With Kavanaugh’s hand over my mouth I feared he may inadvertently kill me.” She says that Kavanaugh also groped her over her clothes and ground his body against hers. At last, she says, Judge jumped onto Kavanaugh so hard that he toppled him and Ford escaped.

https://www.vox.com/first-person/2018/9/18/17874504/kavanaugh-assault-allegation-christine-blasey-ford

Come on Mark - show what a man you are....

defacto7

(13,485 posts)
35. A good example of admitting and denying in two sentences.
Tue Sep 18, 2018, 07:02 PM
Sep 2018

If he were smart he would have chosen better words rather than falling into a psychological trap of his own making.

He remembers. The question is, who is pressuring him to distance himself?

BeckyDem

(8,361 posts)
42. wow just wow
Wed Sep 19, 2018, 08:12 PM
Sep 2018

They're terrified to speak under oath. Ford has tremendous courage, omfg!

Thanks for the link.

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