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Will question under oath dr. Christine blasey ford, the psychology professor who said judge Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her. We now know republican senators on the panel will not be asking questions. They have fihired a sex crimes prosecutor on their behalf. That said, Committee Democrats will ask their own questions of both ford and Brett Kavanaugh and they could proceed to vote as early as friday morning. There is a lot to get to this morning. Lets begin with manu raju. A lot to take through with you. But first each side has also, in addition to knowing there will be these two witnesses, each side has turned over documents that they think help holster their case. Lets begin with the affidavits, sworn statements, four of them, in an evidence to back up fords account. Thats right. These are documents turned ....
One thing they discussed is Christine Blasey ford did not want to testify about on monday, there will not be a monday hearing. She proposed that Brett Kavanaugh would testify first and she would go second. They want to come back and say they want kavanaugh to go first and whether or not outside counsel would be allowed to question both ford and kavanaugh at that hearing. Republicans were concerned about the optics of having 11 men on the panel question ford. They thought about bringing in a female to question her. Republicans are discussing that as a possibility. Two sources that told them that was part of the things they were discussing, bringing in outside counsel to come forward. Its unclear if thats what the republicans are going to propose. There will be a formal proposal later today. Democrats are rejecting the notion of any outside counsel questioning ford and kavan ....
And trading punches, china hitting back, imposing 60 billion in tariffs on u. S. Goods, prompting President Trump to threaten even more tariffs. But could this trade war actually be helping china . We begin this morning with a standoff in the u. S. Senate. Top democrats joining Christine Ford demanding an investigation into her allegations of Sexual Misconduct against Brett Kavanaugh before she sits down to testify. But republicans, they say no investigation, no delay. Shes got one shot to tell her story, monday on the hill, take it or leave it. I have a great team here to help break all of it down. But first, let me explain exactly where things stand right now. It is looking more and more like Christine Bla ....
Kavanaugh, i just granted another extension to dr. Ford to decide if she wants to proceed with the statement she made lasts week to testify to the senate. She should decide so we can move on. I want to hear her. I hope you understand. Its not my normal approach to be decisive. Are they giving him a heads up, friends . A dm. The tweet was sent before midnight and in its own awkward way granted dr. Christine blasey ford, the woman accusing kavanaugh of Sexual Assault when both were teenagers, one more day to decide if she will testify before the senate committee. According to the New York Times she has until 2 30 today to decide, a deadline completely made up by chairman grassley and the republican majority. Another tweet last night grassley addressed dr. Ford writing five times now, we have granted extension for dr. Ford to decide if she wants to proceed with her desire stated ....
Committee, ju Chuck Grassley, w can you tell us about that conversation . Chuck grassley defended the process going forward, criticized the democrats for side tracking what was an orderly confirmation process in his view. And he defended some of his remarks that he made yesterday that got a lot of attention after he suggested that perhaps the 11 men on the panel, when asked why there werent any women, 11 republican men on the panel and he suggested well perhaps because of the intense workload of the committee. Now he clarified that yesterday, saying he did not mean that just women didnt want to do work, he said men and women didnt want to do work, and when i asked him further about this, here is what he said. Can you explain the comments you made yesterday about women on your panel and workload kwmt. . What i should have done is give you one sentence and back it up with one sentence, what i should have said, it is hard to get men, ....