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appalachiablue

(41,132 posts)
Mon Oct 1, 2018, 05:08 PM Oct 2018

*FBI Interviewed 4 Witnesses* Mark Judge, Leland Keyser, PJ Smyth, D. Ramirez

according to Nicole Wallace on MSNBC around 4pm, as stated this am on NBC's Today Show.

The first 3 people were at the 1982 suburban Md. high school house party, the site of Dr. Ford' alleged assault.

Ms. Ramirez was a Yale College undergraduate classmate of Kavanaugh. She claims Kavanaugh exposed himself to her at a party when he was a freshman.

NBC Today Show, Oct. 1: Agents will interview at least three people Christine Blasey Ford says were at the house when Brett Kavanaugh allegedly assaulted her: Mark Judge, Leland Keyser and P.J. Smyth. They will also speak with Deborah Ramirez, who says Kavanaugh exposed himself to her when they were students at Yale. NBC justice correspondent Pete Williams reports. Oct.01.2018 https://www.today.com/video/fbi-kavanaugh-investigation-who-will-they-interview-1333644355878?v=railb&

https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/30/politics/deborah-ramirez-fbi-kavanaugh/index.html

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*FBI Interviewed 4 Witnesses* Mark Judge, Leland Keyser, PJ Smyth, D. Ramirez (Original Post) appalachiablue Oct 2018 OP
Well, I am sure Judge was contacted by WH, Kremlin and the group that picks SC justices on the right Eliot Rosewater Oct 2018 #1
I noticed that when I watched too. BigmanPigman Oct 2018 #2
This Admin leaks like the Titanic Gregory Peccary Oct 2018 #4
I know, I hope it continues! BigmanPigman Oct 2018 #9
Mark Judge's lawyer sent in a letter that he would agree to appalachiablue Oct 2018 #3
They are all still denying everything DeminPennswoods Oct 2018 #5
Thanx for the impt. reminder about Garrett, aka "Squi." ??? appalachiablue Oct 2018 #6
Josh Marshall over at TPM DeminPennswoods Oct 2018 #7
No, they aren't. In fact, besides Judge noone denied anything. They just couldn't remember. PubliusEnigma Oct 2018 #8
'Lawyer Says FBI Investigation of Judge Ongoing,' AP, Oct. 1 appalachiablue Oct 2018 #10
Group Photo with Deborah Ramirez, Far Left, 1997. appalachiablue Oct 2018 #12
Kav parents at the hearing. appalachiablue Oct 2018 #13
What about Squi, Handsy Hank and Gang Bang Greg (he got his nickname Guy Whitey Corngood Oct 2018 #11

Eliot Rosewater

(31,112 posts)
1. Well, I am sure Judge was contacted by WH, Kremlin and the group that picks SC justices on the right
Mon Oct 1, 2018, 05:10 PM
Oct 2018

and told to lie because a. if found out will be pardoned and b. if he likes breathing

I pray I am wrong...I dont see how though.

sorry, had to say it

BigmanPigman

(51,593 posts)
2. I noticed that when I watched too.
Mon Oct 1, 2018, 05:10 PM
Oct 2018

I thought they weren't getting anywhere in their investigation but I thought this was a good start. I wonder if they lied or not. We'll never know what they said since the public won't get the info, only the senators.

appalachiablue

(41,132 posts)
3. Mark Judge's lawyer sent in a letter that he would agree to
Mon Oct 1, 2018, 05:22 PM
Oct 2018

work with the FBI, on Friday after all heck broke out at the Kav Senate Judicial Committee hearing.

We'll see how much info,. and how many willing people will be included in the investigation.

Dr. Ford, who testified courageously last Friday has not been contacted for an interview as of yesterday, Sunday.

DeminPennswoods

(15,286 posts)
5. They are all still denying everything
Mon Oct 1, 2018, 05:25 PM
Oct 2018

They didn't know each other, never went to any parties together, never had too much drink and certainly never assaulted any women.

The real key is Chris Garrett (aka "squi&quot , who went out with Dr Ford for at least a little while in the summer of 1982 and who, by her own testimony, introduced her to Kavanaugh.

appalachiablue

(41,132 posts)
6. Thanx for the impt. reminder about Garrett, aka "Squi." ???
Mon Oct 1, 2018, 05:28 PM
Oct 2018

Other than SNL's skit, I haven't heard very much about him, interesting.

