What does a TRUMP presidency look like?

[garbon]

I'm not sure what point there would be in having a hearing if she doesn't testify. More men claiming that being a victim of an accusation is the real issue today, not sexual assault?

[Syt]

A normal and measured response would IMHO have been something along the lines of, "I'm not guilty of the accusations brought against me. However, I welcome an investigation into the matter as it will confirm the truth that these events didn't happen."

[garbon]

A normal and measured response would IMHO have been something along the lines of, "I'm not guilty of the accusations brought against me. However, I welcome an investigation into the matter as it will confirm the truth that these events didn't happen."

But that is always kind of a lie. Who really welcomes an investigation into themselves?

Also, once the various Republican groups started spinning there was no hope of any measures responses.

[Admiral Yi]

A normal and measured response would IMHO have been something along the lines of, "I'm not guilty of the accusations brought against me. However, I welcome an investigation into the matter as it will confirm the truth that these events didn't happen."

An investigation gives us her version, Kavanaugh and his buddy's version, the versions of their respective friends.  We already have all that.

[crazy canuck]

Investigators tend to look at more then the press releases and statements of spokespeople.  They also tend to question those involved and engage in a soft cross examination to make assessments about the evidence.  That might be achieved through a senate hearing but I agree with dps, the senate process is about politics not truth finding.

[Berkut]

A normal and measured response would IMHO have been something along the lines of, "I'm not guilty of the accusations brought against me. However, I welcome an investigation into the matter as it will confirm the truth that these events didn't happen."

An investigation gives us her version, Kavanaugh and his buddy's version, the versions of their respective friends.  We already have all that.

We don't know what an investigation might give us - that is why you have investigations.

[Razgovory]

I feel really sorry for this woman.  Was she attacked by Kavanaugh?  It's plausible, if I thought it would help, I'd like law enforcement to look into it.  But it won't help.  He can't be convicted of anything and he will be a supreme court justice regardless of what she says.  She already fears for her life and hostile Senators are going to grill her next week.  They'll face harassment for weeks afterword and will never be safe.

[OttoVonBismarck]

New allegations have come out from Kavanaugh's Yale years. To be honest refusing to investigate this fully is a potential own goal for the GOP. If you fully investigate and it's basically Anita Hill 2.0 (meaning credible allegations that can't be proven), okay—you can maybe get him approved like Thomas was (or not.) But if you rush this through without looking into the skeletons you have a potentially compromised Supreme Court justice. It's actually much worse for the GOP to get a compromised guy on the bench who then becomes the subject of further congressional or criminal investigations than it is to just pull him and get another conservative on the court.

[FunkMonk]

This Avennati guy, lawyer for Stormy Daniels and supposedly in the hunt for 2020, said on Twitter he has evidence that Kav and his buddy Judge, along with others in that part of the DC suburbs, ran trains on women at many parties, and then posted his correspondence with Senate Judiciary Committee.

[Razgovory]

This Avennati guy, lawyer for Stormy Daniels and supposedly in the hunt for 2020, said on Twitter he has evidence that Kav and his buddy Judge, along with others in that part of the DC suburbs, rain trains on women at many parties, and then posted his correspondence with Senate Judiciary Committee.

Avennati is a weirdo.  I don't understand exactly how he is able to put himself at the center of all this stuff.

[OttoVonBismarck]

Nothing wrong with running trains long as everyone is consenting.

[FunkMonk]

This Avennati guy, lawyer for Stormy Daniels and supposedly in the hunt for 2020, said on Twitter he has evidence that Kav and his buddy Judge, along with others in that part of the DC suburbs, rain trains on women at many parties, and then posted his correspondence with Senate Judiciary Committee.

Avennati is a weirdo.  I don't understand exactly how he is able to put himself at the center of all this stuff.

He's a publicity hound and a lawyer. He'll find his way into the national discourse. 

I'm terrified that he will be the Dem nominee in 2020.

[jimmy olsen]

This Avennati guy, lawyer for Stormy Daniels and supposedly in the hunt for 2020, said on Twitter he has evidence that Kav and his buddy Judge, along with others in that part of the DC suburbs, rain trains on women at many parties, and then posted his correspondence with Senate Judiciary Committee.

Avennati is a weirdo.  I don't understand exactly how he is able to put himself at the center of all this stuff.

He's a narcissist like Trump, but actually competent at his profession. That doesn't mean he'd be competent at governing.

[OttoVonBismarck]

Avenatti is as credible to me as Trump was c. 2015

[jimmy olsen]

Avenatti is as credible to me as Trump was c. 2015

Is that a response to me saying he's competent as a lawyer?

He definitely seems to be better at law than Trump was at real estate. He's won some big cases.