# The Kavanaugh Effect. **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [November 8, 2018, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-kavanaugh-effect/824189 "2018-11-08T14:43:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 10
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2018, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-kavanaugh-effect/824189/181 "2018-12-08T00:22:42Z")
From [Christine Blasey Ford - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christine_Blasey_Ford#Sexual_assault_allegation_against_Brett_Kavanaugh) “On October 3, NBC News reported that Ford, Kavanaugh, and dozens of other witnesses were not interviewed by the FBI due to restrictions imposed by the White House.” ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2019, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-kavanaugh-effect/824189/182 "2019-01-03T17:12:19Z")
Bumping this thread since there was some discussion earlier about a possible Democratic Congressional investigation into Kavanaugh’s possible lies about sexual assault: [New Democratic House committee chairs: 10 who are about to make Trump’s life hell - Vox](https://www.vox.com/2019/1/3/18134919/congress-house-2019-committee-investigations-trump-impeachment) > [@](#): > > For now, Nadler plans to investigate what’s been going on at the Justice Department since Attorney General Jeff Sessions’s sudden firing and replacement with Matthew Whitaker. And he’s indicated he may reopen questions related to the sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. ---
**Author:** ![HurricaneDitka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/96bed5/32.png) [@HurricaneDitka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HurricaneDitka)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2019, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-kavanaugh-effect/824189/183 "2019-01-03T17:34:41Z")
Good, I can’t imagine much that the Dem-controlled House could do that would benefit the Republicans more than continuing to harp on Kavanaugh. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2019, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-kavanaugh-effect/824189/184 "2019-01-03T17:41:52Z")
Sure, better they spend their time trying to find out what \*really \*happened at Benghazi, right? ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2019, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-kavanaugh-effect/824189/185 "2019-01-03T17:49:28Z")
No need to make a spectacle out of it. Just quietly investigate, call witnesses, and actually try to find out if we have a SCOTUS justice who committed perjury, when it’s clear that he said many things that are, at the very least, reasonably viewed as questionable. That’s actually a pretty reasonable thing to do. ---
**Author:** ![HurricaneDitka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/96bed5/32.png) [@HurricaneDitka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HurricaneDitka)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2019, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-kavanaugh-effect/824189/186 "2019-01-03T17:53:04Z")
> [@iiandyiiii](#): > > No need to make a spectacle out of it. Just quietly investigate, call witnesses, and actually try to find out if we have a SCOTUS justice who committed perjury, when it’s clear that he said many things that are, at the very least, reasonably viewed as questionable. That’s actually a pretty reasonable thing to do. You think they want to do this “quietly”? ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2019, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-kavanaugh-effect/824189/187 "2019-01-03T18:06:31Z")
Projection. ---
**Author:** ![CaptMurdock](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/captmurdock/32/11736_2.png) [@CaptMurdock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaptMurdock)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2019, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-kavanaugh-effect/824189/188 "2019-01-03T18:23:40Z")
> [@HurricaneDitka](#): > > You think they want to do this “quietly”? Yes, they should handle it with all the propriety and decorum that Newt G. and the Self-Righteous Bros. handled the President getting a consensual BJ from an adult intern. :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![andros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e480ec/32.png) [@andros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andros)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2019, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-kavanaugh-effect/824189/189 "2019-01-03T19:02:46Z")
> [@HurricaneDitka](#): > > Good, I can’t imagine much that the Dem-controlled House could do that would benefit the Republicans more than continuing to harp on Kavanaugh. In that case I’m quite dubious about the reach of your imagination. ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2019, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-kavanaugh-effect/824189/190 "2019-01-22T11:09:57Z")
> **[House Judiciary Democrat: Kavanaugh Will ‘Likely’ Be Investigated for Perjury...](https://www.nationalreview.com/news/house-judiciary-democrat-brett-kavanaugh-will-likely-be-investigated-for-perjury/)** > > Representative Joe Neguse (D., Colo.) told constituents Friday that the Judiciary Committee will investigate perjury claims against Justice Brett Kavanaugh. House Democrats says that it’s likely Kavanaugh will be investigated for perjury. As he should be. ---