"Chris Garrett, "Squi": Five Fast Facts You Need To Know" (Heavy.com)

Chris Garrett, the Brett Kavanaugh high school classmate who went by the nickname “Squi,” has denied possessing any information or knowledge that would be useful to vetting the claims of Dr. Christine Blasey Ford.

Garrett has popped up in several ways in the debate over the Kavanaugh accusations (he was mentioned in the Senate Judiciary Committee hearings into the allegations and his nickname appears in Kavanaugh’s calendar, for example).

However, the middle school teacher from another state has tried to keep a low profile, not speaking to the news media beyond a short statement released by his lawyer. MORE..https://heavy.com/news/2018/09/chris-garrett-squi/

DeminPennswoods

(15,286 posts)
7. Josh Marshall over at TPM
Mon Oct 1, 2018, 05:32 PM
Oct 2018

has a good ed blog post about Garrett and his connection to the Ed Whelan "look-alike" theory.

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/

Set aside the propriety of accusing what appears to be a totally innocent person with only laughable evidence. Georgetown Prep says it currently enrolls 491 students in four grades. Depending on how widely he cast his net, that means that Whelan was choosing from at least 100 and as many as almost 500 people. He locked in on Garrett. What we learned Thursday is that he happened to choose a guy that Kavanaugh at least knew quite well at the time and the person who was actually dating the person who accused Kavanaugh.

As I explained in posts Thursday and Friday, I do not find this at all a plausible coincidence. Almost certainly, Garrett was chosen based on the knowledge of someone who knew the social circles in question quite well. Whelan is a few years older than Kavanaugh and grew up in California. The most obvious person with that knowledge is Brett Kavanaugh. He and Whelan are close friends and were working together closely on Kavanaugh’s nomination.

Having investigated many stories as a journalist, I think it is highly probable that probing Whelan’s efforts would show that it was based on Kavanaugh’s information. If that is true it’s highly likely that Kavanaugh knows much more about this incident or at least about Blasey Ford than he has let on to. Put those facts together with the effort to concoct a bogus cover story, and I think it is highly likely that digging into the Whelan backstory would reveal evidence of Kavanaugh’s consciousness of guilt. Given the 36 years which separates us from the incident in question, that’s probably as close as you’ll get to clear evidence of his guilt.

PubliusEnigma

(1,583 posts)
8. No, they aren't. In fact, besides Judge noone denied anything. They just couldn't remember.
Mon Oct 1, 2018, 05:38 PM
Oct 2018

I bet the FBI can jog their memories.

appalachiablue

(41,132 posts)
10. 'Lawyer Says FBI Investigation of Judge Ongoing,' AP, Oct. 1
Mon Oct 1, 2018, 06:27 PM
Oct 2018

Source: Associated Press

37 mins. ago.

A lawyer for Mark Judge, a high school friend of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, says Judge has been interviewed by the FBI but his "interview has not been completed."

Attorney Barbara "Biz" Van Gelder issued the statement Monday.

Judge is one of multiple people the FBI has already interviewed as part of its reopened background investigation into Kavanaugh.

Christine Blasey Ford, a California college professor, has said Judge was in the room when a drunken Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her when they were teenagers in the early 1980s. Judge has denied the allegations, as has Kavanaugh.

Others who have spoken with the FBI include a Yale classmate who has said Kavanaugh exposed himself to her when they were students. - End.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/lawyer-says-fbi-interview-with-judge-ongoing/ar-BBNOE32?li=BBnb7Kz

appalachiablue

(41,132 posts)
12. Group Photo with Deborah Ramirez, Far Left, 1997.
Mon Oct 1, 2018, 07:12 PM
Oct 2018


From L, Deborah Ramirez, Kerry E. Berchem, Doug Millet, Karen Yarasavage, Kevin Genda, Brett Kavanaugh & David White pose for a photo at the rehearsal dinner before the wedding of Yarasavage & Genda in 1997. (NBC).

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1014&pid=2169471
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