Posted on 10/05/2018 10:55:56 AM PDT by jazusamo
Full title: This Sentence From Grassley's Latest Letter to Ford's Attorneys Suggests Huge Discovery About Contact With Dems
In a letter to Dr. Christine Blasey Ford’s legal team, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley asked for records and descriptions of any communications with senators or their staffs. But he didn’t stop there. Grassley specifically named Sens. Dianne Feinstein and Mazie Hirono “in light of recently uncovered information.”
"I urge you once again, now for the third time in writing, to turn over the therapy notes, polygraph materials, and communications with The Washington Post that Dr. Ford has relied upon as evidence," he wrote in the Oct. 4 letter to Ford’s attorneys Debra Katz, Michael Bromwich, and Lisa Banks.
“In addition to the evidence I requested in my October 2 letter,” he continued, “in light of recently uncovered information, please turn over records and descriptions of direct or indirect communications between Dr. Ford or her representatives and any of the following: (1) U.S. Senators or their staffs, particularly the offices of Senators Feinstein and Hirono, other than your communications with me and my staff in preparation for the September 27 hearings; (2) the alleged witnesses identified by Dr. Ford (Leland Keyser, Mark Judge, and Patrick “P.J.” Smyth); and (3) Debbie Ramirez, Julie Swetnick, or their representatives."
A NEW TWIST
Just-released Grassley letter to Ford ends on an ominous & mysterious note: “In light of recently uncovered information, please turn over” all communications with Feinstein & Hirono.
This is huge.
May be why GOP began growing a spine.
They have something big on Dems9:57 PM - Oct 4, 2018
Grassley did not expand on what he meant by “recently uncovered information,” and the FBI’s supplementary background investigation of Judge Brett Kavanaugh has not been released in full (Grassley’s staff did publish an executive summary you can read here ).
Feinstein, the top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, remains a top suspect for Republicans, despite her denial that neither she nor any one of her staffers leaked the letter and her explanation that she did not inform her colleagues -- including Grassley -- of its existence in order to protect the woman's identity. Notably, Ryan Grim, the reporter for the Intercept who first exposed the letter's existence, said on Twitter that he did not get it from Feinstein's staff. […]
Ford testified to the Senate Judiciary Committee last week that Feinstein’s office recommended the law firm Katz, Marshall & Banks, LLP, before she went public with her allegation of an early-1980s assault. Two members of the firm Feinstein’s office recommended, Debra Katz and Lisa Banks, represent Ford. Her third attorney, Michael Bromwich, also represents fired FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe.
Hirono, who hails from Hawaii, has been one of Ford's strongest supporters and Kavanaugh's most vocal critics. It's unclear why she was included in Grassley's letter Thursday, but over the weekend she failed to directly answer a question about whether she was "confidant" that Democrats didn't leak the letter. "All of these things do not focus on what we should be focusing on, which is the credibility of Judge Kavanaugh," was her reply. ( Washington Examiner )
On "Fox and Friends" Friday morning Grassley alluded to uncovered information, which he said was in the confidential FBI report, as another example of "headquarters for the resistance being right here on Capitol Hill."
7min video: Grassley: Headquarters for resistance are on Capitol Hill
They need to open a formal investigation against Ford’s lawyers so they can subpoena documents.
After he is confirmed we should insist Ford be held accountable for lying to congress. She can have her day in court but she needs to be charged with perjury like ANY conservative certainly would be.
That would be nice but it’s honestly the first time I’ve ever heard anyone propose that theory. I don’t think Collins has it in her... But pray you are right.
You are right. There is nothing to compel them to turn it over. They can be held in contempt of Congress,but that has been toothless.
Even better without the comma.
This was the third time in writing - and maybe the eleventh time in toto.
Regards,
Yes they do, it’s the only those scum will release the info if they haven’t already shredded everything.
There’s a new sheriff in town and Lindsey is pretty pissed. The last time I saw him on TV he was basically saying he is going after these liars. One would assume that includes Ford. If I were Force I would be thinking seriously about a LONG vacation in Brazil.
If Feinstein and Hirono are arrested before the vote, it’ll only require 49 “aye” votes, right?
Oh how I love the sound of that, throw in Harris and Booker too. :^)
And doesn't Leland have proof that the attorneys were putting pressure on her to change her story?
Someone needs jail time.
This rat ploy needs to stop
There was a thread several days ago where the poster said that in California a person who represents ones self as a “psychologist” must be licensed in order to do so. Dr. Ford testified that she is a psychologist, which is a violation of state law. Also, her bio at Stanford listed her as a psychologist, which was quickly changed to “assistant”
Dear Chuck....she COMMITTED PERJURY, and you BETTER DO SOMETHING TO HER!!
?????????
I am skeptical the republicans will call out the dems on their illegal activities.
Soon after Kavanaugh is solitly confirmed and on his way to the Supreme Court bench, and people start calling for prosecuting all they liars (starting with C Ford)
and perjurers the top republicans won’t do what they should.
Instead they will say we got this nominee through so lets move on.
These people need to be brought to account and pay the piper.
Feinstein, MadMax and the others that called for insurrection and incited riots.
*solidly
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