White House Tells F.B.I. to Interview Anyone Necessary for Kavanaugh Inquiry

[apdst]

Independent.... Like done by lawyers for the DNC?

More like a special councel that has unlimited authority. I'm surprised Mueller hasn't injected himself into this, too.

 

[Cardinal]

What this thread has (predictably) devolved into is what avenues the FBI would reasonably explore in their investigation of Ford's allegations of sexual assault by Brett Kavanaugh. What Republicans in this thread have (predictably) sidestepped in its entirety is whether the FBI should be allowed to conduct their investigation without Republicans defining the scope of that investigation.

 

[poweRob]

if they cannot find any supporting testimony of the "gathering" what does that mean to you?

That the FBI will do just as I said and declare it inconclusive and the GOP will declare that a full clearing of Kavanaugh... which would be a misinterpretation of the FBI finding it inconclusive.

 

[PoliSciXtina]

the slum dog democrats asked for an investigation into the accusations. that is what the FBI was directed to do.
look into the accusations.

but the slum dogs continue to howl. i wonder why?

For the same reason that republicans still want to “lock her up” and still want to investigate Hillary till she croaks. The same crap happens on both sides of the aisle. If you can’t see it then you are a hyper partisan.


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[TurtleDude]

That the FBI will do just as I said and declare it inconclusive and the GOP will declare that a full clearing of Kavanaugh... which would be a misinterpretation of the FBI finding it inconclusive.

if Two Door cannot name any additional "witnesses" and those witnesses deny having any memory of being at the gathering, and if Jong Jr, cannot name time or place, what else can the FBI do

 

[Fenton]

Attorneys for PJ Smyth have released the following statement......


And McConnell just announced they will vote to confirm Kavanugh this week :applaud

 

[JANFU]

Dr. Ford is the person referred to time and again when the Democrats went into the closed loop bleating of "FBI INVESTIGATION"....

Correct me if I am wrong but did any Senator bring up the Ramirez claim when speaking of "FBI Investigation"?

Now... Where are those goalposts....?

I stated entered into the JC Record.

 

[JANFU]

How is that even relevant?

His testimony- He was a mix of a Choir and Altar Boy.

 

[apdst]

His testimony- He was a mix of a Choir and Altar Boy.

So what if he liked to party in college?

 

[ludin]

For the same reason that republicans still want to “lock her up” and still want to investigate Hillary till she croaks. The same crap happens on both sides of the aisle. If you can’t see it then you are a hyper partisan.


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glad you finally admitted it

 

[polgara]

So what if he liked to party in college?

Greetings, apdst. :2wave:

I still get invitations every five years to party at the college I graduated from, but now they're calling them reunions, and most everybody attends in self-defense! :lamo

 

[ludin]

Greetings, apdst. :2wave:

I still get invitations every five years to party from the college I graduated from, but now they're calling them reunions, and most everybody attends in self-defense! :lamo

I doubt i will go back to my high school reunion there are very few people i would actually want to see from there.

 

[poweRob]

if Two Door cannot name any additional "witnesses" and those witnesses deny having any memory of being at the gathering, and if Jong Jr, cannot name time or place, what else can the FBI do

I'm not saying the FBI would be wrong with inconclusive if that's what they come to. I'm saying the GOP interpretation of inconclusive will be to declare Kavanaugh 100% vindicated and the hacks will scream that this indicates the accusers were lying. Which wouldn't be the true interpretation of inconclusive at all.

 

[Jack Hays]

The Kavanaugh hearings were another rumbling of the volcano. And the left can’t hear it.

• By Hugh Hewitt

 

[Mithros]

It’s hard to imagine that anything coming out of Rachel Mitchell’s questioning put a dent in Christine Blasey Ford’s credibility. The questions had focused on minutiae, and the 'five minute' format didn't allow Mitchell to finish a line of thought. She told senators in a memo Sunday that a “reasonable prosecutor” wouldn’t bring charges in the case. Of course not, the testimony of Christine Blasey Ford would not be what any lawyer would bring to a court trial, that's not a surprise. She started questioning Kavanaugh, but was quickly relegated to the sidelines once Brett Kavanaugh started testifying, never to be heard from again. Lindsey Graham's dramatic outburst put an end to the questioning of Kavanaugy by Radchel Mitchell.

