The Republican chief counsel for nominations on the Senate Judiciary Committee posted in since-deleted tweets Wednesday night that he was “unfazed and determined” and that “We will confirm Judge Kavanaugh.”
Slate captured the tweets from the staffer, Mike Davis, in a screenshot before he locked his account and deleted them:
Davis reopened his account Thursday and addressed the tweets:
To clear up any confusion, I was referring to Democrats’ partisan political attacks and their refusal to take part in the committee’s thorough and fair investigation. I deleted the tweet to avoid any further misinterpretation by left wing media as so often happens on Twitter.
— Mike Davis (@mrddmia) September 20, 2018
Christine Blasey Ford, who recently publicly accused Kanaugh of sexually assaulting her in high school, has pushed through her lawyers for the FBI to supplement its background investigation of Kavanaugh before she and he answer questions before the committee. Her lawyer also said in a statement Wednesday that “there are multiple witnesses whose names have appeared publicly and should be included in any proceeding.”
Grassley has rejected the efforts to allow for more time, giving Blasey until Friday morning to answer his request that she attend a public or private hearing or speak to committee staffers. As one of those staffers, Davis just showed his hand.
H/t Slate.
This would tend to lend credence to my view that if Blasey Ford agrees to come to the hearing, the GOP would find a way to cancel it. The GOP, at present, is hell bent on confirming Kava’nah’ (though I think Trump is hanging back willing to cut the GOP’s legs if this turns badly). The only way the GOP doesn’t bring this to a vote is if 2-3 GOP Senators get antsy. That would be more likely to happen if she does testify. There isn’t a way for the GOP to confirm Kavanaugh if Blasey Ford appears other than to say that they don’t believe her. That would kill them politically. The GOP can’t have that hearing. There’s a lot of posturing and fronting right now, hoping they can intimidate her into not coming. But if she does come, they’ll cancel it because it’s clear they don’t want her to come. Also, if Trump is looking to 2020, the last thing he wants is for Amy Klobuchar or Kamala Harris to burnish their Presidential cred by roasting the GOP over the coals in a nationally televised hearing.
As I’ve said in other threads, Republicans do not care and more importantly women do not matter. At this point they know the allegations are credible and that Kavanaugh is a liar. It is full steam ahead.
Dear Leader is apparently not the only dumbass who needs to stay off twitter.
Thanks for the gift…
The Repubs should be quaking in their boots. Once the House turns Democratic, they can conduct their own hearings on Kavanagh and vote to impeach if the evidence is compelling. The unknown unknowns will become known.
So, no desire to find out the truth so that the highest court in the land of the greatest country on Earth is unimpeachable? Seems shortsighted to me.