It’s no longer an isolated allegation. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh is now facing not one, not two, but three allegations of sexual misconduct.
As the Senate Judiciary Committee continued Sunday working on the plan to have Christine Blasey Ford testify later this week The New Yorker was busy at work on a story that is sure to add a lot of fuel to the fire. Ronan Farrow and Jane Mayer interviewed Deborah Ramirez, a former Yale student who said Kavanaugh exposed himself to her and made him touch him.
Important to note: This new allegation about Kavanaugh is not he said/she said. It's corroborated. pic.twitter.com/nirfRwtNoJ
— Mark Harris (@MarkHarrisNYC) September 24, 2018
Around the same time The New Yorker story was published the attorney best known for representing Stormy Daniels made this announcement.
My client is not Deborah Ramirez.
— Michael Avenatti (@MichaelAvenatti) September 23, 2018
My e-mail of moments ago with Mike Davis, Chief Counsel for Nominations for U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary. We demand that this process be thorough, open and fair, which is what the American public deserves. It must not be rushed and evidence/witnesses must not be hidden. pic.twitter.com/11XLZJBTtY
— Michael Avenatti (@MichaelAvenatti) September 24, 2018
Top Republicans are said to have known about at least one of the other allegations earlier in the week.
Come for the new allegation against Kavanaugh, stay for the allegation that Senate Republicans publicly agitating to confirm him ASAP did so after learning of the allegation (but before it was made public) https://t.co/EztTX7Xqbk
— Mark Berman (@markberman) September 24, 2018
There’s a parallel to Mark Foley right before the 2006 midterms. A scandal that could have been confined to one individual ends up exposing the corruption of the entire GOP leadership who tried to cover it up. https://t.co/ejcWSqW05v
— Matthew Miller (@matthewamiller) September 24, 2018
No word yet from the Senate Judiciary panel on whether they will investigate these new allegations.
Since this second story of alleged conduct by Brett Kavanaugh is so serious, we must proceed with caution and care. The country – and the Senate – desperately need as many facts as possible and, therefore, there must be at least one independent investigation into his conduct.
— David Gergen (@David_Gergen) September 24, 2018