In their report on the new allegations of sexual misconduct by Supreme Court candidate Brett Kavanaugh, two of the country's most reputable journalists, Jane Mayer and Ronan Farrow, wrote in New Yorker that senior Republican officials "learned the allegation last week and, in conversations with New Yorker, worries about its potential impact on Kavanaugh's appointment. Shortly after, the Senate Republicans renewed their calls to speed up the schedule for a committee vote. "
It is very clear that the formal review of Kavanaugh's candidacy should now be suspended pending a new investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigations. At the same time, senators from both sides have the responsibility to examine whether any of their colleagues may have responded to the prospect of further revelations about Kavanaugh's record with efforts to "speed up" the vote in committee '. The questions must be asked in the context of broader concerns about the irresponsible haste of Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Charles Grassley and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to bring Kavanaugh into the Supreme Court. Constitution to check and balance.
Deborah Ramirez, who attended Yale with the man Donald Trump nominated for a place at the high court, alleged that Kavanaugh had been exposed and had his penis pressed into his face during the night. a party at the faculty. This charge is being examined by several Democrats of the Judiciary Committee of the Senate, who have suggested, as does the Hawaiian Senator, Mazie Hirono, that "this is another serious, credible and disturbing allegation against Brett Kavanaugh. California Democratic Senator, Dianne Feinstein, called for the cancellation of a hearing Thursday, during which another woman was to testify to an alleged assault by the candidate.
In a letter to Grassley, Feinstein called for "an immediate postponement of any new procedure for the appointment of Brett Kavanaugh. I also request that the most recent allegations of sexual misconduct be referred to the FBI for investigation and that you join our request for the White House to order the FBI to investigate the allegations of Christine Blasey Ford as well as to these new claims.
