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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsI think Kavanaugh is making a mistake.
If Kavanaugh doesn't withdraw from consideration and is confirmed, I think his problems will not be over.
Whether or not Dr. Ford testifies, my bet is there are scores of reporters trying to run down her allegations. Somebody is going to ascertain the facts - there are Pulitzers at stake. If, as I believe, what they will find substantiates the allegations, Kavanaugh will find himself being a Supreme Court justice facing charges for attempted rape.
Unless he is innocent and he is confident there will be no evidence found to substantiate the allegations, he really ought to get his name out of the news.
RKP5637
(67,084 posts)I am really slow to assume guilt, it runs counter to my civil libertarian ideals. BUT, if it was me and if I was being falsely accused, I'd go straight to the FBI and asked for a polygraph - I'd be demanding a full FBI investigation - I'd insist that my "friend" be subpoenaed to appear and testify. The fact that none of these things has happened makes me conclude he is guilty.
empedocles
(15,751 posts)is tremendous.
But I wouldn't be willing to go to jail for Trump.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,576 posts)He probably wouldn't have been prosecuted even if his conduct had been reported at the time it happened, because Kavanaugh was an entitled white kid from a well-off family; his mother was a judge and his dad was a lawyer; he was attending a prestigious private school; and he was a minor. If he had been charged with anything it would have been a misdemeanor, and because he was a minor the file would have been sealed. The local police and prosecutor aren't going to try to resurrect a 36-year-old crime that probably wouldn't have been prosecuted in the first place. Maybe that's not the way it should happen, but that's the way the "justice" system works.
enough
(13,254 posts)TomSlick
(11,086 posts)No prosecutor would sweep this under the rug if there is good evidence to support a conviction. It would be the end of a career.
underthematrix
(5,811 posts)And if you know who that is google him
TomSlick
(11,086 posts)Kavanaugh could end up in prison.
underthematrix
(5,811 posts)but not for sexual assault. I think he will end up in prison because his nomination was part of a criminal conspiracy to obstruct justice.
My overarching point though was Kavanaugh will not have a lifetime appointment on the SCOUS
TomSlick
(11,086 posts)It seems to me that he committed perjury both in his confirmation hearings for the DC Circuit and SCOTUS.
underthematrix
(5,811 posts)The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,576 posts)that was not illegal but was tainted because it also involved a person who was under investigation for securities fraud. There were also some other alleged financial skeletons in his closet, although he was never charged with any crime. He eventually resigned from the court at the urging of Earl Warren to protect the reputation of the court and put the scandal to rest. This was during the Nixon administration and Nixon wanted him off the court because of his liberal opinions, so there was also talk of impeachment (they also wanted to impeach Earl Warren for being liberal).
I suppose it's conceivable that if more or new evidence relating to Kavanaugh's behavior were to surface, he could also end up resigning under pressure (from whom? Roberts?), but it would have to be very serious and very persuasive.
pwb
(11,245 posts)They all thought they could get away with anything too.? He will be another life ruined by Trump, hopefully.
TomSlick
(11,086 posts)Everyone he touches, turns to $h!t.
Cousin Dupree
(1,866 posts)moves to get him out office no matter what he does. Id say hes Teflon Don.
TomSlick
(11,086 posts)A growing number is his "best people" are in jail.
Amaryllis
(9,524 posts)TomSlick
(11,086 posts)My bet is that Ronan better hurry - I suspect there is competition out there for the story.
Rhiannon12866
(204,689 posts)Does he really want his kids to go through all this, too? It really is impossible to miss...
JCMach1
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TomSlick
(11,086 posts)There is a world of difference in the legal exposure between sexual harassment and attempted rape.
Any crime involved in Thomas' sexual harassment is long since barred by the statute of limitations. There is no statute of limitations in Maryland for attempted rape.