The nominee is an innocent victim of the State Department’s contemptuous failures to respond to congressional inquiries.

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It raises a lot of questions about Democrats' tactics and motives to bring this to the rest of the committee's attention only now rather than during these many steps along the way, senator Feinstein should publicly release the letter Senator Feinstein received back in July so that everyone can know what Senator Feinstein's known for weeks.

The Senate Judiciary Committee will vote on Judge Kavanaugh's nomination will proceed as scheduled, next Thursday.

I'm not going to speculate on what the President might do. But I can tell you Jeff Sessions has always been a friend and is still a friend.

I'm not going to speculate on what the President might do. But I can tell you Jeff Sessions has always been a friend and is still a friend, when we get Kavanaugh done we're going to have time -- anything that's in my jurisdiction that the President sends up that we have to do. But that's unrelated to any questions that people are floating around about Jeff Sessions right now. Because I wouldn't want to connect what I just told you about my having time with anything doing with Jeff Sessions.

The President withdrew it and The President has the authority to... by Chuck Grassley

The President withdrew it and The President has the authority to do that.

You could probably get them all if you want to take a year to do it, but obviously, you're going to only ask for what's relevant.

I think that we ca n’t count on any Democrats until we get the 50 votes we need, and then we ’ll get five or six of them, otherwise, I do n’t think we can count on them.

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For more than three decades, Justice Kennedy served with great distinction on the Supreme Court of the United States, i expect the President will soon nominate someone for the Senate to consider. I encourage the President to choose a nominee with the credentials, intellect and commitment to the rule of law necessary to serve on Supreme Court.

So we can just delay and delay and delay, if we don't vote for any more judges that Flake doesn't want to vote for until September, we still probably got plenty to do.

They see a story of kid glove treatment for one side and bare-knu... by Chuck Grassley

They see a story of kid glove treatment for one side and bare-knuckle tactics for the other.

After the Kozinski scandal and other allegations, it was a real chance to undertake reforms, but in too many ways, this vague report kicks the can down the road. ... It appears victims could be left wondering to whom they can report, with little instruction or transparency in the process or resolution.

If I were President of the United States and I had a lawyer that told me I could pardon myself, I think I would hire a new lawyer.

The question is, is Chuck Grassley using it for legitimate national security purposes ? and I'm sure he feels he is. But I think there is some question about that.

I have no decision now, in fact, it's just come to my attention, not only through your question but a few minutes ago.

So too does the Committee’s interest in learning the FBI agents ’ actual assessments of their interview of Lt. Gen. Flynn, particularly given the apparent contradiction between what then-Directory Comey told us in March 2017 and what he now claims.

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So my message to any one of the nine Supreme Court justices, if you're thinking about quitting this year, do it yesterday.

Consequently, I would rely on them to make a judgment on whatever Iowa Republican should recuse Iowa Republican in.

It seems like after one year that there has been no evidence, at least that has been made public, no evidence that there's been any truth to the accusations of collusion between the The President and Russia, so why would he want to raise an issue that's so far going favorable to him ?

It’s a very important part of the process but it’s not entirely d... by Chuck Grassley

It’s a very important part of the process but it’s not entirely definitive.

Obviously the views of the majority leader are important to consider, but they do not govern what happens here in the Senate Judiciary Committee, if consideration on the floor was the standard for approving a bill in committee or not, we wouldn't probably be moving any bills out of Senate Judiciary Committee.