Part 1
Graham says he will speak despite people thinking a “single, white male” such as himself should “shut up.” [...] [He] s now explaining why Democrats holding up Kavanaugh’s nomination is different from the Republicans holding up Merrick Garland’s nomination under Barack Obama. He says it is about the available seats being different. The seat available now belonged to Anthony Kennedy, who was considered the court’s crucial swing vote. Garland, meanwhile, would have replaced the seat of conservative Antonin Scalia. [ed: WTF, Lindsey? Could you make the SCOTUS any more partisan?] He then repeats the alarming, and untrue, claim he made yesterday that it is not in the character of someone who people describe as nice to commit sexual assault. [...] As the two sides trade interpretations of the event, it might be useful to review the University of Michigan’s guide to sexual assault misconceptions. This guide provides evidence-based clarifications of sexual assault myths. [...] Graham says he does not believe Diane Feinstein leaked Dr Ford’s allegations. “This has never been about the truth,” Graham says. “This has been about delay and destruction.”
Cornyn says calls to subpoena Mark Judge, a recovering alcoholic and cancer survivor, are cruel because Judge suffers from anxiety and depression. “That is cruel. That is reckless. That is indecent.” He did not mention that Ford spoke about her struggles with mental illness yesterday, telling the committee that she had experienced anxiety, claustrophobia, and symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder.
Sheldon Whitehouse, Democrat from Rhode Island, says he doesn’t believe Kavanaugh’s explanation of his own calendar. He says the FBI has resources to more seriously investigate the contents of the calendar and what they show about Kavanaugh’s actions that night. He also says a serious investigation would not rely solely on comments as evidence.“Overtime I expect that facts to come out,” Whitehouse says. “Cover ups never last. The sand is running through Kavanaugh’s hourglass.” [ed: and we're going to have to go through this all over again when Kavanaugh is impeached]
Amy Klobuchar talks about Kavanaugh’s writings on executive privilege before moving on to the sexual assault allegation. Klobuchar says she understands that people are frustrated this process happened late in the process, but says the justice system and what matters is: “What do you do when it happens? When you are in a position of power?”
Cornyn says calls to subpoena Mark Judge, a recovering alcoholic and cancer survivor, are cruel because Judge suffers from anxiety and depression. “That is cruel. That is reckless. That is indecent.” He did not mention that Ford spoke about her struggles with mental illness yesterday, telling the committee that she had experienced anxiety, claustrophobia, and symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder.
Sheldon Whitehouse, Democrat from Rhode Island, says he doesn’t believe Kavanaugh’s explanation of his own calendar. He says the FBI has resources to more seriously investigate the contents of the calendar and what they show about Kavanaugh’s actions that night. He also says a serious investigation would not rely solely on comments as evidence.“Overtime I expect that facts to come out,” Whitehouse says. “Cover ups never last. The sand is running through Kavanaugh’s hourglass.” [ed: and we're going to have to go through this all over again when Kavanaugh is impeached]
Amy Klobuchar talks about Kavanaugh’s writings on executive privilege before moving on to the sexual assault allegation. Klobuchar says she understands that people are frustrated this process happened late in the process, but says the justice system and what matters is: “What do you do when it happens? When you are in a position of power?”
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