{"id":104621,"date":"2018-09-25T06:12:41","date_gmt":"2018-09-25T10:12:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=104621"},"modified":"2018-09-25T06:12:41","modified_gmt":"2018-09-25T10:12:41","slug":"blasey-ford-lawyers-getting-desperate-or-determined-to-stall-her-appearance-yet-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=104621","title":{"rendered":"Blasey Ford Lawyers Getting Desperate or Determined to Stall Her Appearance Yet Again"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Hearing in Doubt? Christine Ford\u2019s Lawyer Rips Senate Plan to Have Prosecutor Ask Questions: Not \u2018Fair and Respectful\u2019<\/h1>\n<p><!--more-->by Joseph A. Wulfsohn<br \/>\nMEDIAite<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4996842\" src=\"http:\/\/am11.akamaized.net\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2018\/09\/kavanaugh-4.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/am11.akamaized.net\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2018\/09\/kavanaugh-4.jpg 1280w, http:\/\/am11.akamaized.net\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2018\/09\/kavanaugh-4-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/am11.akamaized.net\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2018\/09\/kavanaugh-4-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/am11.akamaized.net\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2018\/09\/kavanaugh-4-1200x675.jpg 1200w, http:\/\/am11.akamaized.net\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2018\/09\/kavanaugh-4-288x162.jpg 288w, http:\/\/am11.akamaized.net\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2018\/09\/kavanaugh-4-432x243.jpg 432w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Dr.\u00a0<strong>Christine Blasey Ford<\/strong>\u2018s legal team has sent a letter (which can be seen below via NBC\u2019s\u00a0<strong>Frank Thorp<\/strong>) to the Senate Judiciary Committee amid continuous negotiations ahead of Thursday\u2019s scheduled hearing.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">In new letter from Dr Ford\u2019s Attorney to the Judiciary Committee, they again object to having outside counsel ask the questions for republicans at Thursday\u2019s hearing, and ask for the name and resume of who that person will be.<\/p>\n<p>This does not appear to be a done deal. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MwggIeBGbs\">pic.twitter.com\/MwggIeBGbs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Frank Thorp V (@frankthorp) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/frankthorp\/status\/1044392822496002049?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 25, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In the letter addressed to Sen. Judiciary Chairman\u00a0<strong>Chuck Grassley<\/strong>\u00a0(R-IA), Ford\u2019s legal team cites Sen. Majority Leader\u2019s Mitch McConnell\u2019s (R-KY) speech on the Senate floor on Monday afternoon as \u201cflatly inconsistent\u201d\u00a0with Grassley\u2019s promise of a \u201cfair and credible process.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn our view, the hiring of an unnamed \u2018experienced sex crimes prosecutor\u2019 as Mr. Davis described in his email, is contrary to the Majority\u2019s repeated emphasis on the need for the Senate and this Committee\u2019s members to fulfill their constitutional obligations,\u201d attorney\u00a0<strong>Michael Bromwich<\/strong>\u00a0wrote. \u201cIt is also inconsistent with your stated wish to avoid a \u2018circus,\u2019 as well as Dr. Blasey Ford\u2019s repeated requests through counsel that senators conduct the questioning. This is not a criminal trial for which the involvement of an experienced sex crimes prosecutor would be appropriate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ford\u2019s team requested the identity of the sex crimes prosecutors the Committee would invite to the hearing along with their resumes.<\/p>\n<p>The letter also blasts the the White House\u2019s refusal to order an FBI investigation into Ford\u2019s allegation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe hearing plan that Mr. Davis described does not appear designed to provide Dr. Blasey Ford with fair and respectful treatment,\u201d Bromwich said.<\/p>\n<p>[image via screengrab]<\/p>\n<p>___<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/online\/hearing-in-doubt-christine-fords-lawyer-rips-senate-plan-to-have-prosecutor-ask-questions-not-fair-and-respectful\/\">http:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/online\/hearing-in-doubt-christine-fords-lawyer-rips-senate-plan-to-have-prosecutor-ask-questions-not-fair-and-respectful\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hearing in Doubt? 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