Le sénat planifie un vote sur la nomination de Brett Kavanaugh vendredi

Même si des Républicains ont déjà affirmé que le témoignage de Christine Blasey Ford jeudi n'influencera pas leur choix, cela ne signifie ps nécessairement que les sénateurs voteront bel et bien vendredi. Selon les procédures, le vote doit être annoncé trois jours à l'avance. La situation peut donc théoriquement être modifiée après le témoignage de jeudi. Soucieux de ne pas se mettre à dos l'électorat féminin, les sénateurs républicains ont demandé à une femme d'interroger Mme Ford.

 “For Republicans to schedule a Friday vote on Brett Kavanaugh today, two days before Dr. Blasey Ford has had a chance to tell her story, is outrageous," said Sen Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), the committee's ranking member. “First Republicans demanded Dr. Blasey Ford testify immediately. Now Republicans don’t even need to hear her before they move ahead with a vote."

Senate Republicans hired a female attorney to use as a questioner of Ford at Thursday's high-stakes hearing on a sexual assault allegation against Kavanaugh but are declining to release her name. Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) told POLITICO on Tuesday that "we aren't announcing the name for her safety."

Asked if Republicans have received any indication of threats to the attorney they're preparing to use, Grassley said: "I don’t know, but I guess we’re just being cautious."

  https://www.politico.com/story/2018/09/25/white-house-lashes-out-feinstein-838942