Rachel Mitchell cannot be hired without Sen. Feinstein?

[SHRED]

Don't know if this is true or not.

Link to tweet

[rzemanfl]

1. Worth trying. K&R. n/t

[idcdu]

2. Let the senators ask questions

And get them on record for their career enders.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

3. Heard Collins say yesterday there are 7 of them. Nt

[DeminPennswoods]

4. She's being hired by the committee's Rs, not

the committe itself. I'd think each party has the right to hire and fire it's own staff and pay for its own consultants, investigators, etc, if they like.

[SHRED]

5. But the above includes the ranking minority member

[DeminPennswoods]

6. Suspect this applies to joint hires,

that is, people who work for the committee as a whole. Then it makes sense for the chairman and ranking member to agree on who's hired. For ex, if the committee wanted to administer polygraph tests and needed an expert polygrapher to give the test and interpret the results, that person would fall under the rule cited.

[TheBlackAdder]

7. She's not a consultant, but hired as a 3-day Republican aide.

[lsewpershad]

8. The repukes

always seem to find a way
While elite dems always seem to seek a middle ground with the help of the repukes..

[LiberalArkie]

11. I believe the middle ground is where all the profit is.

[ProudLib72]

15. She's not a lawyer

She just plays one on TV.

[calimary]

9. Well, how 'bout that.

Maybe this is just another rule that the CONS have decided they don't have to follow.

[kag]

10. That's what I was thinking.

It doesn't matter what the rules are. The R's just don't give a shit. They'll break whatever rule they need to in order to get their way.

[watoos]

12. Grassley is scum

so c'mon Jeff Flake, you are on the committee, do what is right for the country. Speak out about this corrupt process. 5 minutes a person to question someone who is up for a lifetime appointment. C'mon Flake, country over party.

[saidsimplesimon]

13. Yes, 1-202-224-4521

I have only been able so far to leave a message on the "leave a comment on an issue" option. I will continue trying to reach a living human during business hours today.

Flake's AZ office, 602-840-1891, same voice recording, same options. What are they hiding from?

[Amaryllis]

14. They care nothing for rule of law. THey constantly bend or break rules.