UPDATED: Kavanaugh accuser accepts Senate Judiciary Committee's request to testify

[DonViejo]

Source: Politico



By BURGESS EVERETT and ELANA SCHOR 09/22/2018 02:45 PM EDT

Christine Blasey Ford has accepted the Senate Judiciary Committee’s request to testify on Ford’s allegation that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her in high school, Ford’s attorneys told Senate Republicans on Saturday afternoon in an email obtained by POLITICO.

Ford’s lawyers indicated they have yet to reach an agreement with the committee on the specifics and asked to continue negotiations about the details of her appearance on Saturday afternoon.

“Dr. Ford accepts the Committee's request to provide her first-hand knowledge of Brett Kavanaugh's sexual misconduct next week,” wrote Debra Katz and Lisa Banks, Ford’s attorneys. “We are hopeful that we can reach agreement on details.”

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Read more: https://www.politico.com/story/2018/09/22/kavanaugh-accuser-accepts-senate-judiciary-committees-request-to-testify-836452

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UPDATE:

Christine Blasey Ford Will Testify to Congress Next Week

The exact timing, setting and other details of her testimony remain unclear.

Andrew Desiderio

09.22.18 2:42 PM ET

Christine Blasey Ford, the woman who accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault, has agreed to testify in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee next week, her lawyers confirmed Saturday.

“Dr. Ford accepts the Committee’s request to provide her first-hand knowledge of Brett Kavanaugh’s sexual misconduct next week,” Ford’s lawyers, Debra Katz and Lisa Banks, said in a letter to the committee.

The notice came after an intense 72 hours of negotiations over the terms of Ford’s testimony. But as of Saturday afternoon, the exact timing was unclear, and Ford’s lawyers appeared to object to some of the terms laid out by the committee. It was also unclear whether the testimony would occur in public or behind closed doors. Katz and Banks asked to continue negotiating with the committee.

“Although many aspects of the proposal you provided via email, on September 21, 2018, at 2:33 pm, are fundamentally inconsistent with the Committee’s promise of a fair, impartial investigation into her allegations, and we are disappointed with the leaks and the bullying that have tainted the process, we are hopeful that we can reach agreement on details,” the attorneys continued.

By Friday afternoon, Republicans on the committee had given Ford an ultimatum, telling her lawyers that the committee would vote Monday on Kavanaugh’s nomination unless they accepted a final offer for Ford to testify Wednesday.

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https://www.thedailybeast.com/christine-blasey-ford-will-testify-to-congress-next-week?ref=home

[cstanleytech]

1. Well lets see if they blink now.

If they do then we should see a "Kavanaugh announces his withdrawl due to failing health of loved one" or some some BS excuse soon.

[red dog 1]

14. Kavanaugh won't announce his withdrawal, unless another one of his victims comes forward.

The Judiciary Committee will vote along party lines to confirm him, and then the Turtle will proceed with the vote in the full Senate, and he will be confirmed with 50 votes + Pence.
(I hope I'm wrong)

[OhNo-Really]

20. The window is open for 4+ days. Let's be hopeful.

[clementine613]

30. Are there other victims?

I'd not heard of anyone else.

[Pale Blue Dot]

2. ...And they continue to be assholes.

Link to tweet

[Native]

3. And note the letter says sexual "misconduct" -

as opposed to "assault." People have already started jumping on that bandwagon. How this woman is being treated disgusts me to no end. I wish there was a GoFundMe page so we can all chip in for her bulletproof vest and round the clock security detail for her family.

[idcdu]

7. There's one. Already exceeded goal of 175k, pushing close to 225k

So she's covered and covered

[Native]

33. Nice! Thanks!!

[Demit]

10. If by letter you mean the email pictured above, that's from Dr Blasey's own attorneys.

It's their phrasing.

[Ms. Toad]

19. Her attorney labeled it sexual misconduct.

I don't know the reasons she chose that languge - but I noticed that she did not call it alleged sexual misconduct, so she may have chosen that term to avoid being required to use "alleged" as a qualifier.

[DownriverDem]

4. What will happen

First of all am I the only one upset when the stories say "kavanaugh accuser" and not "Dr. Ford who accuses kavanaugh"? It dehumanizes her. Anyway, I expect no matter what Dr. Ford says, gr-ass-ley will hold the vote to get it out of committee. Then turtle man will call the Senate vote immediately. In Nov. 2016 we lost it all. My hope is that we can at least win the House so the Dems can start investigations and hold trump and the repubs in check.

