Grassley: ‘I Hope We Can Say No to Mob Rule by Voting to Confirm Judge Kavanaugh’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT GRASSLEY She ░░░░░░░░ quote a he said ░░░░░░░░ said case is incredibly ░░░░░░░░ to prove but this ░░░░░░░░ is even weaker than ░░░░░░░░ Dr Ford identified other ░░░░░░░░ to the events and ░░░░░░░░ witnesses either refuted her ░░░░░░░░ or failed to corroborate ░░░░░░░░ For the reasons discussed ░░░░░░░░ I do not think ░░░░░░░░ a reasonable prosecutor could ░░░░░░░░ this case based upon ░░░░░░░░ evidence before the committee ░░░░░░░░ do I believe that ░░░░░░░░ evidence is sufficient to ░░░░░░░░ the preponderance of evidence ░░░░░░░░ end of quote So ░░░░░░░░ have thoroughly investigated Judge ░░░░░░░░ s background In addition ░░░░░░░░ the prior six F ░░░░░░░░ I Field background investigations ░░░░░░░░ interviews of nearly 150 ░░░░░░░░ the sexual assault allegations ░░░░░░░░ the F B I ░░░░░░░░ what we Senate investigators ░░░░░░░░ concluded That is this ░░░░░░░░ is nothing in the ░░░░░░░░ F B I Background ░░░░░░░░ report that we didn ░░░░░░░░ already know These uncorroborated ░░░░░░░░ have been unequivocally and ░░░░░░░░ rejected by Judge Kavanaugh ░░░░░░░░ neither the Judiciary Committee ░░░░░░░░ the F B I ░░░░░░░░ locate any third parties ░░░░░░░░ can attest to any ░░░░░░░░ the allegations There also ░░░░░░░░ no contemporaneous evidence This ░░░░░░░░ found no hint of ░░░░░░░░ and the same is ░░░░░░░░ of six prior F ░░░░░░░░ I Investigations conducted during ░░░░░░░░ Kavanaugh s 25 years ░░░░░░░░ public service Nothing an ░░░░░░░░ including career F B ░░░░░░░░ Special agents does ever ░░░░░░░░ good enough to satisfy ░░░░░░░░ leaderships in Washington who ░░░░░░░░ out opposition to Judge ░░░░░░░░ before he was even ░░░░░░░░ There is simply no ░░░░░░░░ then to deny Judge ░░░░░░░░ a seat on the ░░░░░░░░ Court on the basis ░░░░░░░░ the evidence presented to ░░░░░░░░ The Democratic strategy used ░░░░░░░░ Judge Kavanaugh has made ░░░░░░░░ thing clear they will ░░░░░░░░ be satisfied no matter ░░░░░░░░ fair and thorough the ░░░░░░░░ is 31 years ago ░░░░░░░░ Senate Democrats treatment of ░░░░░░░░ Bork their playbook remains ░░░░░░░░ same For the left ░░░░░░░░ advice and consent has ░░░░░░░░ search and destroy a ░░░░░░░░ derby I m pleased ░░░░░░░░ support Judge Kavanaugh s ░░░░░░░░ I m sorry for ░░░░░░░░ the whole family went ░░░░░░░░ the last several weeks ░░░░░░░░ should all admire Kavanaugh ░░░░░░░░ willingness to serve his ░░░░░░░░ despite the way he ░░░░░░░░ been treated It would ░░░░░░░░ a travesty then if ░░░░░░░░ Senate did not confirm ░░░░░░░░ most qualified nomination in ░░░░░░░░ nation s history The ░░░░░░░░ of allegations against him ░░░░░░░░ proven to be false ░░░░░░░░ ve also proven that ░░░░░░░░ discussion of his qualifications ░░░░░░░░ up with any discussion ░░░░░░░░ his qualifications nothing showed ░░░░░░░░ wasn t qualified We ░░░░░░░░ a campaign of distraction ░░░░░░░░ his outstanding qualifications A ░░░░░░░░ of destruction of this ░░░░░░░░ individual What we have ░░░░░░░░ is the resistance that ░░░░░░░░ existed since the day ░░░░░░░░ the November 2016 election ░░░░░░░░ s centered right here ░░░░░░░░ Capitol Hill They have ░░░░░░░░ mob rule When you ░░░░░░░░ things about Get in ░░░░░░░░ face bother people at ░░░░░░░░ restaurant where you can ░░░░░░░░ a Cabinet member these ░░░░░░░░ coming from public servants ░░░░░░░░ ought to set an ░░░░░░░░ of civility in American ░░░░░░░░ And it has been ░░░░░░░░ worse by what has ░░░░░░░░ to Judge Kavanaugh I ░░░░░░░░ we can say no ░░░░░░░░ mob rule by voting ░░░░░░░░ confirm Judge Kavanaugh I ░░░░░░░░ the floor.”