[frog in a pot]

Ford's deliberate smearing and defaming an honorable jurist----endangering his family's life and liberties---- must be met with a generous measure of US justice. .

Absolutely.

Any question over whether Ford's claim is covered by the statute, if a false statement made to a House member "may" or may not be covered under the statute, could be resolved by a determination of Ford's intent.

If Ford's letter was indeed addressed to Eshoo, one of the issues could be whether Dr. Ford intended to make an ineffectual false claim, or whether she intended or had reason to rely on the belief that Eshoo would forward the statement to a counterpart sitting on the Senate committee.

Is the actual letter that Finestein claims to have received addressed to Finestein, or is she also implicated in this attempt to avoid criminal penalty?

[Raebie]

Since she sent it to Eshoo, I would think it was addressed to her, not Feinstein. Eshoo then had it hand delivered to a Feinstein aide.

Subpoena Eshoo.

[Liz]

Is the actual letter that Finestein claims to have received addressed to Finestein,
or is she also implicated in this attempt to avoid criminal penalty?

Good point. The story so far is that Eshoo sent Ford's letter to her to Finestein.

[Liz]

Is the actual letter that Finestein claims to have received addressed to Finestein,
or is she also implicated in this attempt to avoid criminal penalty?

Good point. The story so far is that Eshoo sent Ford's letter to her to Finestein.