Ford hires former Clinton, Biden adviser as potential hearing sherpa as attorneys bargain for time;

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Hmmm: Ford hires former Clinton, Biden adviser as potential hearing sherpa as attorneys bargain for time; Update: Former Anita Hill sherpa?


Ed MorrisseyPosted at 3:21 pm on September 20, 2018

Might Chuck Grassley soon receive an RSVP in the positive? Politico’s Anni Karni reports that Christine Blasey Ford has hired a new adviser, and it’s no political novice. Ricki Seidman, a longtime Democratic operative, has joined the team — potentially to assist Ford to “navigate a potential hearing”:

    Seidman, a senior principal at TSD Communications, worked as Joe Biden’s communications director during the 2008 general election campaign, after he was named Barack Obama’s running mate. In 2009, according to her online biography, she helped the White House manage the confirmation of Obama’s Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor.

    Before that, she worked in the Clinton White House as deputy communications director.

    “I believe her and I think she’s very courageous for coming this far,” Seidman said in a brief interview, confirming her role advising Ford.

And lo and behold, here’s Ford’s attorneys suddenly deciding that an FBI investigation might not be necessary after all. They wrote to Grassley to set up a call to arrange a possible appearance for Ford, but insist that “Monday is not possible”:

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[Frank Cannon]

Wonder who is paying this K Street slugs $1000 an hour fees?