Brett Kavanaugh knows truth of alleged sexual assault, Christine Blasey Ford says in book

[Jilly_in_VA]

The US supreme court justice Brett Kavanaugh is not a “consummately honest person” and “must know” what really happened on the night more than 40 years ago when he allegedly sexually assaulted Christine Blasey Ford, his accuser writes in an eagerly awaited memoir.

A research psychologist from northern California, Ford was thrust into the spotlight in September 2018 as Kavanaugh, a Bush aide turned federal judge, became Donald Trump’s second conservative court nominee. Her allegations almost derailed Kavanaugh’s appointment and created headlines around the world.

Ford’s memoir, One Way Back, will be published next week. The Guardian obtained a copy.

“The fact is, he was there in the room with me that night in 1982,” Ford writes. “And I believe he knows what happened. Even if it’s hazy from the alcohol, I believe he must know.

“Once he categorically denied my allegations as well as any bad behavior from his past during a Fox News interview, I felt more certainty than ever that after my experience with him, he had not gone on to become the consummately honest person befitting a supreme court justice.”

Kavanaugh’s nomination became mired in controversy after a Washington Post interview in which Ford said Kavanaugh, while drunk, sexually assaulted her at a party in Montgomery county, Maryland, when they were both in high school.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/mar/13/christine-blasey-ford-book-supreme-court-brett-kavanaugh-sexual-assault

He knows. He just prefers not to say.

[elleng]

1. Bad headline.

"I believe he knows what happened. Even if it’s hazy from the alcohol, I believe he must know."

[Karadeniz]

2. Also, he called a college friend to get him to not cooperate with investigators.

But the friend did cooperate. And the FBI or whoever wasn't given the time to conduct a complete investigation.

[TheRickles]

4. Was that Mark Judge, the HS friend who was supposedly in the room with them, but wasn't called to testify?

I never understood why.

[Karadeniz]

5. No, this was an old college friend...

[Diamond_Dog]

3. Rape just isn't that big a deal to republicans.

[CloudWatcher]

6. Honestly I disagree

Re: Even if it’s hazy from the alcohol ... um, no.

I know for a fact that that some people really really don't recall what's transpired once they have had too much to drink. I could add more details, but discretion is required.

This isn't to say that I believe Kavanaugh, only that yes, some people really don't recall.

[ificandream]

7. I'll never forget his theatrics when he testified about that ...

Trump clearly told him to put up a big scene and the bigger the better. Kavanaugh did what he was told.

[TSExile]

10. The Kavanaugh confirmation was the final straw for me.

Before then, I had been a registered Republican voter since early 1999 at age 19. When I read in some article that TSF chose Kavanaugh not IN SPITE of the allegations, but BECAUSE of them - I realized that the R in Republican now stood for rape and they were all for it. I started voting D after that and have never looked back.

The only other thing I learned from that travesty was that he really likes beer. Yeah.

[et tu]

8. men being men

ya know what i'm saying [where is the sarcasm thingy???]
the inequality is ingrained and outrageous~

[UTUSN]

9. K&R

[Blue Owl]

11. I still like to watch this video from time to time....

Just because you know it deeply pushes Brett's buttons and makes him sweat.......

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[Mr.Bee]

12. His wife sure looked like she knew

and just couldn't hide it.

With his guilt so well concealed
And muttered underneath his breath
"Nothing is revealed"