Posted on 09/25/2018 7:06:48 PM PDT by 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.
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none, international language
Soup is not a meal! Mindy’s!
That was the best speech I have seen in a long time. Incredible.
Great post and great pictures.
I hope you can post these “visual aids” on Twitter or Facebook!
Unfortunately She will not choose honest press coverage. I doubt she get’s any choice at all.
Press access is optional. The public has no “right” to hear any particular accuser. The accused does, his lawyer, the jury, and whoever else he selects. The judge has some say as well. But not the public.
who are these people that they think they can make all these demands?
show up, have some bottled water, and talk.
who are these people that they think they can make all these demands?
show up, have some bottled water, and talk.
I don’t think she is smart at all. Just a useful idiot who is being used by the ComDems.
The blow back from this attack could be large in the November Election.
I agree. I don’t think she is going to show up. She has pushed the date out twice, and then said she can’t fly. I doubt she has left California yet
Yes, it would be Leftist NPR (or Public Radio International)
“Of course she’s going to testify.”
Yep. She has a lot of people fooled though.
Putin laughing? Yep
The Dem PR team are a little slow on the uptake, aren’t they? It was pretty obvious from the start.
You’re probably right about her exit. It’ll be a “show”.
I hope she and her dem handlers suffer some serious repercussions for this stunt. A major smackdown is needed to put an end to this kind of nonsense, make people think twice before trying it again.
Probably correct.
Nope. Full-court press. Pass the popcorn and prosecco.
Yes indeed, international insult.
I’d prefer they had to eat crow.
Yes, it was a great speech. But you should have seen how the swine on MSNBC viewed it.
Mind boggling.
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