2nd Brett Kavanaugh accuser certain about alleged encounter, her lawyer says originally appeared on goodmorningamerica.com
The
attorney for the second woman who has accused Supreme Court nominee
Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct expressed his disapproval of how
President Trump has mocked her account, adding that his client is
certain about the alleged encounter.
"I
found that comment by the president to be pretty disgusting and pretty
hurtful," John Clune, attorney for accuser Deborah Ramirez, told ABC
News chief anchor George Stephanopoulos on "Good Morning America"
Wednesday.
He added: "She believes wholeheartedly that it was Mr. Kavanaugh."
PHOTO:
Brett Kavanaugh listens to Senators on day three of his confirmation
hearing in the Senate Judiciary Committee, Sept. 6, 2018. (Bill Clark/CQ
Roll Call via Getty Images)
Trump
has questioned the accusations against Kavanaugh, saying the accusation
is "totally unsubstantiated" and more than 30 years old.
When
asked whether Ramirez should be allowed to testify, Trump said she "has
nothing" and pointed to memory gaps: "She said she was totally
inebriated and she was all messed up."
"And
now a new charge comes out and she doesn’t know that it’s him but it
could have been him. Oh, gee, let’s not make him a Supreme Court
Justice?" Trump said mockingly, speaking of Ramirez.
Clune
added that he has had difficulties communicating with the Senate
Judiciary Committee as the majority party did not show up on a scheduled
phone call Tuesday evening with Clune and Democrats.
"At
this point, you know, they keep on reiterating that they want more
information,” the attorney said. “We’ll be happy to provide them with
more information but why they won’t even talk to us on the phone is a
mystery,”
Ramirez, 53, is a former Yale University classmate of Kavanaugh's and his second accuser of sexual assault. Ramirez told The New Yorker
that the nominee exposed himself to her at a party and "thrust his
penis in her face," causing her to "touch it without her consent as she
pushed him away."
The
first accuser, Christine Blasey Ford, a California professor, alleges
Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her when they were high school students.
She is slated to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee at 10
a.m. on Thursday.
Kavanaugh has strongly denied the allegations from both Ramirez and Ford.
PHOTO:
Brett Kavanaugh, sitting with his wife Ashley Estes Kavanaugh, answers
questions during a FOX News interview on Sept. 24, 2018, in Washington.
(Jacquelyn Martin/AP)
A number of Republicans have questioned the credibility of the latest allegation by Ramirez.
“I
read the New Yorker article, it's pretty thin. No one else remembered
any of it. This is really kinda getting carried away. It's feeling more
like a circus,” Tennessee Sen. Bob Corker said.
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