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| Ford's Lawyers Attempt To Set The Terms, Conditions & Date Of Her Testimony |
| 2018-09-20 |
| [The Hill] - The woman accusing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault says she's willing to testify next week under certain conditions that have yet to be negotiated. The lawyer for Christine Blasey Ford told the Senate Judiciary Committee in an email that Ford would be prepared to testify next week if senators offer "terms that are fair and which ensure her safety," The New York Times reported on Thursday. CNN's Manu Raju shared a copy of the email from Ford's lawyers on Twitter. Ford's lawyers in recent days have urged the FBI to open an investigation into Ford's sexual assault claim before she sits for a public hearing. One of Ford's lawyers, Debra Katz, in the email said it "is not possible" for Ford to testify publicly on Monday, as the committee scheduled. "The Committee’s insistence that it occur then is arbitrary in any event," she wrote, according to the Times. Katz wrote that she will set up a call with senators on the committee "later on Thursday" to further discuss the proposal. Ford is accusing Kavanaugh of holding her down and attempting to take off her clothing during a high school party in the 1980s. To summarize - they want unspecified terms, an assurance of Ford's safety (I'm not buying the claim that she was driven out of her house - Democrats pull that shit on conservatives) and in any event, it's not going to happen on Monday. I hope we don't fold on this one. |
| Posted by:Raj |
| #12 Snipers in the galleries,.... |
| Posted by: crazyhorse 2018-09-20 21:14 |
| #11 Send federal marshals to 'protect her', and escort her to the hearing room. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2018-09-20 20:30 |
| #10 That's precisely why Feinstein oughta cough up the note...to "screw her". |
| Posted by: DooDahMan 2018-09-20 18:53 |
| #9 Screw her. It makes no difference. Confirm him already. |
| Posted by: newc 2018-09-20 18:08 |
| #8 I wonder if Diane "Moneybags" Feinstein will gladly cough up that note. |
| Posted by: DooDahMan 2018-09-20 17:46 |
| #7 Probably need more time so she can present a narrative without sounding like a lunatic, yet avoid actually answering questions in a concrete way. In the meantime, gives the investigators time to hack Kavanaugh's high school academic and medical records. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2018-09-20 17:16 |
| #6 Subpoena her, and put her in jail for lying Posted by g(r)omgoru Won't happen. Haven't you noticed, they've been kissing her arse in an attempt to get her to testify. They'll KEEP kissing her arse. As we know, all men are evil. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2018-09-20 16:57 |
| #5 Guess who's actually getting death threats? "Citing an internal law enforcement report that details threats to the protectee, a senior administration official told CNN Thursday that the number of death threats made against Supreme Court nominee Kavanaugh and his family have increased since Ford’s allegations came to light. The official said there are several current threats against the Kavanaughs that law enforcement deems credible, while several others have been opened and closed since he was nominated." |
| Posted by: Raj 2018-09-20 16:46 |
| #4 It's "modified limited hang-out" time. The "negotiations" will "fail," leaving dems to insist Ford "did not get to tell her story." But the uncorroborated accusation will remain. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2018-09-20 16:36 |
| #3 Subpoena her, and put her in jail for lying |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2018-09-20 16:18 |
| #2 In reality she did not leave her home due to threats. She left her home so should would not be confronted with questions from reporters that she has not conjured up reasonably, sounding answers for in regards to this fabrication. The terms and conditions are meant to delay the confirmation. All a charade that DC knuckle heads will go along with to the fullest. |
| Posted by: Jeasing Jeaque5937 2018-09-20 16:06 |
| #1 They just want to push this past midterm elections. At this point I would tell her if she isn't there on Monday, her accusation will be round filed where it belongs. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2018-09-20 16:05 |