Gillibrand Rails Against Fox News on MSNBC: ‘Trying to Confuse Voters’ About Kavanaugh

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand criticized Fox News tonight for the interview Martha MacCallum did with Brett Kavanaugh.

Gillibrand reiterated to Chris Hayes comments she made to Anderson Cooper last night: “A Fox News interview is not an FBI investigation.”

She continued to say “they didn’t even ask all the relevant questions,” arguing there’s plenty of corroborating evidence to refute Kavanaugh “downplay[ing] his drinking.”

And as Gillibrand continued, she invoked Fox News again:

“This is not a court of law. We are not proving beyond a reasonable doubt. No one’s going to jail. This is about––do you deserve the promotion? Do you deserve this job opportunity to be a Supreme Court justice? To have a lifetime appointment, to make fundamental decisions about women’s rights for perhaps decades to come, do you have the privilege to serve? Not whether you’re going to be convicted in law. So every time you hear on Fox News, ‘Assume you’re innocent, you have to have proof beyond a reasonable doubt,’ they’re trying to confuse voters. They’re trying to confuse people across this country. That’s not what this is about. This is about––do you believe he’s honest? Do you believe he has the character to have a lifetime appointment? Do you think his story isn’t adding up? And based on hearing from these two women, these strong, credible women and their stories and all the corroborating evidence, I believe them.”

Watch above, via MSNBC.

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