Grassley Rejects Blasey Ford's Request To Delay Senate Hearing For FBI Probe

[DonViejo]

Source: Talking Points Memo


By Kate Riga

September 19, 2018 7:28 am

Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) rejected professor Christine Blasey Ford’s request to hold off on hearings on her sexual assault allegation against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh until the FBI can conduct an investigation into the claim.


In a statement released Tuesday, Grassley said that there is no reason for “further delay” since “nothing the FBI or any other investigator does would have any bearing on what Dr. Ford tells the committee.”

Through her attorney, Blasey Ford requested the FBI probe on Tuesday, citing the many partisan and personal attacks she had faced as rationale to have an unbiased third party suss out the facts of the case before she has to go before the committee and the world.

Read Grassley’s statement below:



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[bucolic_frolic]

1. Grassley should be in jail

for decades

[pazzyanne]

3. Or in an old folks home!

His handling of the committee hearings painted a glaring picture of just how badly Grassley is failing. He looked like a senile old fool. As a person near Grassley's age, I am allowed to say this without age bias.

[True Blue American]

8. I am with you on that

Along with Orrin Hatch, both on the panel against Anita Hill. Hatch using the same words.

I had forgotten Simpson was on that Committee until I saw the cartoon.

The committee simply voted to turn it over to Congress because they were desdlocked 7 to 7.

Now Republicans are trying to blame Biden.

[olegramps]

20. I can only hope that citizens come to the realize that the Republican Party is acriminal enterprise.

The Trump administration is not the cause, but the result of a political party that has put winning at any cost as their sole purpose to exist. They willingly engage in character assassination to achieve the goals. This is their method of operation that used by Nixon and perfected by Reagan, the Bush cabal and now Trump.

[CurtEastPoint]

2. No ONE PERSON should have this power. Ever. Not in the alleged democracy in which we live.

[SHRED]

4. This is a huge flaw in our system

Too many times power rests with one or two people.

[joshdawg]

5. Grassley, like most republicans,

is power mad. He is typical of republicans in that they want control, but they haven't the slightest idea on how to govern.

[Perseus]

14. You are correct, one of the things I have learned from this saga is that

the President has too much power. No one should have that much power, check and balances go out the door when one person holds so much power, and as we all understand, too much power in the wrong little hands is extremely dangerous.

I know I wrote the word "power" too many times in one paragraph...bad writing...but I thought it was needed.

[FBaggins]

15. He doesn't have that power

The Senate certainly does... and "the Senate" speaks by having 51 votes available for whatever it is saying.

Or... in this case... the committee speaks by having 11 votes agreeing.

Grassley would be out on a very thin limb if a single Republican on the committee wasn't behind him on this. If Flake said "we can certainly wait another week or two" then he wouldn't "have this power".

[turbinetree]

6. Hey Iowa, what would you think if it was someone from your state that came out with these

allegations.............................do you think your misogynist asshole senator should be in the senate, do you think this asshole has "any" principles......................? Do you think your neighbor would get a fair hearing of there grievance? That is what this all about!!!

A FAIR HEARING...................

And this two face comment of offering her a means to talk..........and his condescending comments, that he gave her a chance........................, no he did not......he made it look like he was offering something..........it is nothing more than trying to save his corrupt ass, that's it, nothing more nothing else, he is a corrupt United States Senator who violated his oath to protect and defend the Constitution....................scumbag


The only thing he (your fucking senator) cares about is, his misogynist power and "no" due process, after all this is the same "guy" that violated the Constitution when it came to Merrick Garland, this asshole makes up his own rules, fuck the "rule of law"................................

There is a old saying Iowa every should have there day in court, and all evidence should be presented, and the public should decide by there peers.......................this asshole is just like every other libertarian assholes and Federalist Society backer........................fuck the Constitution, they don't need any stinking Constitution.......................

[True Blue American]

9. They have had Kavanaugh in the WH for 2 days,practicing.

Why would he need to practice if he is telling the truth?

[rurallib]

11. Unfortunately the Iowans you need to talk to are not on this forum

those of us on this forum know what a fuckstick Grassley is.
believe me, I worked my ass off to defeat this misogynist pig.

[turbinetree]

12. I believe you................and what is really remarkable is that Ernst has said what about this

issue.....................this is what she said...............nothing about due process, she is giving the same old right wing talking points...........................I will wait after Monday, not asking to have the FBI vet the information and investigate, nope....................

https://www.radioiowa.com/2018/09/18/ernst-says-kavanaughs-accuser-should-be-heard/

[pazzyanne]

19. Hear, hear!

You are speaking power to truth. Thank you, turbinetree!

[turbinetree]

22. Wado------------Thank you

[rurallib]

7. Grassley never gets the credit for being the Trump stooge that he is

and he is probably Trump's top stooge.

[DownriverDem]

10. Women are watching

Can you imagine having to sit next to the guy (kavanaugh) that you are supposed to testify against in a Senate hearing? It's all about ramming kavanaugh through. It's all about Roe v Wade. (If Roe goes down, abortion rights will return to the states.) Sadly, the repubs have the votes and those so called moderates are selling women out. Vote folks. If we don't at least win the House, we will not be able to stop trump.

[bucolic_frolic]

13. NOTE TO WOMEN: Republicans don't mind if someone tries to rape you; they just mind if you don't

Link to tweet

Mrs. Betty Bowers
? @BettyBowers

"Even if Kavanaugh did try to rape her, he has my vote!"

-- Sen. Orrin Hatch

"Even if Trump did try to rape her, he has my vote!"

-- Jerry Fallwell, Jr.

NOTE TO WOMEN: Republicans don't mind if someone tries to rape you; they just mind if you don't carry his baby to term.

[Perseus]

16. Are these actual quotes by these two men?

or is someone interpreting their actions. It is important to know because they are presented as actual quotes.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

17. Betty Bowers is a parody. NT

[bucolic_frolic]

18. Yes, parody is the term

Mrs. Betty Bowers is a fictional caricature.

[BeckyDem]

21. In other words, he doesn't want any professionals who are trained to

address sex abuse allegations that are in the past to be involved.

Republicans are not to be trusted, ever.

[Bayard]

23. Choice #2

I like the suggestion of Ms. Blasey Ford's attorneys questioning Kavanaugh. Even if his would then be able to question her. At least get a decent argument out there.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

24. Of course he does