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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAngela Wright was willing and able to testify for Anita Hill at the Clarence Thomas hearing.
She would have confirmed that she had also suffered from sexual harassment by Clarence Thomas. But the Senate Judiciary Committee, headed by Joe Biden, failed to call her.This was from an interview in 2007.
https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=15113601
First of all, I would like to ask, why didn't you testify? You were subpoenaed to come to Washington. You were interviewed. Your interview was placed in the record, but you were never called. Now, [former] Republican [Senator] Alan Simpson, at the time, said you got cold feet. Did you get cold feet?
No, absolutely not, Michel. I was fully prepared to testify. I realized it was not going to be easy, but I was once I was there, I was committed to going through with the process. The only reason I didn't testify is because I wasn't called to testify. I was there for three days, waiting with my attorneys for the Judiciary Committee to call me, and it was their decision...
EffieBlack
(14,249 posts)pnwmom
(109,025 posts)to affect the outcome -- was extremely disappointing.
He also allowed in some very creepy testimony -- like that claiming that she had some psychological condition that made her obsessed about sex. It felt like a witch trial.
http://content.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,167355,00.html
Republicans dredged up the infamous John Doggett 3d, a lawyer who testified that Hill was an erotomaniac for thinking he would ever condescend to date her.
montanacowboy
(6,115 posts)If she had testified I think Thomas would have gone down.Biden was in charge
I remember those hearings, it was disgraceful what they did to her
High Tech Lynching my ass
Thanks Joe I won't forget it
Homeoutside
(65 posts)hear a response from Joe on this.
pnwmom
(109,025 posts)and she has consistently said that she'd been willing to testify.
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)And many of us Dems will never forget.