Day 568 of NO EVIDENCE produced by Trump that his phones were tapped by Obama.
The FISA warrant Trump referenced targeted Carter Page. #TrumpLies
Day 357 since the deadliest mass shooting on U.S soil in Las Vegas that killed 58, injured 546 and Congress has taken NO action to prevent future mass shootings. #NeverForget #NeverAgain #EnoughIsEnough
WATCH: Gun reform group targets GOP lawmaker with "A" rating from NRA in ad that features school on lockdown hill.cm/jh0pBjZ
Reminder: The Trump administration is systematically locking up thousands of children at unheard of rates - now a staggering 12,800.
The government classifies these children as "unaccompanied"
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In prep, Kavanaugh grew frustrated when it came to questions that dug into his private life, particularly his drinking habits and his sexual proclivities, WaPo reports. He declined to answer some questions altogether, saying they were too personal.
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If Judge Kavanaugh or any of the officials working on his prep tuned into the Sunday shows this morning, this is the spot they saw.
Dr. Ford's husband says he struggled to explain the situation to his children. "I said that Mommy had a story about a Supreme Court nominee, and now it's broken into the news, and we can't stay in the house anymore," he recalled. washingtonpost.com/local/christin…
Dr. Ford's family was separated for days, with the boys staying with friends and their parents living at a hotel.
They've looked into a security service to escort their children to school.
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Dick Durbin on Christine Blasey Ford: "I do believe that she has not been treated well during the course of this and the Republicans, many of them, even my colleagues feel uneasy with the way this has been handled." (via ABC)
Dr. Ford's lawyers say there's been no decision on who'll ask questions: "We were told no decision has been made on this important issue, even though various senators have been dismissive of her account & should have to shoulder their responsibility to ask her questions."
Democrat @maziehirono tells @jaketapper that part of what she wants to ask Kavanaugh about at the hearing is the culture at his high school and how much he drank as a teenager #CNNSOTU
Sen. Lindsey Graham said Sunday the testimony of Brett Kavanaugh’s accuser won’t change his mind, no matter what she says.
“What am I supposed to do? Go ahead and ruin this guy’s life based on an accusation?"
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Republican Rep. Dana Rohrabacher ridiculed the Kavanaugh allegation this week.
"He better be our Supreme Court judge, he's a perfect candidate. And what do they say? 'Well, in high school you did this.' High school? Give me a break."
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"It was more than obvious to me that she bore the scars of what she had been subjected to," Rep. Eshoo said about Dr. Ford. "At the end of the meeting, I told her that I believed her ... there were details to it, and I believed her."
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"Individuals or companies that could one day appear before the Supreme Court may also be bankrolling the campaign to confirm the court’s next justice." rollingstone.com/politics/polit…
Brett Kavanaugh has calendars from the summer of 1982 that he plans to hand over to the Judiciary Committee that do not show a party consistent with Christine Blasey Ford's description, NYT reports.
Calendars don't disprove Dr. Ford's allegations.
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This week is going to be nuts!
Senate Democrats are investigating a new allegation of sexual misconduct against Kavanaugh, according to Ronan Farrow and Jane Mayer in the New Yorker.
The claim dates to the 1983-84 academic school year, when Kavanaugh was a freshman at Yale. newyorker.com/news/news-desk…
Democratic Senate offices reviewing the allegations believe that they merit further investigation, New Yorker reports.
"This is another serious, credible, and disturbing allegation against Brett Kavanagh. It should be fully investigated"
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"Ramirez said...she remembers Kavanaugh had exposed himself at a drunken dormitory party, thrust his penis in her face, and caused her to touch it without her consent as she pushed him away." newyorker.com/news/news-desk…
"Ramirez is now calling for the F.B.I. to investigate Kavanaugh’s role in the incident. 'I would think an F.B.I. investigation would be warranted,' she said."
Senior Republican staffers learned of the allegation last week in conversations with New Yorker.
Soon after, Senate Republicans issued renewed calls to accelerate the timing of a committee vote.
This is shameful!
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Should note this section begins with an important caveat: "After six days of carefully assessing her memories and consulting with her attorney, Ramirez said that she felt confident enough of her recollections..."
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Deborah Ramirez, who was raised a devout Catholic in Connecticut, said that she was shaken. "I wasn’t going to touch a penis until I was married," she said. "I was embarrassed and ashamed and humiliated."
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Mark Krasberg, a member of Kavanaugh & Ramirez's class, told New Yorker Kavanaugh's behavior at Yale had become a topic of discussion after his nomination.
In one e-mail, a classmate recalled hearing about the incident with Ramirez.
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NBC News reports that, in the last week, three sources familiar with Deborah Ramirez's accusation told NBC about the accusation.
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Per people in contact with him, Trump was briefed earlier today on the allegations in the New Yorker piece.
Per one person briefed on the discussions, Trump said this is why they should have been fighting the Ford allegations from the beginning.
The party of men: Kavanaugh fight risks worsening the Trump GOP’s gender problem.
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Democrats hold a 12-point lead in congressional preference among registered voters.
Nearly six-in-ten saying they’d like to see significant change in the direction Trump has been leading the country, according to a new NBC/WSJ poll. nbcnews.com/politics/first…
When looking only at counties where the 2016 presidential vote was close (Clinton and Trump within 10 points), Democrats have a 17-point lead in the ballot test. foxnews.com/politics/2018/…
Democrats say they will investigate Ryan Zinke if they flip the House.
Who's off limits?
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Trump polled staff on board Air Force One over whether to fire Rosenstein: report hill.cm/STFOnb2
Trump says Sessions is responsible for hiring Rosenstein: "I was not involved" hill.cm/FM6TSmN
Trump arrived at Trump Tower in New York, according to the pool report.
This is the second Trump property Trump has been at today.
Week 97 has 170 not normal items.
While the focus was on the Kavanaugh nomination this week, lots more happened.
See what you missed in the chaos! @Amy_Siskind
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44 Days until midterm elections.
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