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Rep. Don Beyer @RepDonBeyer
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For weeks Senate Republicans refused to release thousands of documents written by Brett Kavanaugh to the public.

In one secret document, Kavanaugh said he thinks Roe v. Wade could be overturned, despite having said it was "settled law" yesterday.

This is what they're hiding. 1/
They made up new rules to assign a "committee confidential" label, without precedent, to documents that reveal Kavanaugh's beliefs on matters he would rule on during his lifetime appointment to the Supreme Court.

They are deliberately hiding important and revealing writings. 2/
Senate Republicans are rushing this nomination while hiding key facts from the public.

They cite the Presidential Records Act as justification for their unprecedented secrecy, though they have ignored numerous violations of that Act by the President. 3/ time.com/5308542/trump-…
What else are they hiding?

Thousands of documents, which undoubtedly relate to matters Kavanaugh would rule on if confirmed to a lifetime appointment to the Supreme Court. Senator @CoryBooker referred to one email last night, titled "racial profiling." 4/
Last night Senator @KamalaHarris asked Kavanaugh over and over again whether he had ever discussed the Mueller investigation with anyone who works at the law firm of Donald Trump's former attorney.

If that happened, we have to know. He refused to say. 5/
Kavanaugh faced questions from @SenatorLeahy about his role in a scandal involving Senate Republican staff hacking Senate Dems.

Documents that could shed light on whether Kavanaugh gave false testimony on this matter were hidden by Senate Republicans. 6/
Kavanaugh faced important questions on limits to executive power, as legal questions swirl around a President whose lawyer says he may refuse to respond to subpoenas from the Special Counsel.

His answers have been evasive and deeply problematic. 7/
Despite Republican attempts to hide them, warning signs abound.

This is a terrible process, for a nominee with much to hide, who was put forward by a President whose lawyer says he ordered them to commit crimes. #StopKavanaugh 8/8
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