Grassley, Collins urge Kavanaugh accuser Christine Ford to reconsider her apparent refusal to testify
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley and other top Republicans on Wednesday urged Christine Blasey Ford in a letter to reconsider her apparent refusal to testify next week about her decades-old sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.
In a separate, scathing letter to Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats, Grassley sharply condemned what he called their persistent "abuse of this confirmation process" through "delay and obstruction ... with every argument available."
Grassley reiterated that Monday's hearing would remain on the calendar despite Democrats' objections.
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley and other top Republicans on Wednesday urged Christine Blasey Ford in a letter to reconsider her apparent refusal to testify next week about her decades-old sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.
In a separate, scathing letter to Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats, Grassley sharply condemned what he called their persistent "abuse of this confirmation process" through "delay and obstruction ... with every argument available."
Grassley reiterated that Monday's hearing would remain on the calendar despite Democrats' objections.
In his letter to Senate Democrats,
Grassley noted that
his staff was willing to
"fly to California, or anywhere else,
to meet" Ford
and interview her privately or publicly.
He also criticized Democrats for refusing to respond to offers by committee Republican staffers to set up meetings with Kavanaugh, Ford, and others.
"You have stated repeatedly that
Dr. Ford wants to tell her story,"
Grassley wrote to Ford's lawyers.
"I sincerely hope that Dr. Ford
will accept my invitation to do so,
either privately or publicly,
on Monday.
In the meantime,
my staff would still welcome the
opportunity to speak with Dr. Ford at
a time and place convenient to her."
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/201...o-reconsider-apparent-refusal-to-testify.html
Grassley noted that
his staff was willing to
"fly to California, or anywhere else,
to meet" Ford
and interview her privately or publicly.
He also criticized Democrats for refusing to respond to offers by committee Republican staffers to set up meetings with Kavanaugh, Ford, and others.
"You have stated repeatedly that
Dr. Ford wants to tell her story,"
Grassley wrote to Ford's lawyers.
"I sincerely hope that Dr. Ford
will accept my invitation to do so,
either privately or publicly,
on Monday.
In the meantime,
my staff would still welcome the
opportunity to speak with Dr. Ford at
a time and place convenient to her."
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/201...o-reconsider-apparent-refusal-to-testify.html
