Michigans contom mated water supply. As always well take your calls and you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter as well. Washington journal is next. Host good morning on monday, september 16. Well begin this morning with calls from some democrats to Impeach Supreme CourtJustice Brett kavanaugh after the New York Times over the weekend corroborated, they say, previous allegations of Sexual Misconduct and revealed new allegations. Those allegations raising questions about whether Justice Cavanaugh perjured himself during the confirmation hearings last year. Democrats, 2027488000, publicans 2027488001 and independents, 202748800 it 2 2788003 or go to twitter and post comments on facebook. Com cspan. Well get to your thoughts in a minute. Lets begin with the new york piece that ran over the weekend and the headline was Brett Kavanaugh was one of the privileged kids and she didnt fit in with the privileged kids. A story about Deborah Ramirez and her allegations that surfaced around the confirmation hearings about Sexual Misconduct by the Supreme Court justice when he was at yale. The calls for impeachment this morning by some democrats, those running in the 2020 race, are pointing to his confirmation hearing where hes asked about ms. Ramirezs allegations. Or ms. Ramirezs allegations bout you true . Brett those are not. None of the witnesses in the room support that. If that had happened, that would have been the talk of campus in our freshman dorm. The New York Times reported as recently as last week she was calling other classmates im not going to characterize it but calling classmates last week and seems very ill just stop there. But its not true. Its not true. Host the New York Times report seven people including ms. Ramirezs mother heard about the yale incident long before mr. Cave gnaw was federal judge and two were classmates and heard about it before the party occurred and suggested it was among students at the time and the New York Times recovered a previously reported story about mr. Kavanaughs year and another saw him with his pants down at a Different Party where friends pushed his penis into the hand of a female student. Max stier notified senators and the f. B. I. About this account and the f. B. I. Did not investigate and mr. Stier has declined to discuss it publicly. We corroborated the story with two officials who communicated with mr. Stier. The female student who declined to be interviewed and friends say she does not recall the episode. Thats from the New York Times piece that ran over the weekend as part of a book excerpt thats coming out about the confirmation process for justice calf you snaw. Cavanaugh. This morning were getting your reaction to this news and debate happening where the candidates who are running for president , many of them senators and members former members of Congress Like beto orourke saying yesterday, yesterday we learned of another installation of Brett Kavanaugh, one we didnt find out before he was confirmed because the senate forced the f. B. I. To rush the investigation to save his nomination. We know he lied under northwest. He should be impeached. Ry booker, this new evidence showed why he should not be a Supreme Court justice. Calling for up peachment proceeding to begin. Bernie sanders, the revelations confirm what we already knew. During his hearings he faced credible allegations and likely lied to congress. I support any mechanism to hold him accountable. , he is a sham to the Supreme Court and this latest evidence of assault must be investigated and he should be impeached. Congress should properly investigate the matter. Elizabeth warren saying last year the nomination was rammed through the Senate Without a thorough investigation of the allegations against him. Confirmation is not exoneration and these newest revelations are disturbing like the man who appointed him, he should be impetched. Cam mijares, i sat through the hearings and Brett Kavanaugh lied and he was put on the court through a sham process and his placement on the court is a insult to truth and justice and must be impeached. Thats from democrats. But the president tweeting out yesterday, defending the Supreme CourtJustice Brett kavanaugh saying cant let Brett Kavanaugh give radical left democrats threats of impeaching him over made up stories and false allegations and crimes. This is a game they play. Fake and corrupt news is working overtime. Brett kavanaugh should start suing people for liable or the Justice Department should come to his rescue. The lies about him are unbelievable. False allegations, which does it stop . Theyre trying to influence his opinions. Cant let that happen. For impeachment to begin it would have to start on the house side and approved by the house. The senate would have a say as well and the Senate Majority leader mcconnell saying this on twitter, unfortunately the majority of senators and American People rallied behind timeless principles such as due process and i look forward to many years of service to come from Justice Cavanaugh. The far left seized on completely uncorroborated an unstan cheeated circumstances was a dark and embarrassing chapter for the senate. With all that on the table we turn to you to join in the public debate. Sue from syracuse, new york, a democrat. What do you think . Caller i believe Justice Cavanaugh should resign. The reputation of the Supreme Court is at stake here. Chief Justice