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Sen. Patrick Leahy @SenatorLeahy
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Just hours ago, 42K pgs. of Judge Kavanaugh’s record were dumped on us--the cherry atop an historically shameful process that has become an outright sham. Saying that we’ve fully vetted Kavanaugh’s record is perpetrating a fraud against the American people. #WhatAreTheyHiding
J. Kavanaugh’s SCOTUS hearings begin w gaping holes in his record, spanning multiple yrs. of his career as a partisan operative. Thx to Republicans, we’ve seen only 7% of his WH record. Compare that to the 99% the Senate demanded of Justice Kagan's WH record. #WhatAreTheyHiding
Even the 7% the Judiciary Committee has seen was pre-screened by a hyper-conflicted, hyper-partisan Republican lawyer who once worked for Kavanaugh in the Bush White House. He hasn’t even told us what he’s withheld, because Rs DIDN’T ASK HIM TO. It’s a sham. #WhatAreTheyHiding
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A most unsettling thing about Brett #Kavanaugh & His Amazing Secret Treasure Trove of Hidden Legal Work for the Incredible Unknowns is he's not only been adjudicating real world cases, there's a system in place that could be funneling his Secret Incredible Unknowns to his court.
If so, every contest that lands in his Court of Hidden Findings for Bretts Buddies is intended to reward his Secret Incredible Unknown Clients for a variety of reasons, not limited to financially punishing the Many Legal Suckers Destined to Lose by Brett, even if In The Right.
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#Kavanaugh tweet storm beginning now:

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Today’s confirmation of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court is the most significant judicial victory for conservatives of my lifetime. All conservatives should thank @SenMajLdr & @ChuckGrassley for their extraordinary leadership through a grueling battle.

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Moving the court from 5-4 liberal to 5-4 conservative will have sweeping ramifications for the country. Most importantly, it will restore the rule of law & the Constitution. Democrat efforts to end run state legislatures, Congress & the executive branch will now be fruitless.

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THREAD: #Kavanaugh was an objectively-terrible witness. He was obtuse. He was evasive. He lost his cool. He, at best, was extremely loose with verifiable truths.

How could he be SOOOO BAD, right?

I'll tell you how he could be so bad. Because "Judge Kavanaugh"...

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... is not, and has never been, the type of "Judge" most think of and, frankly, the same is true of him as an attorney.

Yeah, he has a Bar card. Yeah, he wears a black robe.

But here is a question that no Senator asked but I wish one had...

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"Judge, how many TRIALS have you participated in as a judge, attorney, or law clerk?"

Would you believe me that the answer is likely way lower than his age at the time when Dr. Ford alleges he assaulted her?

Well... it definitely is. Lemme explain.

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1. Woke up 3hrs too early, queasy and stressed. 2mins from now, we will likely be witness to a national misogynistic sham so deep and so blatant as to prove once and for all that the powerbrokers of US government do not believe women are human. #Kavanaugh #BelieveSurvivors #RAGE
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Based on what I heard — and didn't hear — from Judge #Kavanaugh at his hearings, and having reviewed his writings and record as a judge, I believe any reasonable person would have cause to be concerned, even fearful, of his confirmation to the Supreme Court.

I will vote no.
My decision is based on:

1) his judicial track record
2) his equivocation on whether presidents should be investigated while in office, even though he investigated President Bill Clinton for Independent Counsel Ken Starr, and
3) what little we have seen of his White House record
Further, this whole process has been outrageous.

My request to meet with Judge #Kavanaugh before the hearings began was denied by the White House. I joined @JudiciaryDems in requesting a modest postponement so I had adequate time to review his full record – that was also denied.
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