Posted on 09/21/2018 1:26:51 PM PDT by yesthatjallen
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (Calif.), the top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, is calling on colleagues to “show some heart” and wait until at least next Thursday to bring before the panel the woman accusing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault.
Feinstein criticized Republican colleagues on Friday for announcing a proposal to bring Christine Blasey Ford before the Judiciary Committee next Wednesday, even though Ford’s lawyers have already said their client cannot appear before Thursday.
“Dr. Ford is receiving death threats. She’s had her identity stolen and her email account hacked. She fled her home wither family. But Republicans want to rush her into a hearing. It’s mean-spirited and candidly shows no sympathy or empathy whatsoever,” Feinstein said in a statement.
She argued that Republicans have no good reason not to wait another day to accommodate Ford’s request.
“It’s just an extra day, why not wait 24 hours?” she said. “Show some heart. Wait until Dr. Ford feels that she can come before the committee.”
Feinstein noted that Republicans delayed former President Obama’s nominee to the Supreme Court, Merrick Garland, for nearly a year in 2016, denying him a hearing and a vote and keeping the seat open until after President Trump took office.
Senate Republicans have proposed that Ford come before the committee on Wednesday and testify first, allowing Kavanaugh, whom she has accused of an attempted sexual assault 36 years ago, to respond later.
They have agreed to a request from her legal team that television coverage be limited to one camera, according to a source familiar with the negotiations.
Ford has also requested that Kavanaugh not be in the room when she testifies and that senators––not special outside counsel––interview the witnesses.
Republicans are discussing whether or not to bring in an independent counsel, possibly a woman, to question Ford.
There are no female GOP senators on the Judiciary Committee, and the optics of 11 male Republican senators potentially questioning Ford has drawn comparisons to the 1991 Anita Hill hearings, when all members of the Judiciary Committee were male.
A senior Senate Democratic aide on Friday slammed the GOP proposal as “disingenuous” because Ford’s lawyers has informed them that she would not be ready to testify before Thursday.
How long before we hear she's suicidal or accidentally over doses because of the stress?
No.
How long before we hear she’s suicidal or accidentally over doses because of the stress?
Is there anything we can do to help her choose one of these options??
I propose a counter-offer:
She can testify on Thursday. Ann Coulter will ask the questions.
Good Lord. How about letting us see the original letter.
Let’s find some Aztec priests and watch the fun begin...
Feinstein is the one pimping her out for political purposes.
Show some heart, Diane.
FGS this supposedly happened 36 years ago. Why does she need more time?
I’d like her to tell us why she did not report this to her 5th grade teacher when it allegedly happened.
This is a good point to mention all the leftist kooks who have been at the committee screaming and yelling at Kavanagh as he tries to testify.
DuFuh has no sense. period
Stalinists lie. Always
Dog ate my appointment calendar
Feinstein, show us the letter.
And what about heart for Kavanaugh and his family?
My response to DiFi is “go pound sand where the sun don’t shine.” Same goes for your cabal of Marxists and the MSM.
I’m comfident that everyone on here feels the same way.
Feinswine should be in prison, not the Senate. She can shut her filthy communist hole.
Quality-Beer-Mug needs to show some respect to the Constitution, the Rule of Law, and the reputation of The Senate.
Hey Finstein, GFY
It's Feinstein's fault and problem to correct.
Mrs Kavanaugh is receiving death threats too.
Ms Feinstein tell your Commie Rat Bastards no to be so militant
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