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To: bruwin who wrote (1091440)	10/2/2018 8:14:43 AM
From: sylvester80	Respond to of 1579260

OOPS! Brett Kavanaugh is having a really, really, really bad day Bill Palmer \| 7:08 pm EDT October 1, 2018 Palmer Report » Analysis palmerreport.com 1640 SHARES Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh hasn’t exactly been having any good days lately, whether it’s the mounting number of sexual assault allegations against him, his embarrassingly unhinged Senate testimony, the sinking prospects of his nomination, or the FBI investigation launched into the allegations. But the past few hours have spelled out that Kavanaugh is having an almost astonishingly bad day today. It was bad enough for Brett Kavanaugh when GOP Senator Jeff Flake opened his mouth this afternoon and forced Donald Trump into finally removing the secret restrictions that his White House had placed on the FBI investigation into Kavanaugh. But, as it turns out, that was just the beginning. Senate Judiciary Committee transcripts posted to the official Senate website revealed that the committee received a letter accusing Kavanaugh of having raped a woman in the back of a car, and that the committee took the allegation seriously enough to privately question Kavanaugh about it. Then NBC News revealed that Kavanaugh had been tampering with witnesses in relation to the accusations made against him by Deborah Ramirez, and that there were text messages to substantiate this. Shortly thereafter, Julie Swetnick appeared on MSNBC to further spell out her accusations that Kavanaugh and his friend Mark Judge participated in a series of gang rape parties – and she revealed that she filed a police report at the time. Even as all this was playing out, Mark Judge announced through his attorney that the FBI has begun interviewing him, and that it wants to interview him further. In the past few hours we’ve learned that Brett Kavanaugh has yet another accuser, that he’s been caught tampering with witnesses, and that the FBI is now free to look into anything it wants. The only question now is whether Kavanaugh will still be the nominee in the next few hours, or if he’ll finally withdraw his name.

To: bruwin who wrote (1091440)	10/2/2018 8:22:07 AM
From: sylvester80	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1579260

OOPS! Betsy DeVos Loses Student Loan Lawsuit Brought by 19 StatesBy Andrew M Harris and Daniel Flatley September 12, 2018, 2:42 PM MST Updated on September 13, 2018, 9:39 AM MST Judge says department’s postponment of rule was improper Hearing on remedies in case scheduled for Friday in Washington 0:06 DeVos loses lawsuit over predatory loans DeVos loses lawsuit over predatory loans LISTEN TO ARTICLE 2:45 SHARE THIS ARTICLE U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos lost a lawsuit brought by 19 states and the District of Columbia, accusing her department of wrongly delaying implementation of Obama-era regulations meant to protect students who took out loans to attend college from predatory practices. A Washington federal court judge on Wednesday ruled the department’s postponement of the so-called Borrower Defense rule was procedurally improper. The Obama administration created the rule in the wake of revelations that some for-profit colleges enticed students with promises of an education and diplomas that would allow them to get jobs in their chosen fields. In reality, many of those certifications weren’t recognized by prospective employers, leaving graduates saddled with student loans they couldn’t repay. The Borrower Defense regulations changed the rules for forgiving student loans in cases of school misconduct and required "financially risky institutions" to be prepared to cover government losses in those instances, according to U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss’s 57-page ruling. By postponing the effective date of those regulations, the Education Department deprived students "of several concrete benefits that they would have otherwise accrued," Moss said. "The relief they seek in this action -- immediate implementation of the Borrower Defense regulations -- would restore those benefits." Writing that he didn’t want to delay matters further, Moss -- a 2014 appointee of President Barack Obama -- said he will hold a hearing Friday to consider remedies. The department didn’t respond to a request for comment. The regulations were to take effect on July 1, 2017, but the government delayed implementation in June of that year after the California Association of Private Postsecondary Schools sued challenging the validity of the rule. DeVos said then that while her "first priority" was to protect students, the Obama administration’s rule-making effort had "missed an opportunity to get it right." In October, her department provisionally reset the effective date to July 1, 2018, and then, in February postponed it again, now to July 1, 2019. Moss ruled all those delays were invalid. He rejected a succession of arguments from government lawyers, calling some "unpersuasive," and others "unhelpful." His decision also covered claims by two student-borrowers in a lawsuit filed on their behalf by the consumer advocacy group Public Citizen. The states’ suit was later consolidated with it. The Friday hearing will include California Association attorneys. The states’ case is Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. U.S. Department of Education, 17-cv-01331, U.S. District Court, District of Columbia (Washington). The individuals’ case is Bauer v. DeVos, 17-cv-1330, U.S. District Court, District of Columbia (Washington).

To: bruwin who wrote (1091440)	10/2/2018 8:23:13 AM
From: sylvester80	Respond to of 1579260

Watch as trumptard gets what's coming to him.... LMFAO...

To: bruwin who wrote (1091440)	10/2/2018 10:06:25 AM
From: sylvester80	Respond to of 1579260

BOMBSHELL: Lying LIAR & Drunken Rapist KavaNOugh EXPELLED from teaching at Harvard; Harvard canceled a course Brett Kavanaugh was set to teach for the 2019 school year Bryan Logan and Bob Bryan 1h businessinsider.com Brett Kavanaugh. Jim Bourg/Getty Images Brett Kavanaugh will not return to Harvard University to teach a course scheduled for the 2019 term.The school made that announcement in an email sent to law students and obtained by Business Insider on Monday evening."Today, Judge Kavanaugh indicated that he can no longer commit to teaching his course in January Term 2019, so the course will not be offered," the announcement reads.The embattled Supreme Court nominee is facing renewed FBI scrutiny over multiple claims of sexual misconduct from his years in high school and college. On Monday new questions about his drinking habits during that time have also emerged. Brett Kavanaugh will not return to Harvard University to teach a course scheduled for the 2019 term. The school made that announcement in an email sent to law students and obtained by Business Insider on Monday evening. Kavanaugh's faculty page is also gone from the school's website. "Today, Judge Kavanaugh indicated that he can no longer commit to teaching his course in January Term 2019, so the course will not be offered," reads an announcement sent by the associate dean and dean for academic and faculty affairs, Catherine Claypoole. A Harvard law school spokesperson later confirmed to Business Insider that the course was indeed canceled. It was not immediately clear why Kavanaugh indicated he could not teach the class as scheduled. The embattled Supreme Court nominee is facing renewed FBI scrutiny over multiple claims of sexual misconduct from his years in high school and college. Beginning last week, new questions about his drinking habits during that time also emerged, prompting former classmates to share their knowledge of Kavanaugh's behavior. Several classmates have indicated that Kavanaugh has not been entirely truthful about his past drinking and the behavior he engaged in while intoxicated. Republican and Democratic senators have urged the FBI to take a closer look at the claims. President Donald Trump ordered the agency to restart its inquiry on Friday. The White House gave the FBI more freedom to investigate the outstanding claims on Monday.