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Grassley Gives Christine Blasey Ford 2:30 PM Deadline
As TGP's Kristinn Taylor reported , Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley announced late Friday night via Twitter that he has caved on his 10 p.m. EDT deadline for Christine Ford to decide on testifying before the committee about her uncorroborated charges accusing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting decades ago at a drunken high school pool party. The counteroffer given by the Senate Republicans to hold the hearing next Wednesday still stands-Ford must respond to the Judiciary Committee with her prepared testimony and biography Saturday at 2:30 PM.
Four South Carolina Counties Designated for Individual Assistance
Homeowners, renters and business owners in four counties may now apply for federal disaster assistance for uninsured and underinsured damages and losses resulting from Hurricane Florence. To be eligible for federal disaster aid, storm damage and losses from the hurricane and flooding must have occurred as a result of Hurricane Florence, beginning Sept.
Christine Ford’s Attorney Debra Katz: “The Need for…
Christine Ford's Attorney Debra Katz: "The Need for Lawyers to Support Social Justice Groups Has Never Been More Urgent" Last Saturday anti-Trump activist Christine Ford accused Judge Brett Kavanaugh of groping her over her swimsuit sometime around 36 years ago at an unknown place. The three men she accused of being present during the incident have all vehemently denied her accusations.
Kavanaugh accuser Ford agrees to testify
Christine Blasey Ford agreed to testify about her sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh shortly before a 2:30 p.m. Saturday deadline. Attorneys for Ford, who accuses Kavanaugh of sexual assaulting her at a party in Maryland 36 years ago, wrote in an email Saturday afternoon she "accepts the committee's request to provide her firsthand knowledge of Brett Kavanaugh's sexual misconduct next week."
Christine Ford Will Testify – But No Commitment to Time or Format
Christine Ford has agreed to testify after Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley gave her a 2:30 PM deadline Saturday-but no commitment to a time or formata . As TGP's Kristinn Taylor reported , Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley announced late Friday night via Twitter that he has caved on his 10 p.m. EDT deadline for Christine Ford to decide on testifying before the committee about her uncorroborated charges accusing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting decades ago at a drunken high school pool party.
Christine Blasey Ford Will Testify
The Senate Judiciary Committee and lawyers for Ford have been in negotiations for days about whether she would appear before the panel. Ford has accused Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her in the 1980s when both were teenagers.
Commerce secretary ordered to testify about census citizenship question
A federal judge on Friday called for U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross to sit for a deposition in a lawsuit against his department regarding a question about citizenship added to the 2020 Census. In March, the Commerce Department announced the question would be included in the census, which the Trump administration said was necessary to enforce the Voting Rights Act.
Trump promises to rid Justice Dept. of ‘lingering stench’ 3 hours ago
President Donald Trump has issued an ominous warning about the Justice Department and the FBI, promising further firings to get rid of a "lingering stench" following reports that Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein discussed secretly recording the president . Trump, speaking at a rally in Missouri Friday, did not explicitly mention the Rosenstein furor, which was first reported by The New York Times and confirmed by The Associated Press.
Standoff has Kavanaugh accusera s Senate appearance in limbo
The high-stakes confrontation over whether Brett Kavanaugh's accuser will testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee grinded into Saturday as Republican Chairman Chuck Grassley gave Christine Blasey Ford more time to decide whether to tell her story to his panel and a riveted nation. Grassley had set a Friday night deadline for the 51-year-old California psychology professor to agree to the latest offer setting terms for her appearance.
Kavanaugh accuser considered moving to another country, husband says
Christine Blasey Ford, the woman accusing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault, considered moving to another country following Justice Anthony Kennedy's retirement earlier this year, her husband says. "She was like, 'I can't deal with this.
Aide to Sen. Chuck Grassley resigns amid reports he had been accused of sexual harassment
WASHINGTON An aide to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley resigned Friday night after NBC News learned he had been accused of sexual harassment at a previous job, according to media reports. Garrett Ventry served as a communications adviser to Grassley, helping the Senate Judiciary Committee with the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh, who has himself been accused of sexual assault.
The Latest: Pence calls Kavanaugh ‘a man of integrity’
The Latest on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and a woman accusing him of sexually assaulting her decades ago : Pence tells a gathering of evangelical activists in Washington that the appeals court judge's record and career deserve "the respect of every member of the United States Senate."
Ap Fact Check: Trump’s errant claims on Kavanaugh, economy
Juggling a suddenly hot-potato Supreme Court nomination and midterm-election jousting, President Donald Trump flubbed facts across a broad front over the past week. His comments about nominee Brett Kavanaugh's accuser betrayed a misunderstanding of how the process works.
Ex-White House official revises statement to Mueller after Flynn guilty plea: report
Former top White House official K.T. McFarland has reportedly revised her statement to the special counsel's office about her knowledge of former national security adviser Michael Flynn's Russian contacts. 's investigators -stating that she never talked to Flynn about his discussions with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak about sanctions - was contradicted by Flynn's guilty plea last year, The Washington Post reports.
North Dakota Senate candidate: Kavanaugh allegation ‘absurd’
In this Sept. 4, 2018, file photo, Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh is sworn-in before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington.
The Latest: Latest deadline looms for Kavanaugh accuser
The office of Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Sept.
Trump wants to rid Justice Department of ‘lingering stench’
President Donald Trump has issued an ominous warning about the Justice Department and the FBI, promising more firings to rid a "lingering stench" after reports that Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein discussed secretly recording Trump. Trump, at a political rally Friday night in Missouri, did not explicitly mention the Rosenstein furor, first reported by The New York Times and confirmed by The Associated Press.
Florence sweeps away motel and family’s hard work, savings
19, 2018 photo, Smita Depani, center, stands in the apartment she lived in while surveying the damage with her brother-in-law Jayanti Depani, right, and sister-in-law Puspa Manvar in the Starlite Motel... . In this Wednesday, Sept.
Brits Warned Trump Against Releasing Carter Page Surveillance Docs
The U.K. is America's closest intelligence ally and has a strong interest in keeping the surveillance application out of sight. But Trump still hasn't ruled out declassification.