SCOTUS

>> Senator Durbin Thank you ░░░░░░░░ Chairman Like my colleague ░░░░░░░░ Whitehouse I don t ░░░░░░░░ my silence to be ░░░░░░░░ as a consent to ░░░░░░░░ process that we have ░░░░░░░░ before this Senate Judiciary ░░░░░░░░ It is unlike any ░░░░░░░░ I have ever seen ░░░░░░░░ designation of committee confidential ░░░░░░░░ be put in historic ░░░░░░░░ There will be an ░░░░░░░░ for us later this ░░░░░░░░ to meet and confidential ░░░░░░░░ secret private session to ░░░░░░░░ this nominee That is ░░░░░░░░ unusual It is done ░░░░░░░░ virtually every nominee Some ░░░░░░░░ the meetings are literally ░░░░░░░░ minute or two we ░░░░░░░░ there s nothing to ░░░░░░░░ about and we are ░░░░░░░░ But it has happened ░░░░░░░░ the past whenever we ░░░░░░░░ with committee confidential it ░░░░░░░░ something very specific and ░░░░░░░░ very personal to a ░░░░░░░░ It was done bipartisan ░░░░░░░░ that we should protect ░░░░░░░░ or comments that may ░░░░░░░░ have any truth to ░░░░░░░░ whatsoever The committee should ░░░░░░░░ them into consideration That ░░░░░░░░ a far cry from ░░░░░░░░ we have faced with ░░░░░░░░ nominee I cannot understand ░░░░░░░░ I said this on ░░░░░░░░ opening statement here the ░░░░░░░░ we have given to ░░░░░░░░ man named bill Burke ░░░░░░░░ assistant to the nominee ░░░░░░░░ have said to been ░░░░░░░░ Mr Burke You will ░░░░░░░░ to say Which documents ░░░░░░░░ can discuss open and ░░░░░░░░ and which ones we ░░░░░░░░ Who is this man ░░░░░░░░ what authority could he ░░░░░░░░ be denying to the ░░░░░░░░ people information about a ░░░░░░░░ who is seeking a ░░░░░░░░ appointment to the highest ░░░░░░░░ in the land The ░░░░░░░░ archives is usually the ░░░░░░░░ point of this process ░░░░░░░░ put in the record ░░░░░░░░ a statement from the ░░░░░░░░ archives disavowing this whole ░░░░░░░░ saying This is not ░░░░░░░░ way we have done ░░░░░░░░ in the past We ░░░░░░░░ initiate this Please give ░░░░░░░░ a few weeks to ░░░░░░░░ this in an orderly ░░░░░░░░ But the decision was ░░░░░░░░ by the White House ░░░░░░░░ the administration not to ░░░░░░░░ down that path Not ░░░░░░░░ take the same course ░░░░░░░░ have on previous nominees ░░░░░░░░ to allow it to ░░░░░░░░ gentleman bill Burkitt a ░░░░░░░░ attorney the authority to ░░░░░░░░ what the American people ░░░░░░░░ see about the background ░░░░░░░░ Brett Kavanaugh in other ░░░░░░░░ Who is bill Burkett ░░░░░░░░ that I know of ░░░░░░░░ is that he was ░░░░░░░░ an assistant to the ░░░░░░░░ I am told that ░░░░░░░░ is not only attorney ░░░░░░░░ George W Bush but ░░░░░░░░ for the White House ░░░░░░░░ Mr Mcgann Mr Reince ░░░░░░░░ the former chief of ░░░░░░░░ and Steve Bannon a ░░░░░░░░ who I couldn t ░░░░░░░░ in a few words ░░░░░░░░ he is his personal ░░░░░░░░ In this situation he ░░░░░░░░ now the litmus test ░░░░░░░░ is the filter to ░░░░░░░░ what the American people ░░░░░░░░ see about this nominee ░░░░░░░░ is why we bring ░░░░░░░░ issue before you Lest ░░░░░░░░ think we are harping ░░░░░░░░ a trifle we are ░░░░░░░░ about whether the American ░░░░░░░░ have the right to ░░░░░░░░ We now know that ░░░░░░░░ than 10 of documents ░░░░░░░░ the public career of ░░░░░░░░ Kavanagh have been made ░░░░░░░░ to this committee I ░░░░░░░░ want to say to ░░░░░░░░ colleagues particularly my colleague ░░░░░░░░ New Jersey I completely ░░░░░░░░ with you I concur ░░░░░░░░ what you are doing ░░░░░░░░ let s jump into ░░░░░░░░ pit together I hope ░░░░░░░░ other colleagues will join ░░░░░░░░ So that there is ░░░░░░░░ to be some retribution ░░░░░░░░ the senator from New ░░░░░░░░ count me in I ░░░░░░░░ to be part of ░░░░░░░░ process I want to ░░░░░░░░ how bill Burke this ░░░░░░░░ attorney has the right ░░░░░░░░ say as one of ░░░░░░░░ colleagues mentioned This should ░░░░░░░░ considered a classified document ░░░░░░░░ top secret document A ░░░░░░░░ that relates to the ░░░░░░░░ security of the United ░░░░░░░░ By what right By ░░░░░░░░ authority can Mr Burke ░░░░░░░░ designate a document as ░░░░░░░░ confidential He has no ░░░░░░░░ to do that He ░░░░░░░░ has authority because he ░░░░░░░░ the consent and the ░░░░░░░░ of the Republican majority ░░░░░░░░ this committee That is ░░░░░░░░ only thing that brings ░░░░░░░░ to this moment Let ░░░░░░░░ just say in closing ░░░░░░░░ last thing I am ░░░░░░░░ that one of my ░░░░░░░░ is characterizing all of ░░░░░░░░ on the democratic side ░░░░░░░░ the first of this ░░░░░░░░ as contemptuous I have ░░░░░░░░ heard that said before ░░░░░░░░ a full committee meeting ░░░░░░░░ it has been said ░░░░░░░░ m particularly sorry that ░░░░░░░░ singled out one of ░░░░░░░░ colleagues on this side ░░░░░░░░ accused him of conduct ░░░░░░░░ of the United States ░░░░░░░░ I think statements like ░░░░░░░░ are personal they are ░░░░░░░░ the motive of a ░░░░░░░░ something we should do ░░░░░░░░ very best to avoid ░░░░░░░░ the United States Senate ░░░░░░░░ you re ever going ░░░░░░░░ restore the integrity of ░░░░░░░░ body.