On Sept. 30, Rachel Mitchell, who was hired by Senate Republicans to lead the questioning of Christine Blasey Ford and Brett Kavanaugh last week, published a memorandum. That document details why Mitchell, a prosecutor from Arizona with 25 years of experience dealing with sex crimes, does not believe that any reasonable prosecutor would bring the […]
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Take a look at Christine Ford
Why are the Democrats so concerned with Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s drinking, but hardly mention Christine Blasey Ford’s drinking the day or night in question? She admitted that she had a beer. Who knows how many she really had. And, at 15 years old, even one beer might give a person that age enough of a […]
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Republicans' war on women
Forget for a moment Christine Blasey Ford’s statement. Look, really look, at Brett Kavanaugh — his anger, his entitlement, his drinking, his hot-headed temperament, his frat-boy mentality, his saving calendars from his glory days (yikes). Look at his policies and partisan attitudes. I do not want a lifetime appointment given to an immature man who, […]
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Collins: 'The president’s comments were just plain wrong'
Both U.S. senators from Maine condemned remarks made Tuesday night by President Donald Trump that mocked Christine Blasey Ford, who has accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of trying to sexually assault her 36 years ago. Speaking to supporters at a rally in Mississippi, Trump questioned Ford’s allegations that only days before he called credible. “How […]
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Analysis: Trump’s imitation of Christine Blasey Ford is a familiar routine
Christine Blasey Ford, the research psychologist who has accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her when they were teenagers, testified last week that her clearest memory of the episode was the laughter – “the uproarious laughter” – of the two boys she says were in the room.On Tuesday, President Donald Trump elicited […]
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Donald Trump mocks Kavanaugh accuser he had called credible witness
SOUTHAVEN, Miss. (AP) — President Donald Trump ignited a crowd at a campaign rally in Mississippi by mocking a woman who has claimed she was sexually assaulted by Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh decades ago. The audience laughed as Trump ran through a list of what he described as holes in Christine Blasey Ford’s testimony […]
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GOP races to first Kavanaugh vote after fiery defense against Ford
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans are plowing forward with a committee vote Friday on Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to Supreme Court after an extraordinary and emotional day of testimony where he denied accusations of sexual assault as “unequivocally” false. His accuser, Christine Blasey Ford, testified that she was “100 percent” certain Kavanaugh attacked her. The […]
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Inspired by choice to speak out
It has been a stressful experience to watch the Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Brett Kavanaugh. The lack of transparency, masterful dodging of questions on his rulings and opinions on civil rights, all come together in a defining moment for the country. A professor of clinical psychology — Christine Blasey Ford — has accused Brett […]
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Police investigation is essential
I was raped at roughly the same age that Dr. Christine Blasey Ford describes being assaulted by Brett Kavanaugh. Of course, I have no way to know if Kavanaugh did any of the things of which he is accused. But I went through a traumatizing trial and my rapist went free because of poor evidence […]
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Video: Christine Blasey Ford and Brett Kavanaugh testify in hearing
WASHINGTON (AP) — Coverage of the Supreme Court nomination of Brett Kavanaugh (all times local): Related: A viewer’s guide to the Senate hearing with Brett Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford Updated 7:30 p.m.: A lawyer for Mark Judge says he “does not recall the events” described by Christine Blasey Ford during her dramatic testimony before the Senate […]