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Text messages suggest Kavanaugh wanted to refute accuser's claim before it became public

  

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Via:  dulay  •  6 years ago  •  26 comments

Text messages suggest Kavanaugh wanted to refute accuser's claim before it became public
A former classmate of the Supreme Court nominee has reached out to the FBI but hasn't received a response.

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WASHINGTON — In the days leading up to a public allegation that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh exposed himself to a college classmate, the judge and his team were communicating behind the scenes with friends to refute the claim, according to text messages obtained by NBC News.

The texts between Berchem and Karen Yarasavage, both friends of Kavanaugh, suggest that the nominee was personally talking with former classmates about Ramirez’s story in advance of the New Yorker article that made her allegation public. In one message, Yarasavage said Kavanaugh asked her to go on the record in his defense. Two other messages show communication between Kavanaugh's team and former classmates in advance of the story.



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Dulay
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1  seeder  Dulay    6 years ago

So here's the kicker, this is what Kavanaugh said about Ramirez calling around to see if any of her friends remembered going to those parties: 

Question: Well, actually, are you aware that the New York Times passed up on this story before the New Yorker ran the story? 

Judge Kavanaugh. That's what I read in the New York Times. 

Question: What's your reaction to that? 

Judge Kavanaugh. They couldn't -- the New York Times couldn't corroborate this story and found that she was calling around to classmates trying to see if they remembered it. And I, at least -- and I, myself, heard 
about that, that she was doing that. And you know, that just strikes me as, you know, what is going on here?
When someone is calling around to try to refresh other people, is that what's going on? What's going on with that? 

That doesn't sound -- that doesn't sound good to me. It doesn't sound fair. It doesn't sound proper. It sounds like an orchestrated hit to take me out. That's what it sounds like.

It drips with hypocrisy. 

 
 
 
Fireryone
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2  Fireryone    6 years ago

Isn't this an interesting development. 

 
 
 
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Freshman Silent
2.1    replied to  Fireryone @2    6 years ago
Isn't this an interesting development. 

E.A  and what may I ask is that?

 That a Person that wrote a letter in confidence That it be confidential, and asked that it be kept so, would like to have a mater investigated without going Public?

 
 
 
Dulay
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2.1.1  seeder  Dulay  replied to  @2.1    6 years ago

This is about the Ramirez allegations. Stay on topic. 

 
 
 
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2.1.2    replied to  Dulay @2.1.1    6 years ago
This is about the Ramirez allegations. Stay on topic. 

E.A     Ahjhhhh   ok  I am Bad..

 So you have the Police Crime report, may we see it please!

 
 
 
Dismayed Patriot
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2.1.3  Dismayed Patriot  replied to  @2.1.2    6 years ago
So you have the Police Crime report, may we see it please!

Again, this isn't a criminal case, just reporting on unusual timing of some texts between Kavanaugh and other potential witnesses concerning one of the accusations made against Kavanaugh. It appears he was pre-empting the accusation by trying to get some of his friends to go on the record on his behalf. Now, there is no issue with trying to contact friends to vouch for you after an accusation is made. The problem here is that it appears he contacted them about this accusation before the accusation was made thus indicating he thought an accusation was coming which would be hard to predict if the incident never really happened.

 
 
 
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2.1.4    replied to  Dismayed Patriot @2.1.3    6 years ago
Again, this isn't a criminal case,

E.A   Interesting so that ALL those that Call the Judge Despicable names with NO evidence No Police Crime report are?

 Is that the " Modern how to Choose a Judge " methodology?

On with what was said on a different seed about Paedophiles and Priest, if a Police Crime Report is not filed can one be charged with a " crime "?

 
 
 
Fireryone
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2.1.6  Fireryone  replied to  @2.1    6 years ago
E.A  and what may I ask is that?

Why?  Witness tampering isn't an issue for you either?  

 
 
 
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2.1.7    replied to  Fireryone @2.1.6    6 years ago
Why?  Witness tampering isn't an issue for you either?  

E.A " Either "? So you have some historic Criminal activity from Me?

 " Witness tempering " please explain to me how that is possible without a " Police Crime report "  Inquisitive minds want to know?

 Or is " Gossip " now a " Court appearance "?

 
 
 
Fireryone
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2.1.8  Fireryone  replied to  @2.1.7    6 years ago

This has nothing to do with you. 

It's possible to tamper with witnesses who are submitting statements under penalty of perjury.  The question is why you're unable to understand that. 

 
 
 
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2.1.9    replied to  Fireryone @2.1.8    6 years ago
This has nothing to do with you.
The question is why you're unable to understand that

Hmm at one point " Nothing to do with you " and then,, ok I stop here  before we go to total Mire!!!

 
 
 
Dulay
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2.1.10  seeder  Dulay  replied to  @2.1.2    6 years ago

So you don't want to comment on Kavanaugh contacting his friends about the Ramirez allegations BEFORE the New Yorker article came out. 

Again, read the seed and stay on topic. Last warning. 

 
 
 
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2.1.11    replied to  Dulay @2.1.10    6 years ago
So you don't want to comment on Kavanaugh contacting his friends about the Ramirez allegations BEFORE the New Yorker article came out. 

E.A Show me where I said that!

 
 
 
Dulay
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2.1.12  seeder  Dulay  replied to  @2.1.11    6 years ago

In every one of your comments including that one...

 
 
 
Skrekk
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3  Skrekk    6 years ago

This is very interesting stuff from the article:

Bob Bauer, former White House counsel for President Barack Obama, said: "It would be surprising, and it would certainly be highly imprudent, if at any point Judge Kavanaugh directly contacted an individual believed to have information about allegations like this. A nominee would normally have been counseled to leave to his legal and nominations team the job of following up on any questions arising from press reports or otherwise, and doing so appropriately."

Further, the texts show Kavanaugh may need to be questioned about how far back he anticipated that Ramirez would air allegations against him. Berchem says in her memo that Kavanaugh “and/or” his friends “may have initiated an anticipatory narrative” as early as July to “conceal or discredit” Ramirez.

Kavanaugh told the Senate Judiciary Committee under oath that the first time he heard of Ramirez’s allegation was in the Sept. 23 article in The New Yorker.
 
 
 
Fireryone
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3.1  Fireryone  replied to  Skrekk @3    6 years ago

That he lied repeatedly under oath is disqualifying. His partisan attacks are disqualifying.  

 
 
 
Fireryone
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3.1.2  Fireryone  replied to    6 years ago

They certainly are.  The GOP is blowing this big time.

 
 
 
JohnRussell
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4  JohnRussell    6 years ago

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