[DonViejo]

6. Her name is Dr. Christine Blasey Ford. Use it. - By Steven Petrow

https://www.democraticunderground.com/1016216295

[oberliner]

5. This is not true

Here's the actual letter:


It does not explicitly say she will testify to Congress. She can provide first-hand knowledge via a private interview with Senate staff members, for example.

[BigmanPigman]

8. MSNBC and CNN are saying that this says she IS testifying.

The details and requests have to be worked out.

[PoliticAverse]

11. "The details and requests have to be worked out." - so in other words, no agreement...

has been reached yet.

[DonViejo]

9. What's not true? There are two articles, from two different publications in the OP. There is a

copy of a communication provided by Bob Costa in comment #2, a reference to another article, Her name is Dr. Christine Blasey Ford. Use it is in a comment above. What's not true?

[oberliner]

17. It's not true that she has agreed to testify

The two articles are based entirely on the letter and infer from it that she has agreed to testify even though the letter does not say so explicitly.

[PearliePoo2]

12. Exactly right! I don't read this as a done deal agreeing with what SJC wanted.

"We are hopeful that we can reach an agreement on details. Can we set up a time for later this afternoon to continue our negotiations?"

[oberliner]

18. Exactly

I am noticing that some journalists on twitter are amending their characterization of the situation accordingly.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

13. "leaks and the bullying"

Tell it like it is! Rub their noses in it for all to see.

Paraphrasing from H2O Man* -- these ethically dehydrated republican snake skins in the Senate need to be outed and ousted.



* https://www.democraticunderground.com/100211157309

[APPPLE_PIE]

15. Grassley Will Fold

Version 1: Grassley would fold if Professor Ford said she would immediately press charges for attempted rape on both Kavanaugh and Mr. Judge if her terms were not met. Statute of Limitations have not expired where the attempted rape occured.

Version 2: Wait until he is confirmed ( if he makes it ) and then press charges. When he goes down, you get two for one. The Judgeship and the Supreme Court are then both captured. The benefit is that when the Dems win the Senate they control the pick, effectively stealing the SCOTUS back by trading Merrick for Kavanaugh.

[PearliePoo2]

16. Oh man, I like how you think!

Do you have some insider information that these are actual scenarios?

Welcome to DU!

[APPPLE_PIE]

27. Grassley Will Fold update

Somebody I know contacted her attorneys with the ideas.


mll

[OnDoutside]

21. There are great points in your post. Dr Ford does have the option

of making a criminal complaint in Montgomery county, if she doesn't take him out next week.

[MichMan]

23. Why wouldn't she file a complaint in Md. either way ?

[OnDoutside]

25. I hope she does, but it's my guess that she is waiting to see the outcome of this charade. What

do the Republicans do if they say that she has been heard, now we're onto a vote, and she immediately files an attempted rape complaint with the Montgomery County Police ? That's why I think Kavanaugh's nomination is already dead in the water. Can you imagine a Supreme Court Judge having to fight an Attempted Rape charge ?

[SkatmanRoth]

22. I cannot believe she will testify without the FBI reporting first

Without an impartial assessment from the FBI, the Republicans will set up an ambush to discredit Christine Blasey Ford. She will be answering questions from three Republicans who will each have different line of attack intended to confuse her. Waiting for the FBI to investigate is the only honest way to approach this.

[APPPLE_PIE]

29. Moves and countermoves

She's doing everything she can to run out the clock.


mll

[SkatmanRoth]

31. What advantage does 'running out the clock" have?

This is a matter of sexual assault, not some sporting event.

[APPPLE_PIE]

32. Moves and countermoves update

run out the clock - there was one accuser , now there are three!



mll

[Botany]

24. Do I smell something from Kavanaugh, Hatch, and Grassley's underwear?

Strong women scare those shits. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christine_Blasey_Ford thanx to DUer Malaise

[Honeycombe8]

26. Good! I hope she can take it. It's going to be brutal. We stand with you, Dr. Ford! nt

[DeminPennswoods]

28. Heard on CNN the hearing will occur on Thursday,

but other details are still being negotiated with, againg per CNN, both R and D staff.