Mazie Hirono Dodges When Asked About Keith Ellison Abuse Charges

RUSH TRANSCRIPT I ve ░░░░░░░░ a lot of people ░░░░░░░░ Democrats would be more ░░░░░░░░ about this issue if ░░░░░░░░ were similarly outspoken when ░░░░░░░░ like this are made ░░░░░░░░ Democrats including the deputy ░░░░░░░░ of the DNC Keith ░░░░░░░░ who has been accused ░░░░░░░░ physical and emotional abuse ░░░░░░░░ an ex girlfriend Asked ░░░░░░░░ he s confident that ░░░░░░░░ won t be any ░░░░░░░░ allegations against him Take ░░░░░░░░ listen I don t ░░░░░░░░ what somebody might cook ░░░░░░░░ but I can tell ░░░░░░░░ that there is absolutely ░░░░░░░░ that I m aware ░░░░░░░░ who has any sort ░░░░░░░░ threatening or suggesting or ░░░░░░░░ has made a prior ░░░░░░░░ He s running for ░░░░░░░░ general of Minnesota Wouldn ░░░░░░░░ the concern about Kavanaugh ░░░░░░░░ professor Ford be more ░░░░░░░░ if Democrats were condemning ░░░░░░░░ charge against Democrats in ░░░░░░░░ mist including congressman Ellison ░░░░░░░░ made it very clear ░░░░░░░░ make no excuse for ░░░░░░░░ who engages in these ░░░░░░░░ of behavior As far ░░░░░░░░ Keith Ellison these charges ░░░░░░░░ to be investigated Meanwhile ░░░░░░░░ the next week or ░░░░░░░░ we have before us ░░░░░░░░ nominee under a cloud ░░░░░░░░ are left with basically ░░░░░░░░ said she said This ░░░░░░░░ a lot in the ░░░░░░░░ of sexual assault We ░░░░░░░░ this For example when ░░░░░░░░ person who is running ░░░░░░░░ my sister Heidi heitkampf ░░░░░░░░ he said nothing happened ░░░░░░░░ I don t think ░░░░░░░░ Dakota should be electing ░░░░░░░░ who thinks that rape ░░░░░░░░ not a crime I ░░░░░░░░ to be very laser ░░░░░░░░ on the fact that ░░░░░░░░ person who already has ░░░░░░░░ issues he will misstate ░░░░░░░░ holding of a case ░░░░░░░░ that I m very ░░░░░░░░ with He will misapply ░░░░░░░░ case I said at ░░░░░░░░ hearing I do not ░░░░░░░░ to have a person ░░░░░░░░ the Supreme Court who ░░░░░░░░ t seem to be ░░░░░░░░ to apply the facts ░░░░░░░░ ways that do not ░░░░░░░░ his outcome driven agenda ░░░░░░░░ the same time we ░░░░░░░░ have this cloud We ░░░░░░░░ have one person on ░░░░░░░░ Supreme Court who got ░░░░░░░░ under this cloud We ░░░░░░░░ not have another.