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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsText messages reveal Kavanaugh worked with friends trying to discredit Deborah Ramirez with photo
Kerry Berchem, who was at Yale with both Kavanaugh and his accuser, Deborah Ramirez, has attempted to get those messages to the FBI for its newly reopened investigation into the matter but says she has yet to be contacted by the bureau, NBC wrote.
The messages are between Berchem and Karen Yarasavage, both of who know Kavanaugh. The texts suggest Kavanaugh was trying to talk to them about her story before the New Yorker article dropped. One message from Yarasavage said Kavanaugh asked her to come out for him publicly.
Kavanaugh specifically asked about the photo and Berchem said that she remembers Ramirez being clingy during the wedding and going out of her way to avoid Kavanaugh. She said she never understood why.
I understand that President Trump and the U.S. Senate have ordered an FBI investigation into certain allegations of sexual misconduct by the nominee Brett Kavanaugh," Berchem said in a statement. "I have no direct or indirect knowledge about any of the allegations against him. However, I am in receipt of text messages from a mutual friend of both Debbie and mine that raise questions related to the allegations. I have not drawn any conclusions as to what the texts may mean or may not mean but I do believe they merit investigation by the FBI and the Senate."
The messages are between Berchem and Karen Yarasavage, both of who know Kavanaugh. The texts suggest Kavanaugh was trying to talk to them about her story before the New Yorker article dropped. One message from Yarasavage said Kavanaugh asked her to come out for him publicly.
Kavanaugh specifically asked about the photo and Berchem said that she remembers Ramirez being clingy during the wedding and going out of her way to avoid Kavanaugh. She said she never understood why.
I understand that President Trump and the U.S. Senate have ordered an FBI investigation into certain allegations of sexual misconduct by the nominee Brett Kavanaugh," Berchem said in a statement. "I have no direct or indirect knowledge about any of the allegations against him. However, I am in receipt of text messages from a mutual friend of both Debbie and mine that raise questions related to the allegations. I have not drawn any conclusions as to what the texts may mean or may not mean but I do believe they merit investigation by the FBI and the Senate."
https://www.rawstory.com/2018/10/text-messages-reveal-kavanaugh-worked-friends-trying-discredit-deborah-ramirez-photo/
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Text messages reveal Kavanaugh worked with friends trying to discredit Deborah Ramirez with photo (Original Post)
ehrnst
Oct 2018
OP
Renew Deal
(81,859 posts)1. Here is a link to a legitimate source
InAbLuEsTaTe
(24,122 posts)2. Proves perjury... if true, KAVANAUGH is toast.
Goodheart
(5,324 posts)3. How does it prove perjury?
arthritisR_US
(7,288 posts)5. Manafort landed himself in jail before his
trial for doing this very same thing to his compatriots in the Chech Republic.
W_HAMILTON
(7,867 posts)6. He testified under oath...
...that he only became aware of Ms. Ramirez's allegations when The New Yorker article was made public (September), whereas these texts apparently show that he knew about it as early as July.
MaryMagdaline
(6,854 posts)7. He swore under oath he never heard of Ramirez allegations b4 sept 25
New Yorker article. There are text messages showing he was looking for Ramirez rebuttal back in July
FloridaBlues
(4,008 posts)4. Did Kav deny knowing her during his testimony?