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TomCADem

(17,387 posts)
Mon Oct 1, 2018, 12:27 AM Oct 2018

Lindsey Graham Wants To Investigate Democrats for Kavanaugh Leak

Source: The Atlantic

As the FBI starts interviewing people who could have witnessed the alleged sexual misconduct by Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, Senate Republicans are calling for an investigation to hold Democrats accountable for what they say has become a divisive and unnecessary public debate over sexual misconduct allegations leveled against Kavanaugh.

Senator Lindsey Graham, a South Carolina Republican on the Judiciary Committee who has become the voice of GOP outrage over Kavanaugh’s treatment, called for a probe of who leaked a letter to Senator Dianne Feinstein, the committee’s ranking Democrat, from California psychologist Christine Blasey Ford. Ford alleged in the letter that Kavanaugh had sexually assaulted her when they were in high school but asked that her complaint be kept confidential.

Ford stated again during her gripping testimony Thursday before the committee that she had not wanted to go public with her account, adding that she only went on the record after reporters from numerous news organizatons, tipped off to her letter, had visited her home and workplace.

“Somebody betrayed her trust for a political purpose,” Graham said Sunday morning on ABC’s This Week. “We’re going to do a wholesale, full-scale investigation of what I think was a despicable process to deter it from happening again.”

Read more: https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/09/graham-wants-to-investigate-democrats-for-kavanaugh-leak/571762/



We all know that Lindsey Graham has been given assurances by Trump that he will replace Jeff Sessions when Trump fires him, which is why Lindsey has suddenly been cool with the idea of Trump firing Jeff Sessions, but you would think that Lindsey would be a just a little more discreet about it. First, he loses his s^&% during the confirmation hearings, then he goes all in with the investigate the Democrats Trump talking point.

Well, I guess in 2020, it will be interesting to see if we have a democracy left if Trump/Graham are successful in weaponizing the DOJ into a political hit squad.
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Lindsey Graham Wants To Investigate Democrats for Kavanaugh Leak (Original Post) TomCADem Oct 2018 OP
Lindsey Graham is a bitter little old man that acts more like drumpf each day. democratisphere Oct 2018 #1
'pears like ol' lindsey trump joshdawg Oct 2018 #10
Translation: he wanted to keep everything hidden. nt procon Oct 2018 #2
You got that right! Ohioboy Oct 2018 #5
Yes, how dare you fight back when we're screwing you over. OnDoutside Oct 2018 #7
That comment also applies to sexual assault. pazzyanne Oct 2018 #13
Lindsey Graham tweet from May 2016 when he was anti-Trump... iluvtennis Oct 2018 #3
no one "leaked" a letter to Feinstein dweller Oct 2018 #4
Yep, lots of confusion AndJusticeForSome Oct 2018 #9
This is definitely Lindsey Graham sucking up to Trump Ohioboy Oct 2018 #6
As Joe Scarb called him, he's become DOTUS' Carnival Barker onetexan Oct 2018 #8
Lindsey Lindsey Lindsey. truthisfreedom Oct 2018 #11
Well, Ah'll declare. It 'pears that Lindsey is off his meds again. Bless his heart. n/t jamesatemple Oct 2018 #12
Investigate for what, Scarlet? paleotn Oct 2018 #14
Why are you calling Graham "Scarlett? obamanut2012 Oct 2018 #15
it's an old joke. paleotn Oct 2018 #19
oh shut your vile trap Lindsey! riversedge Oct 2018 #16
Aunt Lindsey Racerdog1 Oct 2018 #17
Makes you wonder Bayard Oct 2018 #18
Could be. close friends do have influence on us to some degree or another riversedge Oct 2018 #20
Not really his call BruceWane Oct 2018 #21
He's a TURD that bluestarone Oct 2018 #22
If they go forward it should be one week and limited in scope. nt chowder66 Oct 2018 #23
Lindsey sounds like a triggered snowflake. LanternWaste Oct 2018 #24

democratisphere

(17,235 posts)
1. Lindsey Graham is a bitter little old man that acts more like drumpf each day.
Mon Oct 1, 2018, 12:35 AM
Oct 2018

Dems need to work hard to make sure he is never reelected again.

Ohioboy

(3,243 posts)
5. You got that right!
Mon Oct 1, 2018, 03:27 AM
Oct 2018

It's funny how Republicans are always fine with using stolen emails and leaked documents when it's for their advantage.

pazzyanne

(6,556 posts)
13. That comment also applies to sexual assault.
Mon Oct 1, 2018, 05:28 AM
Oct 2018

Don't know if you made the comment on purpose, but it is appropriate on so many levels.

iluvtennis

(19,861 posts)
3. Lindsey Graham tweet from May 2016 when he was anti-Trump...
Mon Oct 1, 2018, 01:20 AM
Oct 2018


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Putin must has given Trump lots of kompromat on Lindsey.

dweller

(23,634 posts)
4. no one "leaked" a letter to Feinstein
Mon Oct 1, 2018, 01:24 AM
Oct 2018

Ford wrote to her rep who passed the letter to Feinstein with permission
all of this was covered early on, and is being twisted like a bad example of telephone, or whatever it's called when it's whispered from one person to the next ...
and the news source that id'd Ford initially and she agreed to be identified as the person of interest ?
has said it was not leaked to them by Feinstein ...

so much disinfo flying about here 😑

AndJusticeForSome

(537 posts)
9. Yep, lots of confusion
Mon Oct 1, 2018, 03:49 AM
Oct 2018

1) "letter leaked to" should have been "letter to ____ leaked"

2) the confusion during the hearing, which Trump made fun of, was Feinstein seeming to think they were accusing her office of not just leaking the content, but the letter itself. Feinstein was saying, or asking her staff I think, if the letter itself had ever been leaked, which I believe hadn't happened.

Dr. Ford made it clear in her testimony that several people knew about it, so the leak didn't have to have originated from Feinstein's office.


paleotn

(17,918 posts)
14. Investigate for what, Scarlet?
Mon Oct 1, 2018, 05:42 AM
Oct 2018

It's not like Ford's letter was state secrets. Idiot. My answer to every single accusation hurled at Democrats over this is.....Merrick Garland. Merrick Garland. Merrick Garland.......

obamanut2012

(26,077 posts)
15. Why are you calling Graham "Scarlett?
Mon Oct 1, 2018, 06:04 AM
Oct 2018

He's a man. Why are you calling him a female book character's name?

paleotn

(17,918 posts)
19. it's an old joke.
Mon Oct 1, 2018, 12:33 PM
Oct 2018

It's a play on his accent and how he tends to get worked up on occasion, ie. give himself the "vapors". I've been calling Lindsay Graham "Scarlett" for years.

Bayard

(22,075 posts)
18. Makes you wonder
Mon Oct 1, 2018, 11:13 AM
Oct 2018

If his good friend, John McCain, was reining in some of his insanity back in the day.

BruceWane

(345 posts)
21. Not really his call
Mon Oct 1, 2018, 01:05 PM
Oct 2018

No matter what was found, the only person or entity that would have any standing to press charges or sue would be Ford; it was her request for confidentiality that was violated. Thus Ford is the only person who has the right to call for an investigation.

Graham is basically implying that the repubs had some kind of "right" to Ford's confidentiality.

Like a few other people, Graham has forgotten the difference between elected representatives and monarchs.

 

LanternWaste

(37,748 posts)
24. Lindsey sounds like a triggered snowflake.
Mon Oct 1, 2018, 01:39 PM
Oct 2018

We finally have an accurate and non-fictional example of a Snowflake.

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