Posted on 09/25/2018 4:46:51 PM PDT by yesthatjallen
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is rejecting a request from Democrats to delay a Thursday hearing where Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford are set to testify.
Grassley sent a letter to Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), the top Democrat on the committee, saying he would "respectfully decline" her request to postpone until the White House ordered an investigation into two sexual misconduct allegations against Kavanaugh.
"I respectfully decline your request. I am not going to silence Dr. Ford after I promised and assured her that I would provide her a safe, comfortable, and dignified opportunity to testify," Grassley wrote in the letter.
The letter was sent on Tuesday and publicly released just minutes after Grassley's office announced it had scheduled a Friday committee vote on Kavanaugh's nomination.
Grassley added in his letter to Feinstein that there was "no reason" for delay the hearing, after lawyers for Ford, Kavanaugh's accuser, agreed to the Thursday date after days of negotiations.
He added delaying a hearing would be "unfair" to Kavanaugh, who has repeatedly said he is willing to publicly testify in order to clear his name.
"He has asked the Committee repeatedly for the chance to testify as soon as possible. He has categorically denied the allegations that have been made public. ...We can no longer stand in the way of him presenting his testimony before the Committee," Grassley added.
Feinstein in her letter to Grassley, which was sent on Sunday, argued that the hearing should be delayed until the FBI could investigate allegations from Ford and Deborah Ramirez.
Ford alleges that during a high school party in the early 1980s Kavanaugh pinned her to a bed and tried to remove her clothes. Ramirez told The New Yorker in an interview published Sunday that Kavanaugh exposed himself to her when they were both students at Yale.
Kavanaugh has denied both allegations and Grassley added in his letter that he didn't think Ramirez's allegation would impact Ford's testimony.
"The obvious connection between the two claims is thatSenate Democrats hid both allegations of misconduct from the Committee and the public," he added.
Everyone with an ounce of sense knows that Ford is not credible and the Dems are just delaying. Glad to see Grassley is calling their bluff.
I’m convinced the Dems are angering an enormous number of voters by their antics,including lots of women. In the past, whenever they overstepped, they paid for it at the voting booth. Whenever this is over, the committee should set some boundaries on delays, and set a date when ALL rebuttals have to be made, because this will happen again if they are allowed to delay, delay.
Put that old bitch in her place.
Her chance is Thursday morning.>>>>>>>>>>>>>
If she shows. I do not think Dr. Ford has enough ice in her veins.
What happens if it doesn't? NO ONE will ever be able to be confirmed for anything. All it will take is an accusation that they did something crazy at a party when they were in HS or college that no one else remembers.
“I sure hope it is Amy Coney Barrett.”
How about nominating Kid Rock or Mark Levin. Boy that would make for one hell of a show.
“What happens if this entire ordeal blows up in the Dems. face?”
It already has.
The vote’s been scheduled. The votes are there.
There’s nothing quite like the pain of failure for detestable liars.
If she shows. I do not think Dr. Ford has enough ice in her veins.
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I agree. She’s not that cold blooded. She knows she’s ruining the reputation of a decent, good man and her conscience won’t allow her to go ahead. At least I hope so.
I’m with you she will not show up!!!
I confident that's what were seeing.☺
Btw, it started blowing up in the Democrats faces on 6/16/2015 and has been a chain-detonation ever since.
Does anyone know if she will be under oath on Thursday and has no protection from possible perjury charges?
I should have mentioned her feelings about the damage and hurt to his wife and children. I wonder if Ford has children.
Thank you Jesus for newest Supreme Court Justice Kavanaugh.
Thank you Jesus for newest Supreme Court Justice Kavanaugh.
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Yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Is she in transit, traveling by car, train, bus, rig, bike, walking?
Is she in DC?
My guess that the ‘Rats next move will be to walk out before the Committee can vote.
ouch! I bet that stung.
She had to fly if she left Calif. at all. It’s at least a 4-5 day drive.
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