The last exchange is telling.
https://youtu.be/R1QbKl4JORo?t=4h16m15s

 

[Jack Hays]

It’s hard to imagine that anything coming out of Rachel Mitchell’s questioning put a dent in Christine Blasey Ford’s credibility. The questions had focused on minutiae, and the 'five minute' format didn't allow Mitchell to finish a line of thought. She told senators in a memo Sunday that a “reasonable prosecutor” wouldn’t bring charges in the case. Of course not, the testimony of Christine Blasey Ford would not be what any lawyer would bring to a court trial, that's not a surprise. She started questioning Kavanaugh, but was quickly relegated to the sidelines once Brett Kavanaugh started testifying, never to be heard from again. Lindsey Graham's dramatic outburst put an end to the questioning of Kavanaugy by Radchel Mitchell.

Mitchell concluded Ford was not credible.

 

[holbritter]

Nope. She testified that she can't remember if she even gave them to the Post or if she re-wrote a summary and gave it to the Post. I doubt they would ever see the light of day, because if they explicitly showed what she said they showed, it would have been released by now(even in a redacted format).

How can she not remember what she did?

 

[JANFU]

Mitchell concluded Ford was not credible.

And this rips her conclusion to shreds

https://www.washingtonpost.com/poli...le-main_fix-mitchell-220pm:homepage/story-ans

 

[Samhain]

How can she not remember what she did?

She couldn't remember things that happened last month yet somehow she's "credible". Just more redefinition of language to make it mean what you want when you want it.

She will fade away once she's outlived her usefulness to Democrats, on or about Nov 6th.

I'll leave the Minn. Dem party attorney's opinion on believing victims of sexual assault here: "An allegation standing alone is not necessarily sufficient to conclude that conduct occurred, particularly where the accusing party declines to produce supporting evidence"

 

[JANFU]

How can she not remember what she did?

Quite common with those experiencing a traumatic event.
Why Rape and Trauma Survivors Have Fragmented and Incomplete Memories | Time

First, let’s consider the prefrontal cortex. This part of our brain is responsible for “executive functions,” including focusing attention where we choose, rational thought processes and inhibiting impulses. You are using your prefrontal cortex right now to read this article and absorb what we’ve written, rather than getting distracted by other thoughts in your head or things going on around you. But in states of high stress, fear or terror like combat and sexual assault, the prefrontal cortex is impaired – sometimes even effectively shut down – by a surge of stress chemicals. Most of us have probably had the experience of being suddenly confronted by an emergency, one that demands some kind of clear thinking, and finding that precisely when we need our brain to work at its best, it seems to become bogged down and unresponsive. When the executive center of the our brain goes offline, we are less able to willfully control what we pay attention to, less able to make sense of what we are experiencing, and therefore less able to recall our experience in an orderly way.

 

[Athanasius68]

That the FBI will do just as I said and declare it inconclusive and the GOP will declare that a full clearing of Kavanaugh... which would be a misinterpretation of the FBI finding it inconclusive.

It would be an accurate interpretation by T
Republicans.

 

[polgara]

The Kavanaugh hearings were another rumbling of the volcano. And the left can’t hear it.

• By Hugh Hewitt

Greetings, Jack. :2wave:

Very thought-provoking article! :thumbs: Many millions of concerned people agree with Hewitt, but since it seems to only be those who agree with what concerns him, I worry about how that can be handled, since there are also many who vehemently disagree with what he sees as a possible bad ending for our country. Do some actually believe that a One World Government dictator - who would not live in America - would be preferable to the Constitution and Bill of Rights we currently enjoy, or do they really hope and believe they will be the ones carrying out what said Dictator decrees? :wow:

 

[Jack Hays]

And this rips her conclusion to shreds

https://www.washingtonpost.com/poli...le-main_fix-mitchell-220pm:homepage/story-ans

Just another political hit in an ongoing shameful episode.

 

[akyron]

It's not moving the goalposts if the goal wasn't met in the first place.

The goal of ambush and delay was met quite nicely.

 

[Athanasius68]

I'm not saying the FBI would be wrong with inconclusive if that's what they come to. I'm saying the GOP interpretation of inconclusive will be to declare Kavanaugh 100% vindicated and the hacks will scream that this indicates the accusers were lying. Which wouldn't be the true interpretation of inconclusive at all.

The "hacks" would say vote to confirm Kavanaugh.