Last updated on September 29th, 2018 at 07:29 am
Ronan Farrow disputed Republican Judiciary Chair Chuck Grassley‘s (R-IA) claim that Republicans submitted numerous requests to the other women who have made sexual assault allegations against Brett Kavanaugh, citing Debbie Ramirez’s attorneys who claim that Republicans refused to even speak on the phone with them.
To Grassley’s claims that majority staff submitted numerous requests to other women with allegations, see below from Ramirez attorneys, who claim majority staff refused to even speak on the phone to discuss timing and terms. There was similar rancor during Ford discussions. https://t.co/oCwcxDUETM
— Ronan Farrow (@RonanFarrow) September 27, 2018
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Avenatti’s experience dovetails with Ramirez’s attorneys:
My client Julie Swetnick is again demanding the opportunity to testify before the Committee and that an FBI investigation be launched immediately. Here is my detailed email to the Committee moments ago. This must be a search for the truth. pic.twitter.com/XBh5gUjl7P
— Michael Avenatti (@MichaelAvenatti) September 27, 2018
My client Julie Swetnick is demanding an immediate FBI investigation and the opportunity to testify under oath before the Committee. Why is Brett Kavanaugh and @ChuckGrassley refusing to allow this? Why are they trying to muzzle women and prevent the truth from being known?
— Michael Avenatti (@MichaelAvenatti) September 27, 2018
Here’s Grassley trying to diffuse and deflect the Republican unwillingness to even hear the other credible accusations against Brett Kavanaugh:
Chuck Grassley begins the Dr. Christine Blasey Ford hearing with an opening statement that defended Kavanaugh and blamed Democrats, pic.twitter.com/Jg2cT2pAAi
— Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) September 27, 2018
Grassley blames Trump for lack of an FBI investigation into allegations against Kavanaugh
I have no authority to force executive branch agencies to conduct an investigation into a matter it considers to be closed.” pic.twitter.com/7x6ovRr4tU
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) September 27, 2018
Republicans should be absolutely shamed and humiliated for this sham, for spitting on women like this. Sexual assault is a crime, and Republicans are treating this like it’s “locker room talk”– AGAIN.
The women just keep coming forward, and Republicans keep pretending that these are political attacks as they enable what seems to be a Cosby level rapist who drugged and plied women with alcohol to rape them.
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