In the whirlwind of maneuvers being performed on Capitol Hill over the course of the last few hours, one can get a bit lost.
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As it stands now, Dr. Christine Blasey-Ford has refused to testify in front of Congress to publicly declare her allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh are true. Ford is demanding that the FBI investigate the incident first, in order to have all relevant information available.
The only problem is that the FBI has denied her request on multiple occasions over the last 24 hours, as the Federal Bureau of Investigation has never been in the business of spending American taxpayer money to look into the sexual behavior of high school kids in the early 1980’s.
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Ford nor her lawyers seem willing to recognize this fact, and are refusing to help the nation get to the bottom of this mess at all.
Given the audacity of the tactics, Senator Chuck Grassley has had no choice but to set a timeline for discussion.
Dr. Ford shouldn’t be threatened or insulted & she deserves to be heard. I expect my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to be respectful & treat this situation with the sensitivity it deserves 1/4
— ChuckGrassley (@ChuckGrassley) September 19, 2018
We’re going to continue to try to hear from Dr. Ford in any format she’s comfortable w open session/closed session/private staff interviews/public staff interviews bc her information is very important. We’ve provided an opportunity for her to put her story fwd on Monday 2/4
— ChuckGrassley (@ChuckGrassley) September 19, 2018
If Senate Dems think they need the FBI to investigate, why didn’t they alert the FBI on July 30? As soon as I learned of the allegations from the Washington Post on Sunday I moved swiftly to follow up on Dr. Ford’s allegations As the FBI has said its role here is complete 3/4
— ChuckGrassley (@ChuckGrassley) September 19, 2018
Cmte investigators are following up on the leads from Dr. Ford’s allegations & news stories No other OUTSIDE investigation is necessary for the Cmte to do its investigation. Don’t know why Dems are refusing to cooperate in the cmte’s investigation I hope Dems will join me 4/4
— ChuckGrassley (@ChuckGrassley) September 19, 2018
Now, we wait. If Dr. Ford cannot be compelled to testify, (something that she surely knew would be a possibility when she sent the original letter over the summer), I don’t know what choice that leaves the rest of the nation.
We simply can’t allow “guilty until proven innocent” become the new standard in America, as it would undermine everything that we’ve worked to achieve over the last 240 years.
Due process is due process for all involved, not only the accuser and not only the defendant. This case isn’t in the FBI’s jurisdiction, and its unlikely that any other law enforcement agency would take up such a 36 year old cold case.
Dr. Ford’s best chance to be heard will be in Monday’s testimony, undeniably. The decision is hers.
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