{"id":33708,"date":"2018-09-14T13:16:22","date_gmt":"2018-09-14T20:16:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=33708"},"modified":"2018-09-14T18:28:23","modified_gmt":"2018-09-15T01:28:23","slug":"now-we-know-why","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2018\/09\/14\/now-we-know-why\/","title":{"rendered":"Now We Know Why!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Some thought that Trump picked Kavanaugh because he always rules for the rich.\u00a0 Some thought it was because of his prejudice against people of color. Some thought it was because of his homophobic hatred of LGBT folk.\u00a0 Some thought it was because he will either overturn or eviscerate Roe v. Wade<\/em>.\u00a0 But at last, now we know why.\u00a0 Both are pussy grabbers!<\/span><\/p>\n

\"0914FeinsteinKavanaughTrump\"<\/p>\n

The senior Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee referred information involving Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh, President Trump\u2019s nominee to the Supreme Court, to federal investigators on Thursday, but the senator declined to make public what the matter involved.<\/p>\n

Two officials familiar with the matter say the incident involved possible sexual misconduct between Judge Kavanaugh and a woman when they were both in high school<\/strong>. They spoke anonymously because they were not authorized to discuss the matter.<\/p>\n

The statement by Senator Dianne Feinstein of California came a week before the Judiciary Committee is to vote on his nomination. \u201cI have received information from an individual concerning the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court,\u201d Ms. Feinstein said in a statement. \u201cThat individual strongly requested confidentiality, declined to come forward or press the matter further, and I have honored that decision. I have, however, referred the matter to federal investigative authorities.\u201d<\/p>\n

The information came in July in a letter, which was first sent to the office of Representative Anna Eshoo, Democrat of California, and accuses the judge of sexual misconduct toward the letter\u2019s author, a person familiar with the letter confirmed… [emphasis added<\/em>]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Inserted from <NY Times<\/a>><\/span><\/p>\n

Lawrence O’Donnell covered this story in two segments.\u00a0 Here’s the first<\/a>:<\/span><\/p>\n