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Judiciary Committee Continues Effort to Accommodate Testimony from Dr. Ford Next Week
Judiciary senate.gov ^ | September 21, 2018 | Judiciary Committee

Posted on 09/21/2018 5:48:15 PM PDT by Beautiful_Gracious_Skies

WASHINGTON – The Senate Judiciary Committee earlier today offered to move next week’s hearing to receive testimony from Dr. Christine Blasey Ford and Judge Brett Kavanaugh to Wednesday, in order to accommodate one of several requests made by Ford’s legal team. The Committee also offered to accommodate certain other terms while respecting fairness, due process and the senators’ ability to fulfill their constitutional duties.

Chairman Grassley issued the following statement:

“Despite the fact that the July 30th letter remains hidden, my committee has been investigating the allegations and has heard from multiple witnesses since Sunday. Ms. Katz has discussed Dr. Ford’s allegations in numerous media interviews and said on TV Monday morning that Dr. Ford wants to share her account with the Senate Judiciary Committee. It’s Friday night and nothing’s been agreed to despite our extensive efforts to make testimony possible,” Grassley said. “I’m extending the deadline for response yet again to 10 o’clock this evening. I’m providing a notice of a vote to occur Monday in the event that Dr. Ford’s attorneys don’t respond or Dr. Ford decides not to testify. In the event that we can come to a reasonable resolution as I’ve been seeking all week, then I will postpone the committee vote to accommodate her testimony. We cannot continue to delay.”

The chairman issued a notice of a committee executive business meeting, at which the committee can vote on the nomination of Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh to be an Associate Justice on the Supreme Court of the United States. The official notice can be found below.

In addition to the delayed hearing date, the committee has also agreed to certain hearing logistics requests and to assist in coordinating security for the hearing. The Committee did not agree to a number of demands regarding witness numbers and speaking orders, as the committee does not accept witness or subpoena requests from other witnesses as a condition of testimony. As a fundamental matter of fairness and due process, Dr. Ford would provide her testimony containing the allegations and Judge Kavanaugh would be able to respond. The Committee also will determine who will conduct the questioning.


TOPICS: Front Page News; Government
KEYWORDS: blowsey; grassley; kavanaugh; senate
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To: AndyJackson

Okay, there’s no hurry then. None at all. Let her decide when and if she feels like testifying. When she responds some time next week or next month, then they can schedule a hearing.

Blasely is in charge.

She is effectively dictating which cases he can decide. Assuming he ever gets approved by the time they create more obfuscation. And they will.


41 posted on 09/21/2018 8:50:58 PM PDT by Beautiful_Gracious_Skies
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To: Beautiful_Gracious_Skies
"We cannot continue to delay."
Senator Grassley, September 21, 2018

Ummmmm.....except in this case.....I guess.......errrr.......what did I just say?......Well, ignore that.......


42 posted on 09/22/2018 3:02:38 AM PDT by SkyPilot ("I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." John 14:6)
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To: KeyLargo

Well, we were right. Grassley caved.


43 posted on 09/22/2018 3:03:49 AM PDT by SkyPilot ("I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." John 14:6)
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To: Beautiful_Gracious_Skies; ExTexasRedhead

44 posted on 09/22/2018 3:18:40 AM PDT by SkyPilot ("I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." John 14:6)
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To: KeyLargo

Yep - that’s why DiFi “sweetly” asked why waiting to even Thursday would be too much to ask....


45 posted on 09/22/2018 3:57:50 AM PDT by trebb (So many "experts" with so little experience in what they preach....even here...)
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To: SkyPilot
Ford and friends are laughing their butts off.

That's how leftists progress. Large chunks if they can, smaller ones if they can't. Tiny ones if small won't work. Miniscule if tiny won't go. Microscopic if miniscule won't.

No matter what, always move ahead. Never, never move back.

Let them play that game. That's how our 'leaders' lose time after time.

46 posted on 09/22/2018 4:34:43 AM PDT by Right Wing Assault (Kill-googl,TWITR,FACBK,NYT,WaPo,Hlywd,CNN,NFL,BLM,CAIR,Antifa,SPLC,ESPN,NPR,NBA)
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To: Beautiful_Gracious_Skies

New deadline is this afternoon.


47 posted on 09/22/2018 6:49:18 AM PDT by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge)
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To: trebb

Grassley and Sessions are really Bert And Ernie. Just puppets for the Democrats.


48 posted on 09/22/2018 7:01:30 AM PDT by KeyLargo
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To: SkyPilot

Someone send Grassley a set of cajones and a set to TurtleFace.


49 posted on 09/22/2018 7:08:22 AM PDT by ExTexasRedhead
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To: Beautiful_Gracious_Skies

It appears that Grassley is adopting 0bama’s “red line” strategy.


50 posted on 09/22/2018 7:42:45 AM PDT by Amish with an attitude
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To: Amish with an attitude

tick tock tick tock


51 posted on 09/22/2018 11:16:53 AM PDT by StAnDeliver ("Mueller personally delivered US uranium to Russia.")
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To: Beautiful_Gracious_Skies

I say: It is PAST time to hold the Kavanaugh vote, and discard DemocRAT distractions. She missed deadline after deadline. And look at her supporters! Cory Spartacus said he was a groper, didn’t he? We know Blumenthal lied about his “war” record and Feinstein kept a ChiCom spy on staff for 20 years and then covered it up with the help of Comey’s FBI. Kamala and Hironi are certifiably insane.


52 posted on 09/23/2018 7:11:15 AM PDT by 2harddrive (Go to www.CodeIsFreeSpeech.com for 10 FREE 3D-printer gun blueprints!)
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To: KeyLargo

It is TIME for an FBI investigation of the ACCUSER!


53 posted on 09/23/2018 10:58:05 AM PDT by 2harddrive (Go to www.CodeIsFreeSpeech.com for 10 FREE 3D-printer gun blueprints!)
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