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onecaliberal

(32,489 posts)
Wed Sep 12, 2018, 11:21 PM Sep 2018

Possible big snag for Kavanaugh

https://theintercept.com/2018/09/12/brett-kavanaugh-confirmation-dianne-feinstein/


Different sources provided different accounts of the contents of the letter, and some of the sources said they themselves had heard different versions, but the one consistent theme was that it describes an incident involving Kavanaugh and a woman while they were in high school. Kept hidden, the letter is beginning to take on a life of its own.
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Possible big snag for Kavanaugh (Original Post) onecaliberal Sep 2018 OP
High school? The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2018 #1
Rape is rape but.... aeromanKC Sep 2018 #2
Is that what happened, or is it just being assumed? The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2018 #3
I hope it's bad; bad enough to sink him.. mountain grammy Sep 2018 #4
By the sound of the rightwing shreiking C_U_L8R Sep 2018 #5
Why in the Hell is she hiding the information Upthevibe Sep 2018 #6
Where did Kavanaugh go to High School, anybody know? AndJusticeForSome Sep 2018 #7
He went to Georgetown Prep -- same school as Gorsuch. pnwmom Sep 2018 #9
Oh yeah, I knew that AndJusticeForSome Sep 2018 #10
Be cautious about immediately believing anything this Glenn Greenwald rag says about Feinstein. pnwmom Sep 2018 #8
I'm thinking Feinstein is trying to confirm and vet allegations. onecaliberal Sep 2018 #11
Just release the damn letter for the sake of transparency. #metoo InAbLuEsTaTe Sep 2018 #12
I agree, the cons damn sure would. onecaliberal Sep 2018 #13
IKR!! Wattup with DiFi... some kind of strategic release, along with other damning info?! InAbLuEsTaTe Sep 2018 #15
I don't know what she's thinking but the public should know what's in the letter. onecaliberal Sep 2018 #18
The woman who is the subject of the letter is now being represented by Debra Katz, a whistleblower a Demovictory9 Sep 2018 #14
well, well, well.... Grasswire2 Sep 2018 #16
Let the vetting begin. OneBro Sep 2018 #17
I'm certain she's verifying the veracity of allegations. onecaliberal Sep 2018 #19

C_U_L8R

(44,897 posts)
5. By the sound of the rightwing shreiking
Wed Sep 12, 2018, 11:59 PM
Sep 2018

with hamfisted misdirects, whatabouts and namecalling...
I'd say Senator Feinstein may have something really potent.

Upthevibe

(7,884 posts)
6. Why in the Hell is she hiding the information
Thu Sep 13, 2018, 12:03 AM
Sep 2018

in the letter? Maybe there's some kind of strategic timing going on....

AndJusticeForSome

(537 posts)
7. Where did Kavanaugh go to High School, anybody know?
Thu Sep 13, 2018, 12:22 AM
Sep 2018

So if I'm understanding this:

A woman who knew Kavanaugh in HS told somebody at Stanford about something that had happened. The Stanford person turned it over to his Congress critter. She then turned it over to Feinstein.

And currently, Feinstein is not sharing it with fellow Dems (nor Rs).

If we know that much, there's probably a leaker somewhere that might fill us in on the rest.

pnwmom

(108,925 posts)
8. Be cautious about immediately believing anything this Glenn Greenwald rag says about Feinstein.
Thu Sep 13, 2018, 12:24 AM
Sep 2018

I wouldn't believe this unless it was confirmed by a legit publication.

Demovictory9

(32,324 posts)
14. The woman who is the subject of the letter is now being represented by Debra Katz, a whistleblower a
Thu Sep 13, 2018, 01:12 AM
Sep 2018

The woman who is the subject of the letter is now being represented by Debra Katz, a whistleblower attorney who works with #MeToo survivors. Joseph Abboud, an attorney at Katz’s firm, said that the firm was declining to comment. Emma Crisci, a spokesperson for Eshoo, declined to comment on the letter her office sent to Feinstein, saying that the office has a confidentiality policy when it comes to constituent casework. A spokesperson for Feinstein did not respond to requests for comment.

OneBro

(1,159 posts)
17. Let the vetting begin.
Thu Sep 13, 2018, 02:30 AM
Sep 2018

Last edited Thu Sep 13, 2018, 07:40 AM - Edit history (1)

A perfect Karl Rove-like tactic would be to have a accuser make allegations for the media and Democrats to pounce on, only to later have the accuser and/or the allegations be revealed as bogus, thus leaving Kavanaugh to be portrayed as a victim of a “left-wing smear tactic.”

Whatever is in the letter, I hope it's getting vetted like the world depends on it.

Frankly, I think the perjury should be enough to not only keep Kavanaugh off the Supreme Court, it should disqualify him from any judgeship. If anyone would want us talking about a letter instead of perjury, it's Kavanaugh.

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