Posted on 08/22/2018 1:58:35 PM PDT by Kaslin
Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI) announced Wednesday that she has cancelled a planned meeting with President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, Judge Brett Kavanaugh, in light of former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen’s guilty plea and testimony.
In a scathing statement during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing and in a tweet Wednesday morning, Sen. Hirono called President Trump an “unindicted co-conspirator.”
“This president who is an unindicted co-conspirator in a criminal matter does not deserve the courtesy of a meeting with his nominee, purposefully selected to protect, as we say in Hawaii, the President’s okole,” she said, employing a crass, colloquial Hawaiian term.
“These are not normal times and these are certainly not the times for this committee to consider a Supreme Court nominee of this president especially a nominee who thinks the president should be immune from investigation,” she emphasized in the hearing. “We cannot abandon common sense in this dangerous time for our democracy so as I and others have said before we should delay this hearing of Judge Kavanaugh for many reasons.”
I have cancelled my meeting with Judge Kavanaugh. @realDonaldTrump, who is an unindicted co-conspirator in a criminal matter, does not deserve the courtesy of a meeting with his nominee—purposely selected to protect, as we say in Hawaii, his own okole.— Senator Mazie Hirono (@maziehirono) August 22, 2018
Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen pleaded guilty Tuesday on multiple charges and faces up to five years in prison.
He told the court that he violated campaign finance laws in the arrangement of payments to Stormy Daniels and Karen McDougal, saying he’d violated federal law "in coordination with and at the direction of a federal candidate for office," in an apparent reference to President Trump.
President Trump has since responded by dismissing Cohen’s guilty plea as related to campaign finance violations that are “not a crime” and comparing it to a campaign finance violation that was settled by the Obama administration.
Michael Cohen plead guilty to two counts of campaign finance violations that are not a crime. President Obama had a big campaign finance violation and it was easily settled!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 22, 2018
Hirono is not the only one looking to delay Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearings in light of the news. Several of her Democratic colleagues in the Senate have released similar statements.
After bombshell convictions of key Trump cohorts—& identification of President Trump as an unnamed, unidicted co-conspirator—Judiciary Committee must postpone Kavanaugh nomination hearing.— Richard Blumenthal (@SenBlumenthal) August 22, 2018
Judge Kavanaugh’s refusal to say a POTUS must comply w a duly issued subpoena & Mr Cohen’s implication of POTUS in a federal crime make the danger of Kavanaugh's nomination to the SCOTUS abundantly clear.
It's a game changer & Chairman Grassley should delay confirmation hearings— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) August 22, 2018
Democrats are all insane, IMO.
The Kabuki Theater that the fraudulent illegal campaign contribution nullifies the confirmation process of Judge Brett Kavanaugh. The scam is that Trump made an illegal campaign contribution. It is Hillary Clinton’s Foundation that made the illegal campaign contribution through a money laundering process. Let’s get that straight!
Correction: BRETT Kavanaugh.
ANOTHER Trump-hating, Hawaiian slut?! Where did they get this bimbo?
I imagine she wants two bits for her vote.
I have to add, how many DemonRATs have paid “hush money” for sexual harassment settlements. You know, the $17 million they refuse to reveal the names who have used the money.
The Nuclear option needs to be put in play here.
Kavanaugh must be confirmed.
At least the communist evil socialist rats stick together like nasty boogers while our guys huddle underneath the bed sheets cowering in fear!!! Spineless little POS *itches!!
Well that figures.
Except he did nothing illegal.
YIKES...that’s awful!
YUCK!
She’s taking her cue from Rosie O’Doughnut who wanted martial law declared in DC to prevent the inauguration, “until Trump is cleared of all charges”. These resistance bozos are truly unhinged. In the meantime, POTUS is getting great things done for our country.
Chuck’s suggestion is pretty stupid when Republicans will gain Senate seats and that’s where a SC Justice is confirmed.
Maizie is a moron.
Attention whore not about to miss her chance to get some.
E - epsilon
Σ - sigma
A - alpha
Δ - delta
Sometimes we'd stick another sigma on the end that stood for 'sucker.'
I was stationed in Hawaii and the Mokes dont like us at all. Cut those islands free, they are a complete welfare state.
That’s my question. I heard (never verified) that it was because Alaska was Republican and the deal was to let Hawaii in to neutralize the effect on the Senate.
There is a latent independence streak in Hawaii that I think we should ignite. Then let them return to their old Monarchy. Then, move our bases to Midway.
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