Wednesday, September 26, 2018

BOOM Again: Fourth Kavanaugh Accuser Alleges 1998 Assault


The dam is bursting just upstream from Brett Kavanaugh:
The Senate Judiciary Committee is inquiring about at least one additional allegation of misconduct against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, according to a letter obtained by NBC News and multiple people familiar with the process. 
Republican Senate investigators asked Kavanaugh about the new complaint, NBC News has learned, during a phone call on Tuesday between Kavanaugh and committee staff. Sources told NBC News that Kavanaugh denied the allegation in the letter during the call and a spokesman for the committee declined to comment. 
A Republican aide on the committee said the conversation took place shortly after noon. While Republican staff posed questions to Kavanaugh, their Democratic counterparts were also on the call but did not ask any questions. 
According to an anonymous complaint sent to Republican Sen. Cory Gardner of Colorado, Kavanaugh physically assaulted a woman he socialized with in the Washington, D.C., area in 1998 while he was inebriated. (our emphasis)
He wasn't a teenager in 1998;  he was 30.

Don't be surprised if the nomination is withdrawn soon (like, before tomorrow's hearing).

2 comments:

donnah said...

Tomorrow will be a nail-biter. The system is failing decency and honesty in favor of rank partisanship. A woman will be testifying in a hearing where she will be put on the defensive instead of just telling her story, judged and prejudged by people who despise her. My heart breaks for her and the other women who will have to relive the horrors of their past, and even though this is not a trial, they will be treated like criminals.

Our system is well and truly fucked. If this despicable excuse for a human being goes through confirmation, we will know that there is nothing we can do unless we take the House and Senate in November. Because then impeachment of this liar judge can begin before he has the chance to put on his Supreme robe.

W. Hackwhacker said...

donnah - couldn't agree more. All the women coming forward, and those corroborating their testimonies, are incredibly brave, conscientious citizens and deserve our respect and gratitude.