Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) just announced during the confirmation hearing for Judge Brett Kavanaugh that he is going to release an email marked “committee confidential,” which would break the rules of the Senate and could lead to his eventual expulsion:
NEW: Booker says he will release “committe confidential” email on Kavanaugh and racial profiling, even though he could be expelled from Senate for breaking rule.
— Aaron Blake (@AaronBlake) September 6, 2018
Cory Booker is daring the Senate to expel him for knowingly violating the rules by releasing Committee confidential documents
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) September 6, 2018
Sen. Cornyn called it “irresponsible conduct unbecoming a Senator”:
BREAKING: SenBooker says he knows he is violating Senate rules by releasing a sensitive email in #Kavanaugh hearing. Booker calls it civil disobedience and is prepared to get kicked out of the Senate. SenCornyn asks him to reconsider "irresponsible conduct unbecoming a Sen"
— Shannon Bream (@ShannonBream) September 6, 2018
And said that “running for president is no excuse for breaking Senate rules”:
John Cornyn slams Booker "Running for President is no excuse for breaking Senate rules"
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) September 6, 2018
Cornyn to Booker: Running for president is no excuse for violating the rules of the Senate…I hope that the senator will reconsider. No senator deserves to sit on this committee if they decide to be a law unto themselves and flout the rules of confidentiality.
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) September 6, 2018
Booker announces that he is releasing an email from Kavanaugh kept confidential on racial profiling "understanding the penalty comes with ouster of the Senate"
— Ben Jacobs (@Bencjacobs) September 6, 2018
Sen. Booker then compared himself to “Spartacus,” who dies at the end of the movie FWIW:
'This is probably the closest I'll ever come in my life to an "I am Spartacus" moment' – Sen. Booker, as we roll into another day of questioning and drama over docs in the #Kavanaugh hearing
— sallykidd (@sallykidd) September 6, 2018
Video here:
Sen. @CoryBooker: "I'm knowingly violating the rules. Sen Cornyn has called me out for it. I'm saying right now that I'm releasing committee confidential documents."
Senator @JohnCornyn: "Running for president is no excuse for violating the rules of the Senate…" pic.twitter.com/A2pB19ENPP
— CSPAN (@cspan) September 6, 2018
Jim Geraghty sums it up: “Man, there’s grandstanding, and then there’s Cory Booker grandstanding by pledging to release confidential documents and daring your colleagues to expel you from the Senate. This is the Sistine Chapel of grandstanding.”
Man, there’s grandstanding, and then there’s Cory Booker grandstanding by pledging to release confidential documents and daring your colleagues to expel you from the Senate. This is the Sistine Chapel of grandstanding. pic.twitter.com/clt1UELUAY
— Jim Geraghty (@jimgeraghty) September 6, 2018
Over to you, Cocaine Mitch:
"Bring it" — Cory Booker to John Cornyn when he suggests penalty for releasing confidential document could be expulsion from the Senate.
— Pema Levy (@pemalevy) September 6, 2018
Booker says he hopes the Senate Republicans bring charges against those leaking documents
— Jessica Mason Pieklo (@Hegemommy) September 6, 2018
Booker now calling the GOP bluff. If there are charges to bring against us for leaking, then bring em.
— Joe Patrice (@JosephPatrice) September 6, 2018
Well, this is going to be another insane day.
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— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) September 6, 2018
Sen. Mazie Hirono asks Brett Kavanaugh if he's ever sexually harassed anyone as a judge https://t.co/Ca7B0iQ5eD
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) September 6, 2018
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— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) September 5, 2018
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