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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDemocrats believe Ramirez but stiff-arm Avenatti
Democratic senators who have rallied behind Christine Blasey Ford against Brett Kavanaugh are doing the same for a second woman who accused the Supreme Court nominee though they acknowledge she came forward with some uncertainty about her memory.
Multiple Democrats told POLITICO on Monday that they see Deborah Ramirez's account in The New Yorker as credible if not airtight evidence for a case that President Donald Trumps Supreme Court nominee has a pattern of untoward behavior toward women. They want the Judiciary Committee to postpone Thursday's planned hearing at which Ford and Kavanaugh are set to testify to allow more time to look into Ramirez as well as those made by Ford.
Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) called for an FBI investigation of Ramirez's allegation, which dates to when she and Kavanaugh attended Yale. Coons said he's concerned more accusers might come forward.
By pushing forward with this Thursdays hearing, were at real risk of not hearing all of the relevant allegations against Judge Kavanaugh, Coons said. Any senator who dont have real concerns about Judge Kavanaughs reputation, his integrity, ought to take a step back and reconsider at this point.
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/09/24/senate-democrats-deborah-ramirez-avenatti-838124
Multiple Democrats told POLITICO on Monday that they see Deborah Ramirez's account in The New Yorker as credible if not airtight evidence for a case that President Donald Trumps Supreme Court nominee has a pattern of untoward behavior toward women. They want the Judiciary Committee to postpone Thursday's planned hearing at which Ford and Kavanaugh are set to testify to allow more time to look into Ramirez as well as those made by Ford.
Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) called for an FBI investigation of Ramirez's allegation, which dates to when she and Kavanaugh attended Yale. Coons said he's concerned more accusers might come forward.
By pushing forward with this Thursdays hearing, were at real risk of not hearing all of the relevant allegations against Judge Kavanaugh, Coons said. Any senator who dont have real concerns about Judge Kavanaughs reputation, his integrity, ought to take a step back and reconsider at this point.
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/09/24/senate-democrats-deborah-ramirez-avenatti-838124
Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), who's become one of the Judiciary panel's most vocal Democrats on sexual misconduct issues, delivered blunt advice to Avenatti: "If he has something to introduce, he should do it now. I havent had any contact with him."
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Democrats believe Ramirez but stiff-arm Avenatti (Original Post)
oberliner
Sep 2018
OP
shanny
(6,709 posts)1. Politico? puhleese
bigtree
(86,024 posts)2. fake title
rzemanfl
(29,589 posts)3. This again? n/t
SHRED
(28,136 posts)4. Very misleading headline
No one is "stiff arming" Avenatti.
We just don't know yet what he has.
Doremus
(7,261 posts)5. And again.... repuke rubbish. n/t
jberryhill
(62,444 posts)6. Who is Avenatti's witness?
Or does one have to pay the guy outside the tent in order to go inside and see?
Trust Buster
(7,299 posts)8. BINGO LOL
oberliner
(58,724 posts)9. Exactly
Very well put.
FSogol
(45,599 posts)7. Fail! Better luck on your next attempt.
Not.
oberliner
(58,724 posts)10. Hopefully people will see the light
Like the time everyone was sending Jill Stein money.
jberryhill
(62,444 posts)11. ...or Assange ...or Snowden
Both formerly hailed as heroes at DU.
JonLP24
(29,322 posts)14. I think Assange is an asshole
But I'm okay with Snowden. A lot of what he released was stuff the Bush administration got the ball rolling on. He would be a hero if he released it during the Bush administration. Sorry if this is an old post. Someone posted a whole bunch of Berliner links.
Kingofalldems
(38,520 posts)12. Julie Swetnick is extremely believable.
Was this OP some sort of preemptive strike?
W_HAMILTON
(7,878 posts)13. Why are you posting this days-old article?