Democrats accused of trying to bury Ellison abuse allegations with sluggish probe

Washington Times ^ | 9/21/18 | Valerie Richardson

[Libloather]

Democrats taking to the airwaves to denounce Judge Brett Kavanaugh have been considerably less focused on their own abuse investigation into Democratic Rep. Keith Ellison.

The Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party said a month ago it would investigate after a former girlfriend accused Mr. Ellison of emotional and physical abuse, but since then the party has said nothing as the probe fades largely from view.

That’s undoubtedly by design, said Larry Jacobs, professor at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota, who characterized the investigation as an exercise in damage control aimed at providing the party with political cover if more allegations erupt.

“I think of this not as an investigation to uncover facts and make a public release that would hurt the Democratic Party before the election,” Mr. Jacobs said. “That’s not what this is. This is closer to political insurance in case there are revelations that become a kind of October surprise for Ellison and then hurt the entire DFL ticket.”

[Libloather]

Ms. Monahan also said she planned to release more information, saying, “We are organizing and many stories will come.”

Let's go to the videotape! (There's a 'probe'?)

[timestax]

bttt

[frank ballenger]

Lazy bones
sleepin in the sun
how you spect to get
your day’s work done?

1933 song by Johnny Mercer and Hoagy Carmichael
Later sung by Louis Armstrong

[LiveFreeOrDie2001]

WHY is it up to the DFL Party??

Get the Police/FBI involved!!!

[simpson96]

“We are organizing...”

...until after the midterms, right?

[CommerceComet]

The Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee want to send in the FBI. Oh, wait a minute, it’s something else they want the FBI to investigate. Never mind.

[upchuck]

They are DemocRATS. What else did you expect?

[The Great RJ]

There is the stench of hypocrisy...Democrats seeking to crucify Kavannaugh on 36 year old “spectral evidence” while ignoring hard evidence of Ellison’s abuse.