Posted on 10/10/2018 7:23:54 AM PDT by yesthatjallen
CNN anchor Chris Cuomo said Wednesday that presumption of innocence did not apply to Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh because the allegations against him were not reviewed in a courtroom.
"Now look, I don't know who wrote it, but the presumption of innocence is a valued, valued construct in a court of law," said Cuomo, a vocal critic of the Trump administration. "We were not in a court of law. This was a kangaroo court."
"This was politicians fighting over a position on the Supreme Court," he added.
Cuomo's remarks echoed comments made by some Democratic senators, such as Sen. Mazie Hirono (Hawaii) and Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (N.Y.) during Kavanaugh's confirmation fight.
Others, such as NBC's Megyn Kelly and The Daily Wire's Ben Shapiro, as well as Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine), argued that the presumption of innocence should have applied to Kavanaugh given the seriousness of the allegations and the consequences for the country if unproven accusations can bring down a public figure.
Kavanaugh was accused by three women of sexual misconduct from 30 years ago, allegations he has denied.
Republican Senators who viewed the FBI's report regarding its investigation of the accusations against him said there is no corroborating evidence to support the allegations, while Democrats said the investigation was too narrow in scope.
Cuomo on Wednesday played a clip of President Trump speaking to the importance of the presumption of innocence and saying Kavanaugh was proven innocent by the FBI, media and Senate Judiciary Committee's intense scrutiny.
"It is a lie to say that the presumption of innocence applied here, because like I just said, we're not in a court," Cuomo said. "And Trump knew that this was going to be a political measure, so that's a lie."
"It's a damn lie to say that he was found innocent," Cuomo added. "We certainly don't know to any certainty that Kavanaugh was blameless on all fronts."
Kavanaugh was sworn in after he the Senate confirmed him 50 to 48 in a mostly party-line vote.
“So outside of a courtroom, any man can be destroyed by an accusation at any time and he has no ability to defend himself. Got it.”
Check out California’s `red flag’ law which allows police to confiscate a citizen’s guns with no notice nor due process. That is exactly what takes place as you describe it.
“This Cuomo is at least as stupid as his dad and brother!”
How dare you! The supergenius intellect of Pope Mario the Pious soared far and above any of those among the Founding Fathers, those slaveowning white Christian males.
I’d say it’s time to come out with accusations against Chris Cuomo!
The “Farce” is strong in this one (Cuomo)
This is not the droid we are seeking...
Yes it wasn’t a court case, but if it was just politicians and if an allegation with no corraboration is enough... Tell me if you voted for Hillary Clinton... and if so, how could you?
If an allegation is enough, how do you justify voting for the wife of a serial sexual predator and accused rapist, who has several allegations by women against HER who claim she directly threatened and intimidated them into keeping quite about her husbands behavior?
You believe survivors, with of course the exception of Juanita Broaddrick.
AN uncorroborated allegation is NOT justification to destroy someone, but you guys gladly went along with it any way.
...and to think that Chris is the smarter of the Cuomo brothers.
I believe her.
When is FredoChris stepping down?
“Beyond a reasonable doubt” standard doesn’t apply, but a presumption of innocence does.
The accuser should at least make a plausible case.
Chris Cuomo is an idiot. Presumption of innocence isn’t solely for court cases. It’s a human right, and has been for centuries in civilized societies.
They all parrot the same lines. Has Cuomo ever had an original thought?
Here’s the thing: the policy reasons that support “innocent unless proven guilty” are important & sound both in and out of a court proceeding. Cuomo doesn’t understand that.
In other words: Yes?
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