'Not knowing when the Dawn will come, I open every Door,' Trump No. 95

[lionheart]

From Emily Dickinson.

Old thread.

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/3356297-Freedom-of-the-press-is-not-just-important-to-democracy-it-is-democracy-Trump-no-94

What a scumbag.

What a scumbag.

Good grief, Chuck can't even read properly, surely these rich old white men should be retired off. He's 85.

Dianne Feinstein is the same age, I think, but the difference is immense.

We'll see. A Beast piece.

Trumpworld starting to sweat?

Yes. Chuck just stutters and reads it all wrong. Not lucid and easy to follow.

'Life tenure' couldn't have meant the same thing to the Founding Fathers.

This is painful.

This is horrible. Christine Ford is so genuinely trying to help. It's horrible that she has to go through this.

Meanwhile, Grassley is so fucking focused on process that he's inhibiting the truth.

'Bravery is courageous.' (Leahy).

Sen. Dick Durbin says to her 'you have absolutely nothing to gain by bringing this to the Hearing' (this is in the context of the death threats she's received and having to move from safe house to safe house).

Sexual Misconduct Allegation #6 for good ol' boy BK:

anonymous complaint that was sent to Republican Sen. Cory Gardner of Colorado, claimed that Kavanaugh physically assaulted a woman he socialized with in the Washington, D.C., area in 1998 while he was inebriated.

ps: personally I'm waiting for the not-love child to emerge, with DNA testing to confirm.

Fox's Chris Wallace: "This is a disaster for the Republicans."

twitter.com/davidfolkenflik/status/1045335062001143809

Admittedly Chris Wallace is one of the normal Fox commentators but I hope the Republicans are ashamed at this spectacle.

They believe her.

Dr Ford’s testimony is harrowing to listen to. She is so incredibly, incredibly brave. I 100% believe her.

What is so appalling is the Rachel woman digging and digging and doing her damndest to catch out Dr. Ford.

I’m no psychology professor but it does seem weird to me that someone could have a selective fear of flying.

Can’t do it to testify but for vacation, well it’s not a problem at all.

twitter.com/DonaldJTrumpJr/status/1045350599166955520

Appalling that this is, it shows how thin their defence is.

I think the female assistant is just asking questions to her brief and has nothing to offer the Repugs apart from avoiding the embarrassment of the old men asking stupid questions. Very stupid if Grassley is anything to go by.

The female assistant reminds me of a former colleague. It's disconcerting

I'm using 'female assistant' ironically btw.

By God, I'm so proud of her!!! It's harrowing and infuriating to watch but also so empowering. I truly believe that her actions today will give other victims courage for years to come.

They're taking 30 min lunch now. Fucking Graham is spewing venom and shit in the hallway. Arsehole!

Gabriel Sherman
@gabrielsherman

Trump telling people he’s furious that WH aides didn’t have advance knowledge of how credible Ford would seem, per 2nd source

This is Trump’s worst nightmare: a TV moment going badly for him that’s completely out of his control

Trump also furious with Don McGahn for putting him in this situation, source said.

Hallie Jackson
@HallieJackson

@POTUS puts complete focus on hearing today. Per @PressSec, “The President spoke with Rod Rosenstein a few minutes ago and they plan to meet next week. They do not want to do anything to interfere with the hearing.”

Daniel Dale
@ddale8
On Fox News, John Roberts says a White House official told him Blasey Ford is a "very credible witness."

He's going to put the nomination on 'hold' and ask for an FBI investigation.