**Author:** ![Lance\_Turbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lance_turbo/32/6156_2.png) [@Lance\_Turbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lance_Turbo)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2019, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-kavanaugh-effect/824189/191 "2019-01-22T14:01:19Z")
> [@iiandyiiii](#): > > House Democrats says that it’s likely Kavanaugh will be investigated for perjury. As he should be. Awesome. He clearly and obviously lied about a wide array of topics, and not just about shit he did in high in school either. ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2019, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-kavanaugh-effect/824189/192 "2019-01-22T18:33:38Z")
> [@Lance\_Turbo](#): > > Awesome. He clearly and obviously lied about a wide array of topics, and not just about shit he did in high in school either. If it is so obvious, they don’t need investigation - they would be able to impeach based on the evidence to date. If they have to investigate to find something else, then it must not be so obvious. Hope springs eternal, I know, but “this time we’ve got him” is rather different from “let’s see if we can find something to get him”. Regards, Shodan PS - unless the whole purpose is grandstanding by some freshman Democrat. ---
**Author:** ![CaptMurdock](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/captmurdock/32/11736_2.png) [@CaptMurdock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaptMurdock)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2019, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-kavanaugh-effect/824189/193 "2019-01-22T18:40:28Z")
> [@Shodan](#): > > If it is so obvious, they don’t need investigation I’m just going to leave that little _bon mot_ there. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![HurricaneDitka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/96bed5/32.png) [@HurricaneDitka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HurricaneDitka)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2019, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-kavanaugh-effect/824189/194 "2019-01-22T18:40:34Z")
Some Dems have impeachment fever. ---
**Author:** ![CaptMurdock](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/captmurdock/32/11736_2.png) [@CaptMurdock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaptMurdock)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2019, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-kavanaugh-effect/824189/195 "2019-01-22T18:45:29Z")
> [@HurricaneDitka](#): > > Some Dems have impeachment fever. Don’t you fret, pet: Lindsey Graham re-opening the Clinton email circus! Happy days are here again!!! :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2019, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-kavanaugh-effect/824189/196 "2019-01-22T20:16:47Z")
> [@CaptMurdock](#): > > I’m just going to leave that little _bon mot_ there. > > :smack: Perhaps the House needs to investigate if certain freshman Democrats can pour piss out of a boot with the instructions written on the heel. Inquiring minds want to know. Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![Lance\_Turbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lance_turbo/32/6156_2.png) [@Lance\_Turbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lance_Turbo)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2019, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-kavanaugh-effect/824189/197 "2019-01-22T21:08:13Z")
> [@Shodan](#): > > If it is so obvious, they don’t need investigation - they would be able to impeach based on the evidence to date. We have an investigation into a crime even when it is obvious that a crime was committed and who the perpetrator was. That’s how things work in this country and, as far as know, no one, not even you, thinks we should change that. ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2019, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-kavanaugh-effect/824189/198 "2019-01-22T21:22:07Z")
> [@Lance\_Turbo](#): > > We have an investigation into a crime even when it is obvious that a crime was committed and who the perpetrator was. We already had an investigation - more than one, as a matter of fact. You apparently believe that there is clear and obvious evidence that Kavanaugh committed the crime of perjury. Why do you want more investigations? “I found the guy standing over the corpse with the gun in his hand. Two witnesses saw him shoot the guy. Should I arrest him?” “No - we need to start all over from the beginning.” [Not sure I agree 100% with your detective work there, Lou](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9n3k0gqtYgM). Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2019, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-kavanaugh-effect/824189/199 "2019-01-22T22:06:29Z")
> [@Shodan](#): > > We already had an investigation - more than one, as a matter of fact. Cite for an investigation into possible perjury by Kavanaugh? ---
**Author:** ![Lance\_Turbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lance_turbo/32/6156_2.png) [@Lance\_Turbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lance_Turbo)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2019, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-kavanaugh-effect/824189/200 "2019-01-22T22:32:07Z")
> [@Shodan](#): > > We already had an investigation - more than one, as a matter of fact. False. However, if you’d like to make the case that Kavanaugh should be removed from the bench without investigating the depth and breadth of his crimes, I’m willing to listen. I’m guessing that this is not actually what you want. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-kavanaugh-effect/824189.md?page=9) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-kavanaugh-effect/824189.md?page=11)