1/ During the #KavanaughHearings today, remember that Christine Blasey Ford isn’t the only woman who has accused him of sexual misconduct.
Here’s a refresher on the women who have come forward:
Here’s a refresher on the women who have come forward:
2/ Ford, the first to come forward and who we will hear from today, accused Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her at a party in high school. bit.ly/2OUr3Ls
3/ Deborah Ramirez says he exposed himself to her and thrust his genitals in her face during a drinking game at Yale. bit.ly/2QdBk5t
4/ Julie Swetnick, represented by Michael Avenatti, says she was present at numerous high school parties where Kavanaugh and Mark Judge targeted women with drugs and alcohol to be “gang raped.” bit.ly/2R4PyH7
5/ (Swetnick says she was a victim of one of these “train” rapes, and that Judge and Kavanaugh were “present” when she was raped, but she does not directly accuse them of participating.)
6/ On Wednesday evening, an anonymous letter alleged that in DC in 1998, Kavanaugh shoved a woman up against a wall “very aggressively and sexually” while he was drunk. bit.ly/2OYx75O
7/ Kavanaugh has denied all of these allegations.
Republicans maintain that there are “no witnesses.” But there is some evidence: bit.ly/2QcLDXM
Republicans maintain that there are “no witnesses.” But there is some evidence: bit.ly/2QcLDXM
8/8 If the allegations are true, this judge (whose confirmation to the Supreme Court could have drastic consequences for women’s rights) was, as a teen, steeped in a culture that sees women as objects for men’s amusement.
Read more from @annanorthtweets: bit.ly/2R4hXx
Read more from @annanorthtweets: bit.ly/2R4hXx
