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With new sexual misconduct allegations swirling around the Supreme Court nominee, the unindicted co-conspirator hasn't yet taken to Twitter, but says that the allegations against Kavanaugh are "totally political," and that "I am with him all the way," adding "There's a chance this could be one of the single most unfair, unjust things to happen to a candidate for anything. But I am with Judge Kavanaugh and I look forward to a vote." Two words, Mr. Trump: Merrick. Garland.
Meanwhile, Senate Republicans are going all in on the "totally political" talking point, demonstrating that they have absolutely no intention of giving either the first accuser, Christine Blasey Ford, or the second, Deborah Ramirez, a fair hearing. Hyper-partisans like Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) are calling it "character assassination" and demanding an immediate vote. Sunday night, Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) insisted that "Senate Democrats actively withheld information at political opportune moments" from the rest of the Committee.
That directly contradicts the New Yorker story by reporters Jane Mayer and Ronan Farrow, who report that senior Senate Republican staffers learned of the allegations last week, and "soon after" their bosses "issued renewed calls to accelerate the timing of a committee vote."
It's all down to Sens. Susan Collins (R-ME), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), and particularly Jeff Flake (R-AZ), who is on the Judiciary Committee. They could stop this farce right now by telling Mitch McConnell and Grassley that their votes are gone.
