Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) issued a statement on Monday evening calling for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford, the woman who accused him of sexual assault, to testify under oath.
.@lisamurkowski joins Collins in calling for Ford and Kavanaugh to speak under oath. pic.twitter.com/GnCLfVzOiA
— Eliza Collins (@elizacollins1) September 17, 2018
So… that’s Collins AND Murkowski.
It seems they have reservations, as they should.
It is nice to see this become the minimum, good for Murkowski to say it. The McConnell/Coryn line that staff should just interview them was not reasonable.
But the real question is not if you put Kavanaugh under oath, they guy ought to take a polygraph. Get the FBI to require it. And also put his little drinking buddy Jude under oath, and under a polygraph…
And tonight’s winner in the “Leading by Following” category is…
I’m not sure that the Senate is the right place for what could amount to a criminal trial. On the other hand, if Clarence Thomas had been required to testify under oath, I wonder if he would have made it to the Supreme Court–or still be on it.
Had Joe “I’m a normal guy” Biden allowed the witnesses who were arranged to corroborate Anita Hill’s testimony, Thomas would not be on the Court. But he refused to allow them to testily. I will never abide “blow-dryer” Joe, who was more interesting in looking good and moderate on camera than getting to the bottom of what really happened.