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Senate receives sworn affidavits from four people backing Kavanaugh accuser Senate receives sworn affidavits from four people backing Kavanaugh accuser
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Christine Blasey Ford’s lawyers said on Wednesday that they have given the US Senate sworn affidavits from four people who say she told them – well before Brett Kavanaugh’s supreme court nomination – that she had been sexually assaulted when she was much younger. And according to all four, she either named Kavanaugh as the assailant or described the attacker as a “federal judge”. Christine Blasey Ford’s lawyers said on Wednesday they have given the US Senate sworn affidavits from four people who say she told them – well before Brett Kavanaugh’s supreme court nomination – that she had been sexually assaulted when she was much younger.
In a dramatic week, Ford and Kavanaugh are due to testify to the Senate judiciary committee on Thursday in a fraught public hearing that could either sink or facilitate his nomination. And according to all four, she either named Kavanaugh as the assailant or described the attacker as a “federal judge”.
At the United Nations general assembly meeting of world leaders in New York Donald Trump on Wednesday morning said that Republicans have been “nice” and “respectful” in their treatment of Ford. He described Kavanaugh as “a real gem” and said he probably would have preferred to push for faster confirmation rather than waiting for Ford’s testimony. In a dramatic week, Ford and Kavanaugh are scheduled to testify to the Senate judiciary committee on Thursday, in a fraught public hearing that could either sink or facilitate his nomination.
Also on Wednesday, 1,600 men signed up to an advert in the New York Times saying they believe Ford. At the United Nations general assembly meeting of world leaders in New York, Donald Trump on Wednesday morning said Republicans have been “nice” and “respectful” in their treatment of Ford. He described Kavanaugh as “a real gem” and said he probably would have preferred to push for faster confirmation rather than waiting for Ford’s testimony.
Also on Wednesday, 1,600 men signed up to an advertisement in the New York Times saying they believe Ford.
The committee had planned to vote on the nomination last week, with high expectation that Kavanaugh would be easily approved by the Republican majority and be set fair for a vote of the full, also Republican-dominated, US Senate.The committee had planned to vote on the nomination last week, with high expectation that Kavanaugh would be easily approved by the Republican majority and be set fair for a vote of the full, also Republican-dominated, US Senate.
But then the allegations from Ford were revealed. A second accuser has now also come forward and identified herself, alleging that Kavanaugh exposed himself to her as a student at a party, amid the boozy culture of Yale University. And a third accuser is said to be in the wings, ready to come forward before Thursday’s hearing.But then the allegations from Ford were revealed. A second accuser has now also come forward and identified herself, alleging that Kavanaugh exposed himself to her as a student at a party, amid the boozy culture of Yale University. And a third accuser is said to be in the wings, ready to come forward before Thursday’s hearing.
Meanwhilethe judiciary committee has scheduled its own vote on Kavanaugh for Friday morning. Republican leaders could keep the full Senate in session this weekend, producing a final showdown vote before 1 October, when the supreme court’s autumn term of business begins.Meanwhilethe judiciary committee has scheduled its own vote on Kavanaugh for Friday morning. Republican leaders could keep the full Senate in session this weekend, producing a final showdown vote before 1 October, when the supreme court’s autumn term of business begins.
It emerged on Wednesday that in one of the affidavits, a family friend of Christine Blasey Ford, Keith Koegler, said he wrote to Ford in a 29 June 2018 email about her account of being sexually assaulted, saying: “I remember you telling me about him, but I don’t remember his name.” It emerged on Wednesday that in one of the affidavits, Keith Koegler, a family friend of Ford, said he wrote to Ford in a 29 June 2018 email about her account of being sexually assaulted: “I remember you telling me about him, but I don’t remember his name.”
He added: “Do you mind telling me so I can read about him?”He added: “Do you mind telling me so I can read about him?”
“Brett Kavanaugh,” Ford responded by email, according to Koegler, her son’s baseball team coach. At that point, Kavanaugh was on a well-known shortlist of potential nominees to replace retiring supreme court justice Anthony Kennedy.“Brett Kavanaugh,” Ford responded by email, according to Koegler, her son’s baseball team coach. At that point, Kavanaugh was on a well-known shortlist of potential nominees to replace retiring supreme court justice Anthony Kennedy.
Ford’s husband, Russell Ford, has said in a sworn statement that in 2012, during a couples therapy session, his wife revealed that in high school she had been “trapped in a room and physically restrained by one boy who was molesting her while another boy watched.” She said the attacker was Kavanaugh.Ford’s husband, Russell Ford, has said in a sworn statement that in 2012, during a couples therapy session, his wife revealed that in high school she had been “trapped in a room and physically restrained by one boy who was molesting her while another boy watched.” She said the attacker was Kavanaugh.
In a third affidavit, Adela Gildo-Mazzon, a close friend , said Ford first told her about the assault in June 2013.In a third affidavit, Adela Gildo-Mazzon, a close friend , said Ford first told her about the assault in June 2013.
“Christine told me she … had been thinking about an assault she experienced when she was much younger,” Gildo-Mazzon’s states. “She said that she had been almost raped by someone who was now a federal judge.”“Christine told me she … had been thinking about an assault she experienced when she was much younger,” Gildo-Mazzon’s states. “She said that she had been almost raped by someone who was now a federal judge.”
And neighbor Rebecca White ran into Ford in 2017, who said she had seen White’s social media post describing her own experience with sexual assault.And neighbor Rebecca White ran into Ford in 2017, who said she had seen White’s social media post describing her own experience with sexual assault.
“She then told me that when she was a young teen, she had been sexually assaulted by an older teen. I remember her saying that her assailant was now a federal judge.”“She then told me that when she was a young teen, she had been sexually assaulted by an older teen. I remember her saying that her assailant was now a federal judge.”
The judiciary committee chairman, Chuck Grassley, said an Arizona sex crimes prosecutor, Rachel Mitchell, will handle the questioning on behalf of Republican senators at the hearing.The judiciary committee chairman, Chuck Grassley, said an Arizona sex crimes prosecutor, Rachel Mitchell, will handle the questioning on behalf of Republican senators at the hearing.
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