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kylegriffin1 twitterde op woensdag 26-09-2018 om 22:10:42 Feinstein is accusing Kavanaugh of misleading the Senate about his work with Ken Starr.She says by directing officials to talk to reporters during the Clinton probe, Kavanaugh may have violated grand jury secrecy laws. He said he never broke those rules. https://t.co/k1PK9Rjc2Q reageer retweet

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The top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee is accusing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of misleading the Senate about his handling of grand jury secrets while working for Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr two decades ago.

Kavanaugh's nomination has run into trouble in the last two weeks over allegations of sexual assault by two women, but Democrats have also complained that he misled them during his Senate testimony on a number of issues, including his handling of warrantless wiretapping and detainee policy in the George W. Bush administration.

Sen. Dianne Feinstein told POLITICO that she has now identified another area in which she believes Kavanaugh was not truthful in communications with senators. She said that by directing officials to speak to reporters during the investigation of President Bill Clinton, Kavanaugh may have violated grand jury secrecy laws — even though he told her and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) he never broke those rules.

"According to a memo from the National Archives, Brett Kavanaugh instructed Hickman Ewing, a colleague and deputy independent counsel in the Starr investigation, to ‘call [Chris] Ruddy’ about matters before a grand jury, which would be illegal to disclose," Feinstein said in a statement to POLITICO. "I asked Judge Kavanaugh in questions for the record whether he had shared ‘information learned through grand jury proceedings.’ His answer, which says that he acted ‘consistent with the law,’ conflicts with the official memo from Mr. Ewing. Disclosing grand jury information is against the law and would be troubling for any lawyer, especially one applying for a promotion to the highest court in the country.”

Democrats have so far gotten little traction with their arguments that Kavanaugh was not upfront with senators during his testimony and in other official communication with lawmakers. But the latest instance could bolster their claims that his credibility is in question as he seeks to fight off the allegations of sexual assault.

The White House did not immediately respond to requests for comment for this story.

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Op woensdag 26 september 2018 23:27 schreef westwoodblvd het volgende:
Trump's persco is ... Ik heb er geen woorden voor.

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Op woensdag 26 september 2018 23:28 schreef Mike het volgende:

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Ik zie dat op Twitter ook, maar heb geen idee wat-ie gezegd heeft. Wat zei-ie zoal?

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Op woensdag 26 september 2018 23:08 schreef Tweek het volgende:

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Ja oke, maar als je het 1 of 2 keer mee maakt, weet wie de daders zijn dan blijf je op een gegeven moment wel weg bij zo'n feestje lijkt me. Dan praat je met je bevriende studenten en spreek je af om daar niet meer heen te gaan. Het is niet dat ik haar verklaring niet geloof, staat teveel op het spel voor haar om te liegen, maar het was een andere tijd vind ik niet echt een argument.

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Op woensdag 26 september 2018 23:54 schreef Nibb-it het volgende:
Heeft iemand een linkje?

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Op woensdag 26 september 2018 23:58 schreef Mike het volgende:
Haha, hij lijkt wel dronken.