Dems push to postpone Kavanaugh confirmation until Mueller probe ends

The Washington Times ^ | July 10, 2018 | Dave Boyer, Alex Swoyer

[jazusamo]

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Delay to defeat

Democrats lack the votes to stop the nomination if no Republican senator breaks ranks, and some liberals urged a delay of the confirmation. During a noon conference call hosted by liberal activist groups, one tactician advocated a strategy of using Mr. Mueller’s Russia investigation as a reason to postpone a vote on Judge Kavanaugh, possibly until after November’s midterm elections.

“We cannot rush this nomination,” said Leslie Proll, a civil rights lawyer who is advising the NAACP on judicial nominations. “There is a pending criminal investigation into the president. It would be irresponsible for the Senate to move forward without concluding that.”

Sen. Cory A. Booker, New Jersey Democrat, a member of the Judiciary Committee and a likely 2020 presidential contender, also is arguing to halt any consideration of the nominee until Mr. Mueller wraps up his investigation.

“President Trump is currently a subject of an ongoing criminal investigation, and any nomination of a Supreme Court justice while that investigation continues is unacceptable because of the clear conflict of interest inherent in the president installing someone who could be the deciding vote on a number of potential issues from that investigation,” Mr. Booker said.

Mr. Mueller’s team has said the president isn’t a “target” of the investigation, which is looking into suspected collusion between Moscow and the Trump campaign in 2016.

Mr. Schumer accused the president of using Judge Kavanaugh’s nomination to thwart the special counsel’s investigation. In earlier writings, Judge Kavanaugh expressed the view that presidents, as heads of the entire executive branch of government, should not be burdened by criminal investigations until after they leave office.

“He’s worried Mr. Mueller will go to the court and ask that the president be subpoenaed,” Mr. Schumer said of the president. “President Trump knows that Kavanaugh...

[Angels27]

The Mueller probe will never end. He is being paid to keep Trump a “President under investigation) until he is either defeated in 2020 or leaves office in 2025

[originalbuckeye]

Nope, Schmucky! This judge must be seated before the First Monday in October! Just get it done, Republicans!

[morphing libertarian]

not very creative Why not postpone till 2024

[Eric in the Ozarks]

The second Tuesday of next week ?

[ExTexasRedhead]

RATs are delusional. Mueller deserves a special council investigating him and his cohorts.

[bert]

The Muller fiasco should be suspended until after the seating of the new justice and the mid term elections.

Those in jail can be released pending resumption

[goldstategop]

The President may be a person of interest but that’s not the same as a person who is being charged with a crime.

Democrats will never forgive Trump for having beaten Clinton.

That’s their real beef with him, not the fact he nominated Kavanaugh.

[Mr. Jeeves]

“President Trump is currently a subject of an ongoing criminal investigation, and any nomination of a Supreme Court justice while that investigation continues is unacceptable because of the clear conflict of interest inherent in the president installing someone who could be the deciding vote on a number of potential issues from that investigation,” Mr. Booker said.

This is the point where every newspaper should insert the line: "Despite Senator Booker's claims, there is no evidence that the President is currently the subject of a criminal investigation."

I guarantee that if a Republican Senator had said something like that about Obama, the MSM would have jumped in with an immediate, in-line editorial comment.

[Sacajaweau]

There is no criminal investigation of the President.

Comey told the President directly and it is stated in his memos....more than once.

The President asked Comey to state the same to the media. Comey refused.

[MUDDOG]

Dream on.

[1Old Pro]

“President Trump is currently a subject of an ongoing criminal investigation, and any nomination of a Supreme Court justice while that investigation continues is unacceptable because of the clear conflict of interest inherent in the president installing someone who could be the deciding vote on a number of potential issues from that investigation,” Mr. Booker said. This is the point where every newspaper should insert the line: "Despite Senator Booker's claims, there is no evidence that the President is currently the subject of a criminal investigation." I guarantee that if a Republican Senator had said something like that about Obama, the MSM would have jumped in with an immediate, in-line editorial comment.

Great point, worth repeating. Corrupt media.

[KC_Conspirator]

So just fire Mueller. Problem solved.

This is cheap Kabuki theater.

[jazusamo]

Well said, you’re exactly right.

[1Old Pro]

So just fire Mueller. Problem solved. This is cheap Kabuki theater.

When you have nothing, you have nothing - they must be miserable.

[rlmorel]

TRUMP TO LEFTISTS:

GO.

POUND.

SAND.

[rxsid]

"There is a pending criminal investigation into the president."

Bulls@#t.

There is so much ignorance and disinformation out there.

[rjsimmon]

The second Tuesday of next week ?

Or the third Wednesday. That's when I go bowling.

[Macoozie]

Never mind the Bollocks!

Trump On Citizens, Trump On!

[originalbuckeye]

And unfortunately the Low Info Voters believe whatever the Dems/Media say......

[FlingWingFlyer]

Come on Schmuckey, you know as well as the rest of us that Mueller and his mob of Clintoonista shysters have no intention of ever ending this big money-making gig. Knock it off.