Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) said Sunday that Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination should be put on hold until an investigation into newly-public sexual assault claim made against him is completed. Christine Blasey Ford came forward publicly in a Washington Post report Sunday. Several other Democratic senators quickly followed suit with calls to pause the nomination. Read Schumer Feinstein’s statement below:
Feinstein:
“It has always been Mrs. Ford’s decision whether to come forward publicly. For any woman, sharing an experience involving sexual assault—particularly when it involves a politically connected man with influence, authority and power—is extraordinarily difficult.
“From the outset, I have believed these allegations were extremely serious and bear heavily on Judge Kavanaugh’s character. However, as we have seen over the past few days, they also come at a price for the victim. I hope the attacks and shaming of her will stop and this will be treated with the seriousness it deserves.
“I support Mrs. Ford’s decision to share her story, and now that she has, it is in the hands of the FBI to conduct an investigation. This should happen before the Senate moves forward on this nominee.”
Schumer:
“Senator Grassley must postpone the vote until, at a very minimum, these serious and credible allegations are thoroughly investigated. For too long, when woman have made serious allegations of abuse, they have been ignored. That cannot happen in this case.
“Judge Kavanaugh’s credibility has already been seriously questioned because of his answers regarding Manny Miranda, Judge Pryor, and other issues during his time in the Bush White House, and now his credibility is even more suspect. To railroad a vote now would be an insult to the women of America and the integrity of the Supreme Court.”
Ffs, why didn’t Feinstein disclose this letter weeks ago?!
She never did release it, and never received permission from the author to release it. It leaked on its own when the FBI included it in the Kavanaugh background file which was available to every senator.
She was asked not to by the victim. She honored that. Be patient grasshopper. More will be revealed.
It didn’t really leak on it’s own. It was a carefully orchestrated release by a slimy GOP senator that coincided with the almost immediate release of the very improbable letter signed by 65 women who profess to have known Kavanaugh 35 years ago as students at neighboring all girls school in the Georgetown area. Do you know 35 kids either male or female who could attest to your good behavior from high school? I sure don’t.
It would appear that Mr Kavanaugh was very popular with many young ladies. Seems strange that he would have to force himself on the future Mrs Ford. Calls into guestion the honest accuracy of that list of names supplied by his Republican friends.