Media Confirms: Schumer, Durbin Document Demands Part of Stall Strategy

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San Francisco Chronicle: ‘Feinstein, other Senate Dems have plan on Brett Kavanaugh nomination: Stall’

CITING TRANSPARENCY, DEMOCRATS DEMAND MILLIONS OF DOCUMENTS

  • SEN. DIANNE FEINSTEIN (D-CA): “The American people deserve to see Brett Kavanaugh's full record. They’re the ones who will be affected for generations if he’s confirmed to a lifetime appointment on the Supreme Court. Brett Kavanaugh’s entire record must be made public.” (Tweet, 7/26/18)
  • SEN. RICHARD BLUMENTHAL (D-CT): "Are you kidding?" Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut, another Democrat on the committee, said when asked if Democrats were simply trying to slow down the fight. "These documents are all extremely relevant to his views on executive power and Bush administration policy, as well as current questions of presidential authority." (Manu Raju and Ted Barrett, “Kavanaugh's paper trail becomes central to nomination fight in Senate,” CNN, 7/10/18)

 

BUT RECENT REPORTING SHOWS IT’S PART OF COORDINATED STARTEGY TO STALL

San Francisco Chronicle: “Feinstein, other Senate Dems have plan on Brett Kavanaugh nomination: Stall”

  • “The Democrats’ strategy, led by California’s Sen. Dianne Feinstein, is to demand to see every document that crossed Kavanaugh’s desk while he served as President George W. Bush’s staff secretary from 2003 to 2006.” (Bob Egelko, “Feinstein, other Senate Dems have plan on Brett Kavanaugh nomination: Stall,” San Francisco Chronicle, 7/29/18)
  • “Democrats are trying to delay the proceedings in hopes that time spent reviewing the judge’s record could unearth fresh concerns to sway senators’ opinions and upend voting.” (Jessica Gresko, “Senators spar on access to Kavanaugh’s staff secretary work,” Associated Press, 7/27/18)
  • “While his red-state members stall in the face of attacks from their GOP challengers, Schumer hopes to place massive pressure on moderate Republicans by raising damaging questions about Kavanaugh’s views on abortion, health care and presidential power.” (Burgess Everett and Elana Schor, “Inside Democrats’ strategy to defeat Kavanaugh,” Politico, 7/30/18)