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| Dems push to postpone Kavanaugh confirmation until Mueller probe ends |
| 2018-07-11 |
| [Wash Times] Conservative Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh embarked on a round of courtesy calls Tuesday with key Republican senators who control his Supreme Court nomination, while frustrated Democrats argued for a postponement of the confirmation hearing until special counsel Robert Mueller completes the Russia investigation that they hope could damage President Trump. A day after Mr. Trump nominated the D.C. Circuit federal appeals court judge to replace retiring Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, the nominee made the traditional first visit to Capitol Hill, where he met with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Kentucky Republican, and Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, Iowa Republican. He was escorted by Vice President Mike Pence and former Sen. Jon Kyl, who will be the nominee’s guide for the confirmation process. "We’re honored to be able to bring him here to the United States Senate and begin the important work the Senate will do discharging its constitutional duties to consider this good man as the president’s nominee," the vice president told Mr. McConnell. The confirmation hearing could begin by Aug. 20 as the White House seeks to place Judge Kavanaugh on the high court for the start of its next term in October. Mr. Grassley gave no timeline but promised, "It’s going to be thorough and going to be done right." "Hopefully, it’s efficient, we get it done quickly," he said. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #13 Trump can fire Mueller therefore ending the probe. |
| Posted by: Bugs Thud4877 2018-07-11 21:20 |
| #12 They should let Mueller know that he has to pay for everything once the probe goes beyond X day. Bet he'd find a way to wrap things up by X day. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2018-07-11 15:37 |
| #11 But the Dims hope this dis-traction gets traction, then the 10 (D) Senators in Red states can continue to virtue-signal all the way to re-election. |
| Posted by: Bobby 2018-07-11 15:08 |
| #10 The Mueller probe should be shut down. Everything about it was faked. Anything coming from it will be fake. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2018-07-11 13:34 |
| #9 Mueller probe is going to end? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2018-07-11 12:10 |
| #8 By such Democrat reasoning Hillary should not have been allowed to run for POTUS until her mess was all cleared up. That didn't happen. The Kavanaugh confirmation should go on. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2018-07-11 10:48 |
| #7 Then shut down the entire legislative branch as well, right? A 'tainted' President shouldn't have the "moral authority" to sign legislation into law either, right? Until Imperial Censor Mueller issues his report the tainted President can't authorize anything, right? Madness... Or simple hypocritical blather... |
| Posted by: magpie 2018-07-11 10:48 |
| #6 No, no intention at all. OJ's the "real killers" will be found long before the Mueller probe ends. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2018-07-11 10:05 |
| #5 Since they have no intention of ever ending the Mueller probe... |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2018-07-11 10:01 |
| #4 I always knew the Mueller Probe would come in handy. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2018-07-11 07:35 |
| #3 Chicken Little schit. |
| Posted by: Woodrow 2018-07-11 06:02 |
| #2 ...Short answer: No. Long answer: Nooooooooooooooooo. Mike |
| Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2018-07-11 05:44 |
| #1 Good luck with that. Even the turtle knows you all are fucked if no eGOP brats defect. So... sit and spin. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2018-07-11 00:19 |