Did not seem that most of the GOP knew that either, if that was the case.
Hey Dems! Ignore this fake GOP issue. Keep your eyes on the ball and keep pushing on the terrible Trump GOP pick Kavanaugh.
To state the obvious it clear that Cornyn didn’t know either. To me it also clear that Grassley cleared those documents knowing that they would be shoved down his throat. He also knew that classification was false intended to obstruct the hearing.
[Quote] Later Thursday, Grassley’s spokesperson further elaborated that they had been cleared at 4 a.m. ET: “The senators were notified of this before speaking began this morning.”[/Quote] Than why didn’t they just say that earlier when Booker threatened to release them?
Diane Feinstein knows Kavanaugh is a liar. This is what needs to be stressed. B.K. is a liar seeking a lifetime appointment on the Supreme Court. Nothing about him can be trusted.
He’s a real GOP liar not just a common everyday liar. Wow. He’s slippery as he looks.
That would have spoiled the perceived chance to make Dems look dumb.
On the upside: Cory Booker et al managed to win PR fight over this one.
Ooooooh, that’s gonna require some world class spin.
Saying in real time the documents had already been released might have allowed them that chance, doing so hours after the fact just raises the question I asked of why they didn’t say that at the time and thus has the opposite effect.
“President Trump’s nominee for the Supreme Court committed perjury in his confirmation hearing.”
Repeat as necessary.
Dems say they were released at 10:30 am, not 4:00am. Could be the decision was made at 4, but not executed till 10:30. No matter, Grassley knew that this was going to happen. Pretty sure yesterday, Booker read verbatim from the ones he released today. At the worst, Pubbies complaining about “theatrics” is another pot/kettle situation; a non starter and none of this changes the content or importance of the documents.
ETA. It’s only a big, dumb, fight insofar as people are inclined to prioritize the process over the facts.
Hmmm, let me check the archives…
(shuffleshuffleshuffle)
Okay, how about this one - ***“That was not intended to be a factual statement…”***?
I don’t think the fight is so dumb. It is one Grassley should have anticipated and handled after Booker made his statement. I don’t know why we should assume the Republicans were going to release the documents without Booker’s demand and release.
Republicans should now be convinced that the Democrats won’t necessarily roll over.
To quote Cory Booker, “bring it!”
This is definitely not a dumb fight. I know some GOP are threatening expulsion, but we all know that’s a bluff. It requires 2/3rds of the Senate and there’s no way the GOP are going to shave off that many Dem votes. Booker is right in saying “bring it!” Goddamn I hope he can run for 2020
The plot thickens .
This nomination should never ever have happened. All of this needed to be out in the open prior to the hearing. McConnel should’ve stepped in and stopped the nomination. The Federalist Soc. has no business picking Supreme Court Justices. What a damn mess. How can any of these Senators vote in favor of this guy when he is such a proven liar.
Exactly!!! He’s been nominated to fill a political position! The suggestion that Justices interpret the rules like a neutral referee has been completely invalidated by Republicans who view, and use the courts to validate and justify their narrow ideology. They’ve been doing this for decades. The Federalist Society exists for this very purpose.