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Look at Kamala Harris question a very careful and slightly nervous Director Wray. (Original Post) Grasswire2 Oct 2018 OP
She was very good grantcart Oct 2018 #1
Not a home run, though. lark Oct 2018 #7
K&R SHRED Oct 2018 #2
Wray was squirming...Why? SHRED Oct 2018 #3
because he had to also play to the audience of one Grasswire2 Oct 2018 #8
The WH directions were extremely political, otherwise there is dmr Oct 2018 #4
She makes Republicans nervous! gibraltar72 Oct 2018 #5
They should be nervous! peggysue2 Oct 2018 #6

lark

(23,102 posts)
7. Not a home run, though.
Wed Oct 10, 2018, 01:35 PM
Oct 2018

He kept saying "as is standard", which is a weasley lie because no other SCOTUS nominee has been accused of rape and sexual assault. I wish she had made that point frequently but she just let the lie slide. I'm glad she at least pushed some.

Grasswire2

(13,571 posts)
8. because he had to also play to the audience of one
Wed Oct 10, 2018, 03:20 PM
Oct 2018

Any time someone from this administration is on public display, that audience of ONE is watching with eagle eye to judge the "performance." Was Wray under oath? I don't know. But he is expected to be truthful and yet expected by ONE to be protective.

dmr

(28,347 posts)
4. The WH directions were extremely political, otherwise there is
Wed Oct 10, 2018, 12:47 PM
Oct 2018

no reason to be so secretive in answering Senator Harris' questions.

We're not discussing national security here. Americans have the right to know the scope of this investigation.

Granted, we don't have to know all the details of their findings, but we should know officially the parameters of an investigation of this critically serious lifetime appointment.

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