Kavanaugh Was 'Aggressive And Belligerent' When Drunk, His Yale Roommate Says
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Kavanaugh Was 'Aggressive And Belligerent' When Drunk, His Yale Roommate Says
Willa Frej, HuffPost 3 hours ago
Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh ’s freshman roommate at Yale University came forward late Monday, describing Kavanaugh as “a heavy drinker” who became “aggressive and belligerent” when drunk.
James Roche, Kavanaugh’s roommate in Fall 1983, said in a statement posted on Twitter that they didn’t socialize together much, but would chat at night after Kavanaugh would return from outings with his friends.
“It is from this experience that I concluded that although Brett was normally reserved, he was a notably heavy drinker, even by the standards of the time, and that he became aggressive and belligerent when he was very drunk,” Roche said.
Roche said he issued the statement to support Deborah Ramirez , who was quoted in The New Yorker this week as saying Kavanaugh thrust his exposed penis at her at a college party. Roche said he and Ramirez became close friends at Yale, and she was “unusually honest and straightforward.”
“I cannot imagine her making this up,” he told ABC-7 News in California. “Based on my time with Brett, I believe that he and his social circle were capable of the actions that Debbie described.”
In The New Yorker article, Roche described Ramirez as “exceptionally honest and gentle.”
“I did not observe the specific incident in question, but I do remember Brett frequently drinking excessively and becoming incoherently drunk,” he said in his statement.
Roche’s recollection goes against what Kavanaugh told Fox News’ Martha MacCallum in an interview Monday night. He said he had never been drunk enough to forget any of his actions.
Ramirez came forward after the account of Christine Blasey Ford , a psychology professor who claims Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her when they were in high school.
GOP Senate Judiciary Committee leaders rebuffed Blasey’s call for an FBI investigation into her story, but she has nevertheless agreed to testify at a hearing on Thursday .
Kavanaugh has steadfastly denied the assault allegations and said Monday he wouldn’t withdraw in the face of what he called “ false accusations .”
- This article originally appeared on HuffPost .
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Seems like credible endorsement of a 'could be possible' .. is this the kind of information the FBI would be investigating? If so, an investigation of high school and freshman year of college rumors and writing on the bathroom wall def needs to be brought to light …
Honest and straightforward .. good qualities to have - yet, these qualities did not stop her from making an accusation that she herself is not overly sure of... it is nice that someone is protecting and standing by this woman, having friends is a wonderful thing.
Sadly for me, I will never get over the timing of these accusations - even if true .. the 11th hour claims cause me to question the legitimacy of said claims .. the more that come forward, the less I believe …. Please stop the confirmation of Kavanaugh -- but do it in an 'unusually honest and straightforward' manner ...
The unfortunate reality is that victims of these types of crimes don't come forth when the act occurs. There are a few things that we should remember...first, this was the 1980s. Women were frequently looked upon as the cause of their own rapes or attempted rapes. They were subject to relentless questioning and almost a re-violation of their dignity and veracity.. Second, most of these cases are he said, she said....conviction rates for perpetrators was extremely low. Third....sexual assault doesn't have a political favorite, just like the opposite of God, the predator has shown no preference. The only data that is available, however, are a number of studies in the Journal of Forensic Psychology that indicate that conservative women are less likely to report unwanted sexual advances than liberal women.
The one thing we know is that the behavior of a sexual predator is rarely a one off. Once an accuser comes forward, other victims tend to also come forward. It looks like the floodgates are opening.
Good it’s those guys that get all mushy and cry when they’re drunk that creep me out.
On the plus side, if the GOP does cast any sense of morals and ethics aside to place Kavanaugh on the court, his years might be numbered by liver failure.
And Ginsburg will have someone to drink with.