Democrats Ramp Up Attacks On Kavanaugh's Honesty After Hearings
Source: Roll Call
By Todd Ruger, 4 hrs. ago.
Senate Democrats have added a new line of attack against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, accusing the longtime appeals court judge of misleading or even lying under oath during his confirmation hearing last week. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer highlighted Kavanaugh's answers about his work more than a decade ago, as White House counsel during the George W. Bush administration.
The topics include his previous testimony from 2004 and 2006 about his involvement in judicial nominations, what he knew about controversial Bush-era programs and whether he received some documents apparently stolen in 2002 and 2003 from committee Democrats. "It is becoming increasingly clear that Judge Kavanaugh has misled the Senate Judiciary Committee in a number of ways," Schumer said in a series of tweets Sunday. "This should raise immediate red flags for all Senators and the American public."
The accusations will almost certainly remain a fixture in the debate over Kavanaugh's nomination as it continues on the confirmation process this month, but there is little sign they will change any votes in the Senate. Kavanaugh appears on track for a committee vote on Sept. 20 and a confirmation vote before the end of the month, which would solidify the conservative tilt of the Supreme Court.
Sen. Patrick J. Leahy, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, went further than Schumer, writing that Kavanaugh gave "untruthful testimony, under oath and on the record." The Vermont Democrat spent much of his questioning during the confirmation hearing asking Kavanaugh about whether he had received, when he worked at the White House, any Democratic committee documents obtained by Republican staff member Manuel Miranda in 2002 and 2003...More...
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And Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon tweeted that "Kavanaugh used stolen documents and LIED about it for personal gain. This isn't complicated. He is unworthy of a seat" on the Supreme Court.
The NAACP called on the Judiciary Committee to investigate the allegations. Brian Fallon, the executive director of Demand Justice and a former Schumer staffer, said Democrats should make a criminal referral to the Justice Department.
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Sen. Kamala Harris & other Democrats pressed Kavanagh on many controversial issues in hearings last week.
The confirmation Senate vote on Kavanaugh is expected to take place THIS WEEK, or next week.
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>"The Kavanaugh Hustle" E.J. Dionne, Wash. Post, Sept. 10, 2018.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/1016215468
on VHS. I think I still have the tape.
All I could do was imagine the grinning and high-fiving by JEB and Katherine Harris. 
But to me, Drumpf was even worse. I literally can't listen to his voice at all, let alone watch him. I suppose it's the difference between the "rich" and the "noveau (tacky) rich".
you wasted your time and breath. Sorry.
They will vote for Kavanaugh come hell or high water.
Can't upset trumpy now can they.
