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Kavanaugh accuser asks Senate to limit press access for hearing
The Washington Times ^ | September 25, 2018 (Tuesday) | Stephen Dinan and Rowan Scarborough

Posted on 09/25/2018 7:06:48 PM PDT by Texas Fossil

Christine Blasey Ford’s lawyers have asked senators to limit the press who will be allowed in the room to cover Thursday’s hearing with her and Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and sought to dictate at least some of the outlets.

Coverage is one of a number of issues Ms. Blasey Ford’s lawyers are negotiating with Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Michael Bromwich said in emails sent Tuesday afternoon that he was requesting access for three “robocams,” three specific wire services, photographers from the Associated Press, Reuters and one unspecified service, and a pool reporter for newspapers and magazines. In a follow-up email he specified that the robocams should be operated by “the CSPAN TV pool,” and said he also wanted space for a radio reporter.

Those emails were among several seen by The Washington Times detailing the tense negotiations between Ms. Blasey Ford’s team and committee staff.

While committees sometimes limit press based on space at hearings, and some witnesses have arranged to have their identities shielded, longtime Capitol Hill watchers struggled to think of precedent for a witness dictating terms of press coverage.

In Ms. Blasey Ford’s case she has received threats since she went public with her story, and her team has insisted the committee guarantee her safety as she testifies, as well as limited access to the hearing.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: blowsey; christineblaseyford; christineford; doctorblowsey; ford; limit; press; senate
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To: Texas Fossil

Reminds me of Kafka’s, “The Trial”. These anti-Kavanaugh SCUMBAGS are EVIL.


121 posted on 09/26/2018 12:09:34 AM PDT by PGalt
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To: Texas Fossil

Her list of demands will soon include a bubble bath and a foot massage.


122 posted on 09/26/2018 12:44:16 AM PDT by Architect of Avalon
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To: dead

“What state is she in now”

I would say she is just entering “DePressionville” and will be cycling into “Mania City” around 10:am Thursday morning.


123 posted on 09/26/2018 12:59:26 AM PDT by Toespi
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; Convert from ECUSA; ...
The civil suit that could be brought against her and her ****ing scumball attorney *right now* will impoverish her and her bloodline for generations. And it should.

124 posted on 09/26/2018 1:03:16 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (www.tapatalk.com/groups/godsgravesglyphs/, forum.darwincentral.org, www.gopbriefingroom.com)
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To: Texas Fossil

Who does she think she is, Ocasio-Cortez?


125 posted on 09/26/2018 1:05:33 AM PDT by Freedom of Speech Wins
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To: Texas Fossil

Her next demand will be that brett is tied to chair in a room and she is provided a loaded gun at this point...


126 posted on 09/26/2018 1:07:46 AM PDT by GraceG ("If I post an AWESOME MEME, STEAL IT! JUST RE-POST IT IN TWO PLACES PLEASE")
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To: Texas Fossil

“...In Ms. Blasey Ford’s case she has received threats since she went public with her story...”

Really? Did she report these threats to the local police or FBI? Did she remember the time and circumstances this time?


127 posted on 09/26/2018 1:15:13 AM PDT by Eleutheria5 (“If you are not prepared to use force to defend civilization, then be prepared to accept barbarism.)
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To: Texas Fossil

This is absurd. A real victim of what she describes as a kidnapping and attempted rape that came close to murder would be concerned with justice, not with shaping media coverage. This woman disgusts me - typical for democrats.


128 posted on 09/26/2018 1:19:03 AM PDT by Pollster1 ("Governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed")
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To: dead

We will probably hear that she couldn’t make it because she had a flat tire and lo and behold there is no spare.


129 posted on 09/26/2018 2:00:37 AM PDT by MagnoliaB (You can't always get what you want but if you try sometime you might find, you get what you need.)
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To: McGavin999

I haven’t heard anything about Ford’s kids, or even if she has any.


130 posted on 09/26/2018 3:21:31 AM PDT by MayflowerMadam (Have an A-1 day.)
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To: Texas Fossil

“I have zero sympathy for Ford.”

I have less than zero sympathy for Ford. She has taken evil to a new low. I wish only the worst for her throughout her future. She has no problem destroying another family’s entire future. There’s a special corner in Hell for her. (JMHO)


131 posted on 09/26/2018 3:25:39 AM PDT by MayflowerMadam (Have an A-1 day.)
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To: Texas Fossil
I also think that she won't show, and they are making up excuses. An interview by a sex crime prosecutor under oath on national TV will turn the defamation case by Judge and Kavanaugh into a legal slam-dunk.

(Think also that they will have to file their case soon, in order to preserve communications between Ford and the Democrats that support malice.)

132 posted on 09/26/2018 3:56:38 AM PDT by Sooth2222 (Hanlon's Razor: "Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.")
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To: Texas Fossil

The rope Grassley fed them is tightening around their throats..do they want to back out or take the leap......


133 posted on 09/26/2018 4:13:20 AM PDT by trebb (So many "experts" with so little experience in what they preach....even here...)
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To: Sooth2222

May it be so.

These evil vermin deserve to be caught and exposed.

It would fit. Trump is obviously sick of the crap from the cabal at the DOJ, FBI and other involved alphabet agencies. Some of them are more than just talking. They are squealing.


134 posted on 09/26/2018 4:21:29 AM PDT by Texas Fossil ((Texas is not where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind & Attitude!))
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To: MayflowerMadam

Agree. Hatred by the Left is a consuming force.


135 posted on 09/26/2018 4:22:54 AM PDT by Texas Fossil ((Texas is not where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind & Attitude!))
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To: Pollster1

And the Complicit media deserves the same fate.


136 posted on 09/26/2018 4:23:52 AM PDT by Texas Fossil ((Texas is not where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind & Attitude!))
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To: Freedom of Speech Wins; GraceG

The Godless Left is evil and arrogant.

They ultimately lose.


137 posted on 09/26/2018 4:26:30 AM PDT by Texas Fossil ((Texas is not where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind & Attitude!))
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To: Texas Fossil

The left media hates conservatives.


138 posted on 09/26/2018 4:27:39 AM PDT by FreedBird
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To: PGalt

“EVIL”, Indeed.


139 posted on 09/26/2018 4:28:01 AM PDT by Texas Fossil ((Texas is not where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind & Attitude!))
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To: UCANSEE2

Excellent compilation. Don’t lose that; we may need it in several months.


140 posted on 09/26/2018 4:28:01 AM PDT by MayflowerMadam (Have an A-1 day.)
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