Collins: Second Kavanaugh accuser should speak with Senate panel under oath

[steve2470]

Source: The Hill

GOP Sen. Susan Collins (Maine), a critical swing vote in the Supreme Court fight, said on Monday that she believed a woman accusing Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct should speak with Senate staff under oath.

“I believe that the committee investigators should reach out to Deborah Ramirez to question her under oath about what she is alleging happened,” Collins told reporters, when asked what she made of the latest allegation against Kavanaugh.

Asked if she believed Ramirez should appear at a Judiciary Committee hearing scheduled for Thursday, Collins added that she didn’t.

“No because there hasn’t even been an interview of her yet and I think that needs to take place first,” Collins said.

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/408176-collins-second-kavanaugh-accuser-should-speak-with-senate-panel-under-oath

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She will still vote YES, this is just cover for her.

[bettyellen]

1. Depending on how this goes off, she can withhold her yes and they will withdraw him. It's a good

thing she is doing. I’m sick of hearing “it’s over” from the same people since July. It’s their constant discouragement laziness that hurts the Dems. Why are only 17% of the callers men? Get off your asses this week!

[dhol82]

2. Doesn't matter.

Collins will listen to the testimony and then vote republican.

[femmedem]

3. Every time they hit the pause button, it's good news.

Every day more and more evidence against Kavenaugh appears. Yes, it might be cover for her, but it's also possible that the preponderance of evidence will make it politically impossible to confirm him.

It also might be cover of a different sort: it might give her cover to vote no without her Trump-supporting base accusing her of not giving Kavanaugh a fair shake.

[4139]

4. Note what she said: committee investigators should question here under oath

... not the committee.

Fake fairness and concern

[Fred Sanders]

10. I'm good with that for now with Democrats present. Then testimonials my at committee later.

Much later...

[idcdu]

14. The twelfth of never

Sounds good to me.

[Gothmog]

5. From the Beat with Ari

Link to tweet

[Iliyah]

8. Is that after she votes yes?

[Gothmog]

11. She has not thought of this yet

Do not give her any ideas

[cstanleytech]

6. You are probably right OP as Collins is usually all talk and she rolls over fast for her party when

told to.

[bucolic_frolic]

7. There's a Groper in the White House and a Flasher for the Court

Susan Collins, where are you?

[infullview]

9. I believe Collins is disingenuous

she's simply providing cover for her vote to confirm as soon as this lopsided testimony is over, and the GOP proclaims the result to be inconclusive.

[Scruffy1]

16. You know she mouthing BS when she says "under oath".

It's just as illegal to lie to Coongress under oath or not under oath so I was just reading it as threat that you will be attacked and your testimony questioned unreasonably.I know the public thinks that under oath means something special, but it doesn't I take it they are using their minions to find some way of besmirching her character as we speak. I can undertsand the average person not knowing this,but she a US Senator.

[Gothmog]

12. Collins needs to stop pretending that she cares about women's rights

It is clear that she does not

[cstanleytech]

13. Not to mention if she votes yes to him she clearly does not care about potential sex offenders being

on the high court.

[RainCaster]

15. Has Lying Kavanaugh been under oath during his talk with the Senate?

[Scruffy1]

17. Tile 18 section1001 federal code.

It makes no difference if you are under oath or not. Knowingly lying to Congress is a crime.