Thread by @STUinSD

Thread: A Theory About That Week-long FBI Investigation

1. There has been a LOT of consternation among Republican stalwart voters after a week-long FBI investigation into the (scurrilous) allegations against Judge Kavanaugh was announced. today

2. And of course, we have been deluged with TV interviews of jubilant Democrats and their media enablers since them too. Republican voters detect the standard Republican senate leadership capitulation to Democrat political pressure for the umpteenth time.

3. I’m going to postulate an alternative theory because I find conventional wisdom to be suspicious – and frequently wrong!

4. Dr. Fraud was not confronted with truly hard questions during her testimony yesterday before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Rachel Mitchell asked softball questions about seemingly insignificant details, but the answers given to even these questions were inconsistent.

5. The seeming Caspar Milquetoast-like treatment of Dr. Fraud by Senate Republicans (the narrative being “cowering behind the skirts of a woman”) succeeded in reeling the Democrats in further and making them bolder

6. Then there was Judge Kavanaugh's Fox interview with Martha MacCalllum where he came across as meek and mild. I would argue that this was planned misdirection, as his opening statement surprised the crap out of everyone, but especially the Democrats!

7. They were simply not prepared to ask him tough questions because they expected a performance similar to that MacCallum interview. They were confused and failed to ask Kavanaugh any really pointed questions other than nonsense about his high school-era personal calendars.

8. Grassley and McConnell knew all along that the Democrat plan was delay, delay, delay with a goal to kick the nomination vote until after they regained control of the Senate (never mind that their internal polls are horrible, and that they’re likely to lose 6-8 seats).

9. Unified pushing for the FBI investigation gambit was their main tactic, with Kavanaugh himself being pressed to ask for it by multiple Democrat senators yesterday.

10. I am convinced that Grassley et al withheld exculpatory/damning evidence that could have been used to benefit Kavanaugh, as there were larger fish to fry before this process is ended with Kavanaugh’s confirmation.

11. There were a number of rumors of such evidence that were discussed on Tw@tter and elsewhere before the testimony, e.g., the Ford email on Gorsuch and inconsistencies in her letter as noted by professional typographers.

12. Where did that all that stuff go other than into a holding bin? It is saved for use in the days ahead.

13. I am convinced that Trump, McConnell and Grassley had this whole scenario gamed out in advance. You will note that @POTUS has been relatively quiet and congenial as relates to Dr. Fraud and her testimony. You just know he’s sitting on something!

14. The plan was to let DiFi et al demand an FBI investigation and then let Flake play the patsy to get rolled by the Democrats while knowing full well that the FBI would start by investigating Dr. Fraud since the accuser would have to provide people and places to investigate.

15. Don’t forget that Coons (D-Del) and Flake are buddies. The Democrats “knew” Flake was a #NeverTrump fence-sitter on the nomination and thought they could turn him with the FBI investigation delay. Roped ‘em right in!

16. Having been the subject of 6 previous FBI background checks, what else is there to investigate regarding Kavanaugh unless the names, dates, places, and specific allegations of the accuser(s) are themselves investigated by the FBI? What else is there to investigate?

17. The FBI simply HAS to interrogate Dr. Fraud before proceeding. And then that exculpatory evidence will all be exposed, with Dr. Fraud’s accusations debunked for lack of corroborating evidence once and for all. And her handlers/lawyers can be interrogated, too.

18. My theory is that the Democrats will be caught in their own 'Rat trap with this supplemental background investigation! And that Trump, McConnell, and Grassley – with the assistance of Flake – are executing a well-thought-out plan.

19. A final note: McConnell makes a confident public statement about something as momentous as a USSC confirmation vote unless he has it in the bag. And I mean NEVER! He’s already publicly declared that Kavanaugh will be confirmed. That’s the biggest tell there is! ///The end.