Kavanaugh accuser asks Senate to limit press access for hearing

The Washington Times ^ | September 25, 2018 (Tuesday) | Stephen Dinan and Rowan Scarborough

[Texas Fossil]

Christine Blasey Ford’s lawyers have asked senators to limit the press who will be allowed in the room to cover Thursday’s hearing with her and Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and sought to dictate at least some of the outlets.

Coverage is one of a number of issues Ms. Blasey Ford’s lawyers are negotiating with Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Michael Bromwich said in emails sent Tuesday afternoon that he was requesting access for three “robocams,” three specific wire services, photographers from the Associated Press, Reuters and one unspecified service, and a pool reporter for newspapers and magazines. In a follow-up email he specified that the robocams should be operated by “the CSPAN TV pool,” and said he also wanted space for a radio reporter.

Those emails were among several seen by The Washington Times detailing the tense negotiations between Ms. Blasey Ford’s team and committee staff.

While committees sometimes limit press based on space at hearings, and some witnesses have arranged to have their identities shielded, longtime Capitol Hill watchers struggled to think of precedent for a witness dictating terms of press coverage.

In Ms. Blasey Ford’s case she has received threats since she went public with her story, and her team has insisted the committee guarantee her safety as she testifies, as well as limited access to the hearing.

[Texas Fossil]

Yes, almost all of the Mass Media is totally owned by the Left and the Globalists.

[databoss]

The Dem pr team prepping her realize what huge turkey she is and therefore a massive liability. Exit will be loud and obnoxious like a skunk spraying down everything when cornered.

[Texas Fossil]

Indeed.

[conservative98]

insert Putin laughing pic here

[familyop]

"She's going to show, and she's going be polished and professional and impressive as all get-out in her lies."

Yes. She's an instructor. Instructors make presentations, and her kind of people tend to love drama, plays, etc. Psychopaths also practice drama throughout their lives.

[Georgia Girl 2]

She's going to rabbit 🐇.

[Texas Fossil]

Would be good she learned it now.

[Texas Fossil]

The whole thing is sick and pathetic.

[Texas Fossil]

No interpreter needed.

[Texas Fossil]

MSNBC and CNN?

Did you see their commentary about Trump’s UN speech this afternoon? It was totally sickening.

Made me want to scream.

[CardCarryingMember.VastRightWC]

LOL!!

[Texas Fossil]

An empty one like Clint Eastwood spoke to.

[M. Thatcher]

Yes. She's an instructor. Instructors make presentations, and her kind of people tend to love drama, plays, etc. Psychopaths also practice drama throughout their lives.

Exactly. She was always going to show. This has been Democrats' bait-meet-hook strategy, perfectly scripted, flawlessly executed.

[Texas Fossil]

You cannot make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear.

[DaxtonBrown]

“I’m ready for my close-up, Mr. DeMille.”

Hahahaha.

Sunset Boulevard. One creepy movie!

[Williams]

I guess the point is Fox News can’t cover the hearing?

[Captain Peter Blood]

She could have already done all that and yet she hasn’t. WHY?????

[Chode]

if he only got a penny for every time it’s posted...

[Texas Fossil]

Kimmel is a sick vermin. These insults will be remembered.

[M. Thatcher]

You cannot make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear.

You do NOT know that. Think about it. She's been scrubbed from social media. She's a complete mystery.

The entire right is in swagger mode, "she ain't showing, she's a crazy loon anyway."

Talk about being gulled.