Posted on 09/06/2018 11:54:23 AM PDT by jazusamo
Full title: ‘Confidential’ Kavanaugh emails posted by Cory Booker were cleared, despite dramatic claim of defying rules
In yet another bizarre turn of events at Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court confirmation hearing, Republicans have revealed that documents Democratic Sen. Cory Booker published Thursday morning in supposed defiance of Senate rules had already been cleared for release.
“All of this drama this morning apparently was for nothing and it’s unfortunate,” Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, told reporters after a chaotic start to the third day of Kavanaugh’s hearing.
Earlier Thursday, Booker dramatically said he would “knowingly” violate Senate rules to release emails marked "committee confidential" that showed Kavanaugh discussing racial profiling as a White House lawyer in 2002. Booker referred to his actions as an act of “civil disobedience” and said he was prepared to face punishment.
“I am going to release the e-mail about racial profiling and I understand that the penalty comes with potential ousting from the Senate,” said Booker, a possible 2020 Democratic candidate for president.
At another point, Booker said, “This is about the closest I'll probably ever have in my life to an, ‘I am Spartacus’ moment.”
But it turns out, Booker didn’t actually break any rules. The Republicans on the Judiciary Committee said they worked with the George W. Bush library and the Justice Department overnight to clear the emails. The restrictions were waived early Thursday morning.
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Liberal grandstanding.
The whole point of this phony exercise was to display the Rats’ contempt for the American people.
We know Judge Kavanaugh is eminently qualified and the Democrats still won’t vote for him.
Why are we bothering holding hearings?
The REAL GAY CORY BOOGER is a DISGRACE, but NOT to NJ that is a DISGUSTING STATE!!!!
The REAL GAY CORY BOOGER is a DISGRACE, but NOT to NJ that is a DISGUSTING STATE!!!!
I read the email released by Booker that he said showed Kavanaugh as an aide to President George W. Bush entertaining the use of racial profiling to combat terrorism.
Looks to me like an opinion on law and not entertaining anything.
Same thing with the email released by Hirono.
Is there a “gotcha” here somewhere?
And yet the republicans say there and said nothing. So frustrating. The story is Corey is courageous. The update is lost in the bigger highlight. Republicans are absolutely stupid.
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