Donnelly Calls For Delay In Kavanaugh Vote

By Dionte Coleman
TheStatehouseFile.com

INDIANAPOLIS – U.S. Sen. Joe Donnelly has called for the Senate Judiciary Committee to delay a vote on the confirmation of Court of Appeals Judge Brett Kavanaugh, who has been accused of a drunken assault on a young woman while he was in high school.

“The allegations made against Judge Kavanaugh are serious and merit further review. Given the nature of these allegations, and the number of outstanding questions, I believe the Judiciary Committee should hold off on Thursday’s scheduled vote,” Donnelly tweeted shortly after noon Monday.

The allegations against Kavanaugh came as the Judiciary Committee scheduled a vote for Thursday on his nomination to a lifetime appointment to the U.S. Supreme Court.

The woman, college professor Christine Blasey Ford, has said that Kavanaugh forced himself onto her at a house party when they were 15 and 17 respectively.

Ford, who initially wanted to remain anonymous, had written a letter to Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., about the incident. But she decided to go public in an interview with The Washington Post over the weekend after information about her and the letter began trickling out.

In the interview, Ford said she remembered the night as Kavanaugh pinning her to a bed and attempting to remove her clothes while putting his hand over her mouth when she tried to scream.

“I thought he might inadvertently kill me,” Ford told reporters.

Kavanaugh issued a statement denying the allegation and said that he did not do that in high school or at any time.

Donnelly, a Democrat, is in a tight re-election fight against Republican Mike Braun. He has been targeted by the conservative group, the Judicial Crisis Network, which is spending $3.8 million in television advertisements to urge Donnelly and senators in several other states to support Kavanaugh’s nomination.

U.S. Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, could not be reached to comment on whether he thought the vote on Kavanaugh’s nomination should be delayed.

Kavanaugh, if confirmed, would replace Justice Anthony Kennedy, who retired from the high court at the end of the session in June.

Footnote: Dionte Coleman is a reporter for TheStatehouseFile.com, a news website powered by Franklin College journalism students.

We hope that today’s “IS IT TRUE ” will provoke honest and open dialogue concerning issues that we, as responsible citizens of this community, need to address in a rational and responsible way?

IS IT TRUE last week we posted a link of the audit conducted by the Regional Inspectors General on the Evansville Housing Authority Corporation?  …we found it interesting that the EHA Executive Director Rick Moore challenged the majority of the findings cited in this extremely accurate audit? …we respectfully suggest that the EHA Board of Directors tell Mr. Moore to back off from challenging the results of this less than complimentary audit and spend his time correcting the question costs issues addressed in this audit?

IS IT TRUE we are told that last nights political fundraiser reception for Jeff Hatfield at the Evansville Brewhouse was a rousing financial success?  …that the Jeff Hatfield For Vanderburgh County Commission Committee raised over $40,000 for his campaign? …it’s obvious that Bob Jones, Warren Mathies, Bill Pedtke and Ben Shoulders understand how to encourage political movers and shakers in banking, home builders, attorneys, business, union trades, and influential Democrats and Republicans to attend and contribute to a big-ticket political fundraiser?

IS IT TRUE we have been told that when Mr. Hatfield files his campaign finance report sometime in October it will surely impress those in the political know?  …after all, said and done we wouldn’t be surprised if his campaign finance report will state that he has raised around $175, 000 for his campaign?

IS IT TRUE we are told that the Mayor and his first lady are planning another big-ticket fundraising event for Vanderburgh County Commission candidate Mike Duckworth (R) sometime in early October?  …we are told that the Mayor and his first lady are planning to pull all stops so they can raise around $30,000 towards Mr. Duckworth’s campaign?  …it looks like the Mayor and his bride are putting their political prestige on the line for Mike Duckworth?

IS IT TRUE that RESOLUTION C-2018–27 is being introduced by City Council members G. John Hayden (R) and Justin Elpers (R) will encourage that certain conditions to the proposed 2019 City of Evansville budget be met? …that the conditions are: 1. Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) of public safety local income tax funds received in 2018 toward hospitalization debt in 2018 and 2. Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) of LIT funds received in 2019 toward hospitalization debt in 2019?  …we can’t wait to see how members of the Winnecke Administration tries to kill this resolution?

IS IT TRUE that years ago that Tropicana agreed to pay the City $25,000,000 upfront to lease the Hoosier Lounge property plus additional lease payments over a ten year period?

IS IT TRUE that the above lease advance was to be paid to the City of Evansville in two installments amounting to $12,500,000 each?

IS IT TRUE that the first installment was paid to the City of Evansville in December of 2015 and the second installment was paid to the City when the Tropicana land-based casino opened?

IT IS TRUE that the original agreement between the Mayor’s office and City Council members was that Riverboat money’s was to be used to buy police cars, fire trucks, and other capital equipment to enhance public safety activities?

IT IS TRUE we been told that both prepaid lease payments paid to the City of Evansville by Tropicana-Evansville totaling $25,000,000 did not go into the Riverboat account but it was diverted by the City Controller into the City of Evansville General Operating fund account?

IS IT TRUE don’t be surprised to see if the Mayor will attempt to fund some kind of “feel good” or “fun and games” project at Robert’s Park during the 2019 budget year?

IS IT TRUE we are told that it would be a smart move if members of the mainstream media would look into the reason why the “Jacobsville Join In” North Main office was abruptly closed last month? …so far all we are hearing about this issues from the officials from the DMD and ECHO Housing Corporation are crickets?

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