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"Former Classmate Of Kavanaugh's Denies Being At Party In Sexual Assault Allegation," Kaitlan Collins, CNN, 7:23 AM ET, Sept. 19, 2018. *Video, Anderson Cooper Report.
(CNN) In a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee, another former classmate of Brett Kavanaugh's denies attending a party like the one described in the allegation made by Christine Blasey Ford, who has accused the Supreme Court nominee of sexually assaulting her three decades ago when they were teenagers.
Patrick J. Smyth attended Georgetown Prep -- an all-boys school in North Bethesda, Maryland -- alongside Kavanaugh. Both men graduated in 1983. Smyth signed a letter this summer, before the allegations against Kavanaugh were made public, testifying that Kavanaugh "is singularly qualified to be an Associate Justice on the U.S. Supreme Court," along with dozen other of the school's alumni. Eric Bruce, who is representing Smyth, authored a letter to Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, the top Democrat on the committee. CNN has obtained a copy of the letter, which includes a quote from Smyth denying seeing any "improper conduct" from Kavanaugh.
>"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."
Kavanaugh has denied being at the party and the allegation of sexually and physically assaulting Ford.
Another friend and classmate of Kavanaugh's, Mark Judge, has been named as the other person who was in the room when the alleged incident took place. Judge has also denied the incident happened.
Though Smyth states Ford has named him in connection with the party, she did not publicly identify him when she provided her account of what happened to the Washington Post earlier this week. Ford did not immediately respond to a request for comment through her attorneys, nor did the White House. The letter is expected to be sent to Grassley and Feinstein on Wednesday.
On Tuesday, Ford's attorneys argued in a letter to Grassley that the FBI should investigate the incident before senators hold a hearing on the allegations, which is scheduled for Monday...More,
https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/18/politics/pj-smyth-brett-kavanaugh/index.html
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https://www.democraticunderground.com/100211154554
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*CNN: ANOTHER Kav Party Witness, "PJ" Smyth Refuses To Testify (Original Post)
appalachiablue
Sep 2018
OP
Kingofalldems
(38,487 posts)1. He claims Kavanaugh is innocent but won't do it under oath.
RhodeIslandOne
(5,042 posts)2. Looks like a total dick n/m
appalachiablue
(41,177 posts)3. What a bunch
DeminPennswoods
(15,290 posts)4. Interesting that neither he nor Judge want
to testify under oath. The Sgt Schultz defense sounds like a Prep cover up to me. Too bad the girls at Holton Arms know all about them.
AncientGeezer
(2,146 posts)5. I'm pretty sure Kav has agreed to testify on Monday..under oath.
Did I miss something?
mythology
(9,527 posts)6. The he is referring to Smyth not Kavanaugh
maui902
(108 posts)7. And the "Judge" the poster is referring to is Mark Judge, not Judge Kavanaugh
AncientGeezer
(2,146 posts)9. Got it now...
samir.g
(835 posts)8. He looks like a rich kid rapist
blogslut
(38,018 posts)10. They're just trolling us with these WASP names
JonLP24
(29,322 posts)11. She wants to talk to the FBI
While these 2 witnesses don't even want to speak very telling.
Tom Rinaldo
(22,913 posts)12. They can't lie to the FBI - hence the FBI can't talk to them. n/t
milestogo
(16,829 posts)13. Ah, the Good Ol Boys club that started in High School
and lasts for a lifetime. Its like a mafia family.