if you don't already have Rachel on, get MSNBC on right now

[mnmoderatedem]

Avanetti, with apparently huge explosive new allegations that seem to blow the lid off of Kavenaugh once and for all if true.

[underthematrix]

1. watching and waiting

[procon]

2. Got my popcorn. nt

[NurseJackie]

3. DVR it and fast forward as necessary.

[Towlie]

4. Here we go...

[Zorro]

5. He's up now

[SkipG]

6. Thanks.

[Towlie]

7. Michael, stop yelling! We can hear you.

[tavernier]

9. Turn your volume down

[Ccarmona]

8. Nothing New

But he does have additional witnesses

[spooky3]

10. She is still interviewing him. Nt

[eleny]

14. Quit trolling these Avenatti threads - Just go away with your bs minimizing the effect he will have

[Ccarmona]

23. Ah, the DU police are on the job

[dem4decades]

16. Nothing new? He's alleging criminal activity, with a victim and collaborating witnesses. That's

old?

[spooky3]

19. And that his client may file criminal charges. The MD county

Has IMHO been urging someone to please file a complaint so that they can investigate.

That is very definitely new info.

[spooky3]

11. He said his client is both a victim and a witness. Nt

[spooky3]

12. Says there may be a criminal complaint by his client. nt

[Ccarmona]

22. All of a This Was Stated & Inferred in the Email He Sent to the Senate on Sunday

Copies he posted on Twitter. Sorry that I’m ahead of story

[spooky3]

26. I think you mean "implied." And "implied" is not the same

as “expressly stated.” Why are you invested in discrediting or downplaying what Avenatti has to say?

[spooky3]

29. I just reviewed all of the tweets I am aware of that

Avenatti posted this week. I saw no reference to filing criminal charges. Maybe you can link to a direct quote. TIA.

[Towlie]

13. Avenatti has built up quite a reputation, and he just bet his whole bankroll on this.

[ooky]

15. Well, it certainly appears this is going to make it difficult for McConnell to

shovel feed Kavanaugh to the American people.

[RussBLib]

17. Those are some pretty serious charges

So Kavanaugh was a DKE frat, a rather notorious frat house when I was in college. The charges are not all that surprising, to me, but they are over the top charges anyway. Avenatti better have some good evidence.

Wow

[Hoyt]

18. He may well have a victim/witness, but he didn't tell us much.

Is it common to say, “My client alleges ________”? Or, would an attorney be more forceful in describing what happened to their client?

[spooky3]

20. He said he doesn't deal in unfounded complaints or

rumors. I don’t see anything strange about saying “alleges.”

[Hoyt]

21. Sounds to me like he's not convinced, but I'll gladly be wrong.

[dem4decades]

24. Who are we to question Avenatti's strategy? He's playing cards and possibly holding aces, the Pukes

are holding deuces.

[Hoyt]

25. Just someone who has seen enough mediahounds. But glad folks are monitoring DU.

Avenatti should probably go through Democrats on this. Sorry if you disagree.

And “possibly” doesn’t sound convincing either. This is no case for a bluff. One witness that is not credible, will be to GOPers’ favor and likely rescue Kav.

[moondust]

27. Sounded serious to me.

I don't know if there is any way to charge them but...I believe Republican Senators are effectively obstructing justice in the broadest sense by denying a full investigation of the serious charges against a nominee for a lifetime appointment to the highest court in the land.

[Bluepinky]

28. I like that Avenatti said his client will take a lie detector test

as long as Brett K. takes one as well.

So far, Brett hasn’t had to have his credibility examined.

[mucifer]

30. This lie detector stuff creeps me out. Lots of room for false positives and false negatives