Grassley Says Kavanaugh Committee Vote Will Be Monday If Christine Ford’s Legal Team Doesn’t Meet Deadline

Josh FeldmanSep 21st, 2018, 7:18 pm
 

Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Chuck Grassley has a statement out tonight setting a firm deadline for Christine Blasey Ford‘s legal team to respond to.

And if they do not meet the deadline or if Ford does not want to testify, then they will hold the vote confirming Brett Kavanaugh Monday.

Grassley says this in the statement:

“Despite the fact that the July 30th letter remains hidden, my committee has been investigating the allegations and has heard from multiple witnesses since Sunday. Ms. Katz has discussed Dr. Ford’s allegations in numerous media interviews and said on TV Monday morning that Dr. Ford wants to share her account with the Senate Judiciary Committee. It’s Friday night and nothing’s been agreed to despite our extensive efforts to make testimony possible. I’m extending the deadline for response yet again to 10 o’clock this evening. I’m providing a notice of a vote to occur Monday in the event that Dr. Ford’s attorneys don’t respond or Dr. Ford decides not to testify. In the event that we can come to a reasonable resolution as I’ve been seeking all week, then I will postpone the committee vote to accommodate her testimony. We cannot continue to delay.”

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