Feinstein’s Disgrace
The California senator has plunged the nation into a bitter fight from which it will not soon emerge.
A bipartisan Judiciary Committee inquiry wouldn’t result in the embarrassment and censure Feinstein deserves, but it might determine if Ford’s attorneys leaked her allegation to the media, in which case they could face a complaint from the Washington D.C. bar. Katz’s and Bromwich’s handling of Ford’s case leaves plenty of room for criticism. The most obvious example: Although Judiciary chairman Charles Grassley had offered to send investigators to Palo Alto to speak with Ford, she seemed genuinely unaware of the offer during her subsequent testimony.
At the least, the rules by which the Senate’s standing committees handle allegations against presidential nominees ought to be codified. Feinstein’s cynical and irresponsible behavior has made that much necessary. As for DiFi herself, if California voters should choose to replace her with a younger leftist, we couldn’t vouch for the wisdom of the choice—but the punishment would be just.
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