Roberts should not tolerate any Sexual Assaultists on the court. In fact Justice Roberts should call for Justice Kavanaugh to resign and if he doesnt resign, Justice Roberts should make a letter or something he has written public. And if he still doesnt step down, congress should impeach. And if it doesnt pass in the senate we should take to the streets. If this is such an important thing, this is a lifetime appointment that he basically got by fibbing to us and to the senate so he think he should resign. Host as you recall he was confirmed 5048, one of the tightest votes for a Supreme Court justice. Justice kavanaugh told the New York Times he denies the allegations, both the old and the new and declined an interview with the reporters who were writing this book because they could not agree to terms for that interview. Tom, lake geneva, wisconsin, a republican. Tom, good morning. Caller yes, i feel like im watching air america this morning, some kind of liberal station. I dont know why youre carrying this story. She cant remember anything happening. What are you guys doing . Why are you carrying this story . Host tom, you still there . Caller yeah. Host thats part of this conversation. So you believe that this isnt even a story, it should not be interesting that any of the newspapers report about, even these new allegations . Caller liberal. Youre total liberal and quick hearing the liberal line. Host jack, providence, rhode island. Democratic caller. Hi, jack. Caller yeah, hi. I dont think you liked the previous caller when he called you a liberal. Im one of these conservative democrats. Now, i havent followed this case closely but if these allegations have been lying around and unsubstantiated again, i dont know. I know you know. Theyre unsubstantiated and go further, categorically false. President trump is right, he should sue everyone under the sun because man, these people re vicious, cowardly, back stabbing, gutless. Kavanaugh knows if he did these things are not. But why come out now. This stier is stabbing him in the back, a coward. Should sue him if theyre false. Host ok. Jack in providence, rhode island. Lets go to diane, houston, texas, republican. Hi, diane. Caller good morning. Hey, i have a question i want to ask. How come youre not telling the American Public that at 11 00 last night the New York Times pulled that article and said it was false and they know they made a mistake. I want to know why you continue to push this crap when its not true. Give me your answer, please. Host the New York Times pulled what . Caller made a statement it was totally false and inaccurate. Look at 11 00 last night. Host ok. Diane in houston, texas. From the New York Times story, ms. Ramirezs legal team gave the f. B. I. A list of at least 25 individuals who may have had corroborating evidence but the bureau in its supplemental Bureau Investigation interviewed none of them though we learned many of the potential witnesses tried in vaughn to in vain to reach the f. B. I. Two interviewed ms. Ramirez and found her credible but the Republican Controlled Senate imposed quick limits on the investigation and we have to wait for thorks through anybody else. One of ms. Ramirezs lawyers recalls the agent saying it was almost a little apologetic. Charlie in florida, a democratic caller. Caller good morning. If it walks like a duck, talks like a duck, its usually a duck. Theres a lot of allegation and i admit it does bow back a lot of years. Heres one question that comes up thats pertinent and goes back to several months. When he got athe court, his debt debt disappeared and apparently he had a bunch of Credit Card Debt to the tune of 1350,000. Host sorry, caller, we lost you there. This is the story in the Washington Post this morning. About the story. Front page of the Washington Post, new claims calls for if kavanaugh impeachment. Thats the story on the Washington Post. The Washington Post write, last year confirmed that two enter intermediaries laid such a claim to lawmakers and the f. B. I. This is about stiers eablingses and new york did not publish the part because enter needaries say the woman involved declined to comment. That from the Washington Post this morning. Theres also on the sunday shows yesterday several of the 2020 candidates were on rograms, clobe clobe char klobachar was asked about these allegations on Justice Kavanaugh. [video] my views are clear, most people remember my asking of the justice and asked me if i blacked out and had to apologize to me. I strongly opposed him based on my views on executive power which will tino haunt our country as well as how he behaved. Including the allegations that we are hearing more about today. My concern here is the process was a sham. I dont think you can look at impeachment hearings without getting the documents. And the attorney general is shielding documents. If you recall, we were given this moment just a few days every other hour to look at the documents related to other allegations called in on the tip line. I cant bleefl what i saw but they were documents of this side and you could only look at one toppy while the others were in there. It was nutty calls nixed in with a tip line with people from calls that had to have information. The whole thing is a sham and those documents need to be taken over as well as the white house hid his team in the White House Councils office. Host to matt in maryland. Democratic caller. Matt, good