Posted on 09/06/2018 4:21:25 AM PDT by cotton1706
More than 12 hours into Judge Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court confirmation hearing on Wednesday, Sen. Kamala Harris raised a question about Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation that appeared to take everyone by surprise.
"Have you ever discussed Special Counsel Mueller or his investigation with anyone?" Harris asked, prompting Kavanaugh to note that the topic is "in the news everyday" and that he had discussed it "with other judges."
Then, however, Harris shifted to a far more direct question: "Have you discussed Mueller or his investigation with anyone at Kasowitz Benson and Torres, the law firm found by Marc Kasowitz, President Trump's personal lawyer?"
And though that question amounted to a near-accusation that the senator never quite made, Kavanaugh also was unable to give a direct answer — leaving the issue unresolved going into Thursday, what will be the third day of Kavanaugh's confirmation hearing.
Nothing about such a communication between Kavanaugh and a lawyer from the Kasowitz firm has been reported previously, and the White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the exchange.
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Harris is a pitbull prosecutor type.
Looks like she's setting up some kind of perjury trap, probably with the intent of impeaching Kavanaugh if he's confirmed.
This is ballgame and all stops are being pulled.
Trap question and supposing that he did? So what....There are discussions all over the place with every damn attorney around. It’s one huge round table discussion and everyone has an opinion. It’s what the courts are for...to settle these matters.
I saw that exchange last night and it was indeed odd and Kavanaugh was visibly thrown for a loop. I thought his response was credible. He basically said he’s discussed the case with other judges and that if the Senator could provide a name he could confirm or deny as he didn’t know everyone who worked at that law firm. She would not give out a name (in other words, did you discuss this case with ‘x’).
When she asked that question, she also made comments such as, be very specific and also said something to the effect of this is a very specific question. She kept pressing him on different subjects and it was odd I thought when she said things like you’re not going to answer this so we’ll move on.
I think the game plan there was to possibly force him to recuse himself if any Mueller investigation items ever went to the Supreme Court for a ruling (such as forcing the President to go under oath at a grand jury).
I really think Kavanaugh did not come off well and needs to answer the flipping question unless it is somehow privileged information.
I don’t even see why this would matter. Conversations are not illegal.
“I think the game plan there was to possibly force him to recuse himself if any Mueller investigation...”
One Rat came out and asked him that, point blank.
After Sessions’ recusal on... well... everything, I cringe when I hear that word any more.
I think Kamala Harris came off really badly as a sleazebag demonicRAT trying to trap someone in a manufactured ‘process crime’. It should be obvious to anybody with a three-digit IQ that the demonicRATs’ anti-Trump strategy has ‘process crime’ as a major component.
I think Kavanaugh should call out all leading and presumptuous questions. Then he should mention that the “Ginsburg” rule precludes him from discussing matters which might come up in, or be a part of future cases. He can’t know what he might thing until he hears all arguments and evidence.
Who is monitoring whom in our nation? The implications of this question are troubling.
He looked like a 5 year old getting caught with his hands in the proverbial cookie jar ...
Yep. As soon as he is confirmed, a special counsel will be assigned to investigate every move Kavanaugh has made.
Kavanaugh already expressed that in his opening statement. He listed several other “rules” created in other SC nominee hearings as well.
“he would have had to recuse himself if that case ever (and it may possibly do so) come to the Supreme Court.”
Is that the plan.. to box him in...like Sessions..although, Sessions seemed more than happy to box himself in?
Perjury trap?
Seems likely.
How can he answer a nonspecific question with a specific answer? Why doesn’t she give a name if she wants a specific answer?
Grasping at straws. Harris needs to provide the name. Booker did something similar reading from a 16 year old email Kavanaugh had been cc’d on and couldn’t be given a copy to see the context to refresh his memory.
No doubt Harris was tipped off by someone about the conversation and is now trying to suck Kavanaugh into lying about it. It won’t work. Several Dems on the committee have already pressed Kavanaugh to commit to recuse himself from any future matter dealing with Trump that may come before the court.
He knows damn well if he had that conversation.
If he had that conversation he needs to say yes, I did.
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