Democrat activist Christine Blasey Ford sent a letter to Democrat Senator Diane Feinstein in July accusing Judge Brett Kavanaugh, President Trump’s nominee for US Supreme Court Justice, of groping her at a house party over 36 years ago. At the time of the alleged assault, Kavanaugh would have been 17 years old, and Ford would have been 15 years old. Judge Brett Kavanaugh, who has an impeccable record, flatly denies the allegations.
In addition to being a Democrat activist, Ford’s story has been shaky from the outset. Unfortunately, for the Dems, Ford’s story, which hinges on the testimony of 4 people she identified as witnesses, just experienced an avalanche…
In a September 16 Washington Post article, Ford claimed that in addition to herself and Brett Kavanaugh, there were three additional individuals at the party. Mark Judge, Patrick Smyth, and Leland Ingham Keyser.
On September 18, Mark Judge sent a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee, stating that he “has no memory of the alleged incident.” “Brett Kavanaugh and I were friends in high school but I do not recall the party described in Dr. Ford’s letter. More to the point, I never saw Brett act in the manner Dr. Ford describes.”
“I understand that I have been identified by Dr. Christine Blasey Ford as the person she remembers as ‘PJ’ who supposedly was present at the party she described in her statements to the Washington Post,” Smyth says in his statement to the Senate Judiciary Committee. “I am issuing this statement today to make it clear to all involved that I have no knowledge of the party in question; nor do I have any knowledge of the allegations of improper conduct she has leveled against Brett Kavanaugh.”“Personally speaking, I have known Brett Kavanaugh since high school and I know him to be a person of great integrity, a great friend, and I have never witnessed any improper conduct by Brett Kavanaugh towards women. To safeguard my own privacy and anonymity, I respectfully request that the Committee accept this statement in response to any inquiry the Committee may have.”
Simply put, Ms. Keyser does not know Mr. Kavanaugh and she has no recollection of ever being at a party or gathering where he was present, with, or without, Dr. Ford.
Under 18 U.S.C § 1001, letters to the Judiciary Committee are subject to criminal penalty if false.
Wall Street Journal reporter Kimberley Strassel breaks it down:
Breaking, and a big deal: Fourth person that Ford named as present at infamous event denies even knowing kavanaugh, much less ever attending a party where he was present.
1) Breaking, and a big deal: Fourth person that Ford named as present at infamous event denies even knowing kavanaugh, much less ever attending a party where he was present.
— Kimberley Strassel (@KimStrassel) September 23, 2018
Statement from Leland Keyser’s attorney: “Simply put, Ms. Keyser does not know Mr. Kavanaugh and she has no recollection of ever being at a party or gathering where he was present, with, or without, Dr. Ford.”
Statement from Leland Keyser's attorney: "Simply put, Ms. Keyser does not know Mr. Kavanaugh and she has no recollection of ever being at a party or gathering where he was present, with, or without, Dr. Ford."
— Kimberley Strassel (@KimStrassel) September 23, 2018
So to be clear: All four people named have said this party never happened. It isn’t even as if one of them is saying, “oh, i remember the party, but my memory of how things played out is different.” They are saying it NEVER HAPPENED. That is powerful evidence.
So to be clear: All four people named have said this party never happened. It isn't even as if one of them is saying, "oh, i remember the party, but my memory of how things played out is different." They are saying it NEVER HAPPENED. That is powerful evidence.
— Kimberley Strassel (@KimStrassel) September 23, 2018
And BTW, where does that put all those folks who claim the new standard is that we must automatically “believe” women? Because here is a woman, and she is saying Ford has it wrong.
And BTW, where does that put all those folks who claim the new standard is that we must automatically "believe" women? Because here is a woman, and she is saying Ford has it wrong.
— Kimberley Strassel (@KimStrassel) September 23, 2018