Chuck Grassley sets Friday deadline for Christine Blasey Ford if she intends to testify

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Chuck Grassley sets Friday deadline for Christine Blasey Ford if she intends to testify
by Melissa Quinn
 | September 19, 2018 02:58 PM



Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, has informed lawyers for Christine Blasey Ford, a California professor who accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her 36 years ago, that if she wishes to testify Monday before the panel about her claim, she must turn in prepared testimony to the committee by Friday morning.

Grassley outlined the requirement, citing committee rules, in a new letter sent to Ford's lawyers, Debra Katz and Lisa Banks, on Wednesday. The Iowa senator also continued to encourage Ford to testify before the panel.

“The Constitution assigns the Senate, and only the Senate, with the task of advising the president on his nominee and consenting to the nomination if the circumstances merit. We have no power to commandeer an executive branch agency into conducting our due diligence,” Grassley wrote in a letter. “The job of assessing and investigating a nominee’s qualifications in order to decide whether to consent to the nomination is ours, and ours alone.”

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[Emjay]

She won't show and she will claim that she's too afraid because she and her family have had death threats, blah, blah, blah.

[Frank Cannon]

Well at least this shriveled old man is trying to reign this shit carnival in.

[bilo]

“The job of assessing and investigating a nominee’s qualifications in order to decide whether to consent to the nomination is ours, and ours alone.”

I hope the kabuki theater ends pretty soon. Grassley should have called out Feinstein for the piece of garbage she is and shut this down from the get go. The problem though is the same problem we always have, "moderate" Pubs not holding the line. This kind of crap is not going to stop.

Now, how does Kavanaugh get his reputation back?

[Right_in_Virginia]

Well at least this shriveled old man is trying to reign this shit carnival in.

I think Grassley's doing a very good job walking through landmines on both sides of the aisle.

[skeeter]

She won't show and she will claim that she's too afraid because she and her family have had death threats, blah, blah, blah.

I'm betting the rats will trot out one or two other friends of her's to corroborate her story.

No evidence, just heresay. Anything to delay the vote.

[Right_in_Virginia]

Grassley is not pleased with Ms. Feinstein:  [Rumors of ethics charges against her could be heard today]

[Right_in_Virginia]

Letter to Ford's attorneys:

[Bigun]

DiFi should be expelled from the senate ASAP!

[bilo]

DiFi should be expelled from the senate ASAP!

If there are no consequences for this type of crap it will continue.

[Applewood]

Well at least this shriveled old man is trying to reign this shit carnival in.

He is standing tough.  I just hope he doesn't cave.  Republicans have of late become experts at caving.

[Idiot]

Chuck Grassley sets Friday deadline for Christine Blasey Ford if she intends to testify
by Melissa Quinn
 | September 19, 2018 02:58 PM



Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, has informed lawyers for Christine Blasey Ford, a California professor who accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her 36 years ago, that if she wishes to testify Monday before the panel about her claim, she must turn in prepared testimony to the committee by Friday morning.

Grassley outlined the requirement, citing committee rules, in a new letter sent to Ford's lawyers, Debra Katz and Lisa Banks, on Wednesday. The Iowa senator also continued to encourage Ford to testify before the panel.

“The Constitution assigns the Senate, and only the Senate, with the task of advising the president on his nominee and consenting to the nomination if the circumstances merit. We have no power to commandeer an executive branch agency into conducting our due diligence,” Grassley wrote in a letter. “The job of assessing and investigating a nominee’s qualifications in order to decide whether to consent to the nomination is ours, and ours alone.”

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https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/chuck-grassley-sets-friday-deadline-for-christine-blasey-ford-if-she-intends-to-testify

Ok...I don't know why...but I think she'll testify on Monday.  Things are MUCH TOO QUIET and I feel as though there is another shoe to drop.

[catfish1957]

Ok...I don't know why...but I think she'll testify on Monday.  Things are MUCH TOO QUIET and I feel as though there is another shoe to drop.

No I am guessing this was a high stakes Hail Mary pass that the dims hoped would derail the nomination on hearsay alone.

Even her sponsor Difi has admitted she doesn't think her story is totally accurate.  Just don't see the lady risking a perjury charge for a political stunt.

[corbe]

   My Money's on Grassley and his wingman, Cocaine Mitch, to cram this nomination through, just as they did Gorsuch.   
   Sometimes the means does indeed, justify the ends.     

[bilo]

   My Money's on Grassley and his wingman, Cocaine Mitch, to cram this nomination through, just as they did Gorsuch.   
   Sometimes the means does indeed, justify the ends. 

We are on the same page!

When you're dealing with an enemy who has no morals they know no shame. As a result anything goes, if you fight them with you're hands tied you lose. You can feel good about your high morals, but you lost.

[Wingnut]

Ok...I don't know why...but I think she'll testify on Monday.  Things are MUCH TOO QUIET and I feel as though there is another shoe to drop.

If there is another shoe the rats are still working with a cobbler to create it.   I think they emptied all the dirty tricks from storage so they have to make up some new ones.