Probe the Effort to Sink Kavanaugh

Wall Street Journal ^ | September 29, 2019 | David B. Rivkin and Lee A. Casey

[karpov]

The effort to sink Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation cries out for investigation. The Senate Judiciary Committee has already made a criminal referral to the Justice Department regarding alleged material misstatements by lawyer Michael Avenatti and his client Julie Swetnick. And a new book by two New York Times reporters contains a potentially explosive revelation.

In “The Education of Brett Kavanaugh,” Robin Pogrebin and Kate Kelly report that Leland Keyser —who was unable to corroborate high-school friend Christine Blasey Ford’s allegation of youthful sexual misconduct—says she felt pressured by a group of common acquaintances to vouch for it anyway. The book quotes an unnamed male member of the group suggesting in a text message: “Perhaps it makes sense to let everyone in the public know what her condition is”—a remark the reporters describe as reading “like a veiled reference” to Ms. Keyser’s “addictive tendencies.” (The authors quote her as saying she told investigators “my whole history of using.”)

A concerted effort to mislead the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Senate, especially if it involved threats to potential witnesses, could violate several federal criminal statutes, including 18 U.S.C. 1001 (lying to federal officials), 18 U.S.C. 1505 (obstruction of official proceedings) and 18 U.S.C. 1622 (subornation of perjury). Investigating and, if the evidence is sufficient, prosecuting such offenses would deter similar misconduct in the future.

It’s bad for the country when nominees are subjected to what Bill Clinton calls “the politics of personal destruction.” It intensifies political polarization and bitterness, traduces due process, dissuades good people from government service, and injures the reputation of the judiciary and other institutions.

[Bonemaker]

“The Senate Judiciary Committee has already made a criminal referral to the Justice Department regarding alleged material misstatements by lawyer Michael Avenatti and his client Julie Swetnick.”

Criminal referrals to DOJ effectively ends any prospect of justice.

[BlueStateRightist]

Interesting how the playbook for sinking Kavanaugh’s confirmation is the same as the one used to impugn as criminal Trump’s conversation with the Ukraine president.

[ClearCase_guy]

Kavanaugh
Mueller
Ukraine

The bad guys keep doing the same thing in the same way.

[SharpRightTurn]

Perhaps William Barr is up to his neck investigating who was behind the Russian collusion hoax and has no time for new investigations of Rat tricks.

Or maybe he doesn't want to uncover all of these shenanigans because it would lead back to some of his old work mates and acquaintances. Either way, he is either very plodding and methodical or just not doing his job.

[odawg]

“The effort to sink Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation cries out for investigation.”

By whom. Democrats? They are the only ones who jump to investigate. I hope he is not waiting on Republicans to actually do something that would require a spine, or guts, or balls, or brains.

[Seruzawa]

So Barr has been on his job how long now and has not brought one single prosecution? Do we have to hear this “long game” horseshyt any longer?

Barr = Sessions2.

[sport]

I do not believe that he has even empaneled a Grand Jury. Barr is not going to do anything but protect the deep state. And keep an eye on President Trump and report back.

If you are expecting anyone such as Hillary Clinton, James Comey, Wray, etal. to be called to answer for their crimes, you can forget that. I did and I did.