Republicans Won't Give A Straight Answer On Why Mark Judge Won't Testify
By Cameron Joseph
September 27, 2018 2:50 pm
Judiciary Committee Republicans expressed frustration at not being able to corroborate details of Christine Blasey Fords testimony accusing Judge Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault on Thursday but repeatedly refused to say why they wouldnt bring in the third person who Ford says was in the room, Kavanaughs friend Mark Judge.
Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn (R-TX), a member of the committee and GOP leadership, shrugged off the first portion of Fords testimony.
Its exactly what I would expect. Shes basically repeating what weve already been told in her letter, so nothing new so far, he told reporters early Thursday afternoon.
But he repeatedly ducked questions about why he and other majority committee Republicans had refused to ask Mark Judge, a conservative writer who Ford says was in the room and complicit in Kavanaughs attack, to come testify to the committee.
Hes given us a statement under oath saying he wasnt there, he said.
When TPM asked why it wasnt worth bringing in Judge to see if he was a credible potential witness, he demurred.
His lawyer said he was filing us a statement which is directly contrary to what Dr. Ford has said. This is not about trying him, he said.
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