Posted on 09/25/2018 2:20:53 PM PDT by Sub-Driver
Schumer: ‘There Is No Presumption of Innocence’ for Kavanaugh
BY: Aryssa Damron September 25, 2018 4:40 pm
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D., N.Y.) said on Tuesday there is "no presumption of innocence" for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh when it comes to sexual misconduct allegations because "this is not a criminal trial."
"There is no presumption of innocence or guilt when you have a nominee before you," Schumer told reporters during a press conference on Capitol Hill.
His remarks contrast those from Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.), who said on Tuesday that Kavanaugh deserved the presumption of innocence.
"I think everybody in America understands there's a presumption of innocence. That standard of fairness is applied to every American citizen in almost every situation. I think we ought to go into these hearings with a presumption of innocence, but hear the argument on the other side, the testimony on the other side so the members of the Senate can make a decision here on a very, very significant matter," McConnell said.
Kavanaugh has been accused of sexual misconduct by two women, one who accused the nominee of sexually assaulting her in the early 1980s while they were both in high school and another who says he exposed himself at a party while they were both students at Yale. Kavanaugh and his first accuser, Christine Blasey Ford, who says he groped her at a party 36 years ago, are expected to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday.
"It's not a legal proceeding, it's a fact-finding proceeding," Schumer said.
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Is Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D., N.Y.) supporting Soviet style mob rule? Is he twisting the rule of law to foster his communist leanings?
It is frightening that someone of Schumer's stature in the Senate is admitting that Democrats only support the laws of the land if it fits their narrative.
Alex, Can I get Jackbooted assclown thug disguised as a senator for 25 million? Please.
Someone needs to dig up some of Schumer’s dirt.
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