Lying or mistaken . Those are two very different approaches. He has as of now never said lying, he has only said mistaken. But President Trump and kavanaughs defenders have suggested she is lying. But now he has heard her say i am 100 sure it was Brett Kavanaugh. So its really hard to go the mistaken route if shes so insistent. I dont really know whats the best way but thats a really important choice he has to make. So this Opening Statement is going to set the tone, right . Just in the break i talked to two people who have been really involved in this confirmation long before these allegations and neither of them had any idea what he was going to say. They hadnt heard and didnt know what the Opening Statement was. Maybe hes thinking about himself now, not thinking about the republicans on the committee, hes not thinking about the white house. Hes thinking about the fact this is his current job maybe, the Supreme Court see the and his reputation forever. In the statement maybe hell ask
Critical, powerful posts in the world, could impact senators, key votes like jeff flake, susan collins. The stakes for both sides are huge. Two weeks since a Senate Judiciary committees top democrat said shed referred to serious allegations against Supreme Court nominee judge Brett Kavanaugh to the fbi, and more than six weeks after Dianne Feinstein had received a letter from accuser professor christine blase poured and held a phone call with her, the two key players showed up to tell their stories under oath and a very hot worldwide spotlight. Dr. Ford, with what degreef certainty do you believe Brett Kavanaugh assaulted you . 100 . Ice. Today under oath before the senate and the nation, before my family and god, i am innocent of this charge. Shannon ford described the timeline from the assault shes had happened in the summer of 1982 through her decision to reach out to lawmakers and then the Washington Post over the summer, she says with no plans to go public. Ive had to relive this
Is that incorrect . I dont remember physically showing her a note. Perhaps my counsel dead, i dont remember physically showing her my copy of the notes. But i dont remember. Im sorry. I have retrieved a physical copy of those medical records. Okay, thank you. You also attended individual therapy. Did you show any of those notes to the reporter from the Washington Post . Again, i dont remember. I showed her something that i summarized, or if i just spoke about it. Or if she saw it in my counsels office. I dont know for sure. But i certainly spoke with her about the 2013 record with the individual therapist. And Brett Kavanaughs name is not in those notes, correct . Correct. Okay. In reading the Washington Post article, it mentions that this incident that we are here about contributed to anxiety and ptsd problems with which you have struggled. The word contributed does that mean there are other things that have happened that have also contributed to anxiety and ptsd . I think that is a g
Plus, what we know about the hearing thats just hours away with senator mazie horono. And how republicans plan to save Brett Kavanaugh. They know its a big fat con job. All in starts right now. Good evening from new york. Im chris hayes. Tonight, after a third woman just came forward with explosive new Sexual Misconduct allegations against Brett Kavanaugh, somehow republicans are still, as of this hour, planning to hold a hearing tomorrow. And then vote to give kavanaugh a lifetime appointment to the u. S. Supreme court. The claims by Julie Swetnick outlined in a sworn affidavit by her lawyer Michael Avenatti harrowing. The details are graphic and some may find them disturbing. Kavanaugh, we should say, denies swetnicks account and denies knowing her. Now 14 hours before the testimony of kavanaugh and Christine Blasey ford, the first woman to publicly accuse him of Sexual Misconduct, democrats on the committee are calling for kavanaughs nomination to be withdrawn. In a rumbling press c
Americans at the center of a power struggle for one of the most critical powerful posts in the world that impacts senators like jeff flake, susan collins, they are huge. Two week since the Senate Judiciary Committee Top democrats referred serious allegations against Brett Kavanaugh to the fbi and six weeks after Diane Feinstein received a letter from accuser professor Christine Blaseyford and held a phone call with her, the two key players showed up to tell the story under oath and hot worldwide spotlight. Doctor ford, what degree of certainty do you believe Brett Kavanaugh assaulted you . 100 . I swear today under oath before the senate and the nation, before my family and god, i innocent of this charge. Ford describe a timeline for the assault she said happened in summer of 1982 through her decision to reach out to lawmakers in the Washington Post over the summer. She has no plans to go public. I had to relive the trauma in front of the world and i have seen my wife picked apart by p