Brett Kavanaugh memo detailed explicit questions for Clinton

[DonViejo]

Source: The Washington Post



By Michael Kranish, Reporter
August 20 at 11:30 AM

Brett Kavanaugh wrote in a strikingly explicit 1998 memo that he was “strongly opposed” to giving then-President Bill Clinton any “break” in the independent counsel’s questioning about his sexual relationship with intern Monica Lewinsky, according to a document released Monday.

[Read the memo from Brett Kavanaugh]

In the memo, Kavanaugh, who worked as an associate counsel for independent counsel Ken Starr and is now President Trump’s nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court, laid out several proposed questions, including, “If Monica Lewinsky says that you inserted a cigar into her vagina while you were in the Oval Office area, would she be lying?”

Excerpts of the memo have been previously reported, including by The Washington Post last month, quoting from a book about the Lewinsky investigation. However, the full memo had not been released until Monday, when it was released by the National Archives in response to a Freedom of Information Act request by The Post.

The memo was written Aug. 15 to Starr and “All Attorneys,” with the subject line: “Slack for the President?” It was Kavanaugh advice for the type of questioning for Clinton that would occur by Starr’s associates, who were trying to determine whether the president had committed perjury in a civil suit.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/brett-kavanaugh-memo-detailed-explicit-questions-for-clinton/2018/08/20/c0854616-a488-11e8-8fac-12e98c13528d_story.html

[turbinetree]

1. I want to know if he had anything to do with the torture program under the W.Bush team

he was a staff attorney during that time frame, Durbin,and Leahy want to know why this Federalist Society "guy" has not responded to their request of a letter they now sent going on over 10 years and could have possibly lied during a hearing when being questioned.................

[truthisfreedom]

2. Yawn. Would that we had these troubles back.

The cigar certainly didn’t figure into the fate of the country, nor the world.

[NewJeffCT]

3. But, Republican presidents

have unlimited power to do whatever the fuck they want, in his eyes?

[bucolic_frolic]

4. Kavanaugh was on his own personal WITCH HUNT!

Totally biased, Crooked Angry Kavanaugh's Counsel against the Clintons! Totally Biased! Witch Hunt!!!

[ArizonaLib]

6. Kavanaugh is a corrupt shill

trying to make himself into a superhero for those conservative republicans with no morals and disgusting souls.

[TheRealNorth]

5. His only judicial principle

Is to rule for Republicans

[riversedge]

8. He was harsh on Clinton but will allow Trump freedom to grab em by the pussy.....

Arctic_Char
? @Arctic__char
3h3 hours ago
Replying to @PostKranish

He also said, "I strongly appose to giving the President [Clinton] any break in the questioning regarding the details of the Lewinsky relationship unless he resigns or confess perjury." Judge Brett Kavanaugh #KavanaughLied #Kavanaugh

Link to tweet

[jmowreader]

7. Now that we are where we are with this...well, person...

Play this tape:

and then ask Kavanaugh how in hell that, after his history with going after Bill Clinton for the Lewinsky matter, he can possibly support Donald Trump.

[riversedge]

9. damn. #Kavanaugh is a complete #swamp RAT!!....

https://www.washingtonpost.com/apps/g/page/politics/read-the-memo-from-brett-kavanaugh-to-judge-starr/2322/?tid=a_inl_manual


The memo was written Aug. 15 to Starr and “All Attorneys,” with the subject line: “Slack for the President?” It was Kavanaugh’s advice for the type of questioning for Clinton that would occur by Starr’s associates, who were trying to determine whether the president had committed perjury in a civil suit.

“After reflecting this evening, I am strongly opposed to giving the President any ‘break’ in the questioning regarding the details of the Lewinsky relationship” unless he “resigns” or “confesses perjury,” Kavanaugh wrote, continuing: “He has required the urgent attention of the courts and the Supreme Court for frivolous privilege claims — all to cover up his oral sex from an intern. He has lied to his aides. He has lied to the American people. He has tried to disgrace you and the Office with a sustained propaganda campaign that would make Nixon blush.”
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Kavanaugh wrote that he believed Starr’s office would be failing its duty “if we willingly ‘conspire’ with the President in an effort to conceal the true nature of his acts.”

Kavanaugh then listed 10 questions that Clinton should be asked, many of them of a sexually explicit nature.

[DeminPennswoods]

14. Kavanaugh was probably

getting his rocks off while writing those questions.

[riversedge]

15. uga uga!

[appal_jack]

10. Hypocrisy, thy name is Kavanaugh. k&r, nt

[bluestarone]

11. This has to be STOPPED!!!!

I truly hope RUMP does NOT SUCCEED!!!!

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

12. He's a partisan hack who has no business on the highest court in the land

[DeminPennswoods]

13. Partisan hack is how all Dems should refer to Kavanaugh

all the time.