Posted on 08/22/2018 1:58:35 PM PDT by Kaslin
Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI) announced Wednesday that she has cancelled a planned meeting with President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, Judge Brett Kavanaugh, in light of former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen’s guilty plea and testimony.
In a scathing statement during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing and in a tweet Wednesday morning, Sen. Hirono called President Trump an “unindicted co-conspirator.”
“This president who is an unindicted co-conspirator in a criminal matter does not deserve the courtesy of a meeting with his nominee, purposefully selected to protect, as we say in Hawaii, the President’s okole,” she said, employing a crass, colloquial Hawaiian term.
“These are not normal times and these are certainly not the times for this committee to consider a Supreme Court nominee of this president especially a nominee who thinks the president should be immune from investigation,” she emphasized in the hearing. “We cannot abandon common sense in this dangerous time for our democracy so as I and others have said before we should delay this hearing of Judge Kavanaugh for many reasons.”
I have cancelled my meeting with Judge Kavanaugh. @realDonaldTrump, who is an unindicted co-conspirator in a criminal matter, does not deserve the courtesy of a meeting with his nominee—purposely selected to protect, as we say in Hawaii, his own okole.— Senator Mazie Hirono (@maziehirono) August 22, 2018
Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen pleaded guilty Tuesday on multiple charges and faces up to five years in prison.
He told the court that he violated campaign finance laws in the arrangement of payments to Stormy Daniels and Karen McDougal, saying he’d violated federal law "in coordination with and at the direction of a federal candidate for office," in an apparent reference to President Trump.
President Trump has since responded by dismissing Cohen’s guilty plea as related to campaign finance violations that are “not a crime” and comparing it to a campaign finance violation that was settled by the Obama administration.
Michael Cohen plead guilty to two counts of campaign finance violations that are not a crime. President Obama had a big campaign finance violation and it was easily settled!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 22, 2018
Hirono is not the only one looking to delay Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearings in light of the news. Several of her Democratic colleagues in the Senate have released similar statements.
After bombshell convictions of key Trump cohorts—& identification of President Trump as an unnamed, unidicted co-conspirator—Judiciary Committee must postpone Kavanaugh nomination hearing.— Richard Blumenthal (@SenBlumenthal) August 22, 2018
Judge Kavanaugh’s refusal to say a POTUS must comply w a duly issued subpoena & Mr Cohen’s implication of POTUS in a federal crime make the danger of Kavanaugh's nomination to the SCOTUS abundantly clear.
It's a game changer & Chairman Grassley should delay confirmation hearings— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) August 22, 2018
How dare you insult boxes and rocks.
Isn’t this Senator “I’m confused” about immigration law?? Yeah, we should definitely attend to this towering intellect.
Hawaiians are the worst racists in America and their racism is enshrined in law. “Kill a Haole Day” is a state holiday.
Karma
“This president who is an unindicted co-conspirator in a criminal matter does not deserve the courtesy of a meeting with his nominee, purposefully selected to protect, as we say in Hawaii, the President’s okole,” she said, employing a crass, colloquial Hawaiian term.
Mazie is an okole hole.
I have just taken an INSTANT dislike to this woman, and if you ask me why, it’s because it saves time, Frank!:)
They’re all using the same “unindicted co-conspirator” bullcrap talking point, because that’s what Nixon was.
Nice try, weirdos. Keep dreaming.
The voters see this nonsense.
Bitch.
She is one nasty witch. Nothing will stop these people now. They are out for blood and their pound of flesh.
And I see the NY AG is going after Cohen with a subpoena to squeal on the Trump Foundation for state crimes for personal spending... Gee - don’t the Clintons reside in NY and aren’t the foundations all registered in NY with NY addresses? Guess that must have escaped their attention. Well, guess they can only concentrate on one thing at a time.
Katy - bar the door - you ain’t seen nothing yet!
Used to be the state - until the 17th amdm.
They are just making it more difficult for the next Dem president if there is one.
Earlier today, Chuck U. suggested the Kavanaugh vote be delayed until after the midterms in view of yesterday's developments.
So, why doesn't a Republican senator suggest we delay the midterm elections entirely until Hillary comes clean about (pick your felony)?
Because that would be too "partisan", I suppose.
Oh my word! Donald done told Mikey to pay off the lying Ho’s!
Why no one give two chits?
She learned that term.....unindicted co-conspirator..... this morning watching msnbc
How do airheads such as Fauxahontas, Murray and this clown ever become senators? Is the electorate really that stupid?
It’s way minority populated ....you know, the Dims’ saving grace
Well her constituents are about to get hit with a category 4 hurricane, she may need some help from this president
did senators and congressmen do this kind of stupid stuff when they had to ride horses to get to the capital for meetings? I cannot believe the wastefuulness of time, materials and monies of our modern day folks in washington. Absolutely no respect for the offices they hold and the importance of the work they should be doing. Instead they play act like immature selfish children.
Dear democrat idiots: Not bombshells, not game changers, SCOTUS vote will proceed whether you meet with him or not, folks.
At least Inouye was a War Hero. What’s her deal?
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