morning. Youre next in the conversation. O ahead. Guest good morning. Caller can you hear me . Host yes. Guest just to say i believe that eever morning theres also three weak must bes for every decked on this line. I also want to say theres enough evidence right now at this point the justice should be investigating and should be investigated further. The excuses ive heard by republicans for not investing, hisent theyre justed a in nature. Its time we start looking at all the administration and all their appointees. Investigation needs to continue on this matter, thank you very much. Max matt, a democrat in maryland. Were asking you to responsible to the New York Times story that an over the weekend and was part of a book subject coming out on tuesday about Justice Brett kavanaugh and the story, the name of the book, excuse me, let me get to that. Is the name of the book the education of Justice Brett kavanaugh. The story that ran over the weekend is an excerpt from that book written by two reporters. They were on the beat and then wrote this book together that again is coming out on tuesday. Getting your reaction to it. Justice kavanaugh has denied these allegations, did not give a comment to the New York Times. You saw the call from some democrats for impeachment proceedings or at least an investigation into the f. B. I. , whether or not the Justice Department and whether or not they looked into these allegations sufficiently during the confirmation process. Your thoughts on that. Virginia from bush administrationington, illinois, a republican. Hi, good morning. Caller id like to say this has nothing to do with kavanaugh but has to do with embarrassing the president. Theyll stop at nothing. Dont they know youre hurting yourselves. Tonya from carolina, a forecast democratic caller. Caller good morning, cspan. Host good morning. Caller id like to say i think i dont really believe they should go here and start list g the piece peace on good morning america. Theres too smig about it and if they couldnt get him during the senate confirmations, no way theyre doing anything now. Iive believe there has been crungs going on but consist could be to let it go and move on. Host tonya, a democratic caller. Ted cruz was on abc this week and was asked to respond to the New York Times thing. Caller they apparently sent 10 months with under caller who went to school with Justice Kavanaugh 30 years ago. Its an amazing level of reporting trying to dig up any dirt they can on the guy. I think that follows up with the rather shameful circus we saw during the confirmation where they took allegations and sat on them and didnt make them public and didnt reveal them. The District Attorney did everything theyre supposed to. The American People heard this and at the end of the day they made the evidence the corroboration was there and i think this article shows the obsession to the far left and trying to smear Justice Kavanaugh by going 30 years back with anonymous sources. [end of video] host republican, what do you think of this this morning. Jason i watched most of the hearings a couple years ago and am the very first to make charges of heres there. You heard congress try to make kind of i dont that this went away and why did you do this . Its reached to a point the republicans cant do anything. If they appoint a janitor heyll have an having. People get atrade to work for the publiced. Heal have to have the chris investigate this poor plan. From what i heard hes nearly a saint what he all did. Theyre reaching a point maybe republicans cant live with democrats and maybe theyll have to split the country in half. That would be a terrible thing to do. But the main stream democrats seem to be supporting these crazy positions. Oh, god, i guess im getting too old in life to listen to this stuff. Hank for you taking my call. Host joseph a democrat in lance down, pennsylvania. Youre next. Caller thank you. Im just really worried about our country. Nobody used to be concerned about such matters to what we are concerned of now as to say this on hears. If theres an issue that arises, i think we should all calm down and simply let the investigation take place. If there is nothing there, the vision will show that there is nothing there. Respectable ladies and gentlemen on the other side claiming this is kind of a witchhunt is a little bit worrisome. The courts have become very political, dont forget that. And that is why i think it is very necessary when issues arise that theyre investigated. The other day the court made a decision i was really surprised about. It seemed to me that this is the question of a right wing court now. So anything that goes to the court that is in favor of the Current Administration is likely to be upheld in his favor, in the favor of the administration and i think thats our last hope, that is to say the hope of having some fairness in this country. All of the courts are now being packed with right wingers because mr. Mcconnell refuses to do anything that will enable a balanced court. How can we run a country like that . The legislature is a Political Institution and it is run by the democrats now just halfway so to speak because the senate is tilted by very strong right wing. So the country is in a mess not because the democrats are causing a problem but actually because the republicans with the power they have in the presidency and the senate are causing us to go too far to the righ