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Empowerer

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5. What kind of "investigation" are you proposing?

Reply to Clash City Rocker (Reply #1)

Tue Feb 5, 2019, 11:15 AM

Feb 2019

The Washington Post looked into it and couldn't substantiate it. Should a committee investigate it? The police? An independent commission?

And how credible should an accusation be before an investigation is triggered? Is a post on Facebook that doesn't name names but gets screen grabbed and sent to a right wing website and then published sufficient basis to launch an investigation?

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If an elected official is accused, without corroboration, of committing sexual assault 15 years ago, [View all] Empowerer Feb 2019 OP

The obvious answer is an investigation Clash City Rocker Feb 2019 #1

Al Franken CALLED for an investigation... Zoonart Feb 2019 #2

He called for an investigation and he resigned before it took place. Squinch Feb 2019 #6

+1. Franken had a mob running after him with knives dalton99a Feb 2019 #8

Franken was accused by 8 different women NewJeffCT Feb 2019 #17

What kind of "investigation" are you proposing? Empowerer Feb 2019 #5

something independent NewJeffCT Feb 2019 #16

Do you think a Facebook comment is enough to merit an independent investigation? Empowerer Feb 2019 #18

No, it's not enough NewJeffCT Feb 2019 #19

Really? Empowerer Feb 2019 #20

I'd need to dig for it NewJeffCT Feb 2019 #21

This message was self-deleted by its author bigtree Feb 2019 #3

Seems clear that the OP is about the accusation against the Lt Governor, not Northam. Demit Feb 2019 #11

We went through this in MN with Keith Ellison, who was elected as AG as he was dealing with WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2019 #4

Justin Fairfax is entitled to the presumption of innocence. DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2019 #7

Ask Brett Kavanaugh Takket Feb 2019 #9

Kavanaugh wasn't being forced to step down from the office he held. Demit Feb 2019 #12

"3) even if an assault took place, there's no evidence he ever assaulted a woman before or since..." MrsCoffee Feb 2019 #10

Seriously? Empowerer Feb 2019 #13

Of course I object. MrsCoffee Feb 2019 #14

It's like the "but it's not illegal" defense loyalsister Feb 2019 #23

Due process Caliman73 Feb 2019 #15

what does the police report she filed say? nt msongs Feb 2019 #22