Andrew McCabe’s attorney said Saturday that the former FBI deputy director would not appear at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing next week after two of its members tested positive for COVID-19, The Hill reports.
Common sense:
McCabe’s attorney said that the former FBI official would be willing to offer testimony “in the future when it is safe to do so. But he is not willing to put his family’s health at risk to do so.”
and more:
“A fair and appropriate hearing of this kind - which is complex and contentious - simply cannot be conducted other than in person,” McCabe’s attorney wrote, per The Hill.
Why would anyone want to be in a room full of these disgusting, infected, dirty, filthy, disease-ridden Republican senators?
Also, some of them may have the COVID.
Told the wife earlier today that the Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee should refuse to attend the Barrett “hearings” for the same reason. It gives them a legitimate out rather saying they won’t legitimize a corrupt process or disparaging Barrett’s viewpoints. Now they have a precedent, and we know that GOP lawyers like Graham and Barrett have deep respect for precedent.
Karma has Putin’s Mitch squarely in her sights.
Please proceed…
”…a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing next week…”
Hey, that’s a good one!
But have you heard the even funnier one about the senate majority leader who couldn’t even convene the body for lack of a quorum?
It’ll make you laugh and laugh and laugh…
Have they gotten the results on Josh Hawley? He was seen French kissing Donnie in the Rose Garden.
Good for him making this decision to protect his own health. These pukes have shown no responsibility in guarding against infecting others and still seem to blow the whole thing off like their Dear Leader.
Speaking of which I just read a tweet in which Ron Johnson tested positive for the virus and still decided to go to an Oktoberfest fundraising after that thereby exposing others. They all have been so negligent in that respect. They just ignore the science and could care less about the health and safety of others. Fuck them.
Vote them all out!!!
And he was inside the White House shaking hands and meeting with Barrett, tRump and Melania. A far worse environment for the virus to easily spread. Needless to say, no masks.
Poor GOP. They lose again and again.
Kim Jung Trump is feeling just fine.
Right…
Preet Bharara says Barr refuses to quarantine even though its CDC guideline. He’s pathological.
and rolling in aisles until you can’t catch your breath.
They’re unfit to serve. No other reason, more or less, is needed.
So Moscow Mitch needs democrats’ consent to postpone all normal senate business while still doing the crazy-people hearings? Hmm.
(Of course, the way the committee numbers currently are, the republicans might lose a vote to postpone…)
I think McCabe’s stance may partially be to set the tone and help with that effort. He knows that rushing the confirmation and rushing Barrett onto the Court is not good for the Court or the country.
Well, he’s no dummy and neither is his lawyer.
Unless you’re the president and can’t testify without your lawyer being able to cut your mic.
Hmmm, that seems eerily familiar for some reason.
Always liked McCabe despite somme flaws. He seems to one of the honest FBI agents with integrity. Unlike Comey.
OT- "In consultation with my doctors, I checked myself into Morristown Medical Center this afternoon. While I am feeling good and only have mild symptoms, due to my history of asthma we decided this is an important precautionary measure, Christie tweeted.
Must be nice to have a Cadillac health care plan paid by the taxpayers.
Wish I did.
Dunno about the Senators, but Donnie wears a mask now.
