Confirmation Circus

For John, BLUF:  Information on the Kavanaugh Hearings is slowly sweeping out, and it isn't pretty.  Nothing to see here; just move along.

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Christine Ford’s Lawyer Wanted ‘Asterisk’ Next to Kavanaugh’s Name

Here is the sub-headline:

Previously denied accusations were politically motivated

From Washington Free Beacon, by Reporter Graham Piro, 4 September 2019.

Here is the lede plus two:

Debra Katz, the lawyer for Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh's accuser Christine Blasey Ford, said that putting "an asterisk" next to Kavanaugh's name was "part of what motivated" Ford's accusations in a video posted to Twitter.

In the video, posted by Daily Caller reporter Mary Margaret Olohan, Katz is heard saying that Kavanaugh "will always have an asterisk next to his name" when he "takes a scalpel" to landmark abortion case Roe v. Wade.  Revealing what she considered to be Kavanaugh's true character ahead of a hypothetical reversal of Roe is "part of what motivated Christine," according to Katz.

"I believe that Christine's testimony brought about more good than the harm misogynist Republicans caused by allowing Kavanaugh on the Court," Katz said, according to the video.  "We were going to have a conservative.  Elections have consequences."

This does tend to put Professor Blakey Ford's testimony in a bad light.  Sad.

Hat tip to the InstaPundit.

Regards  —  Cliff