While my colleague, TLaDuke, reports that the FBI will be talking to Deborah Ramirez who accuses Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of penis-wagging-under-the-influence, they will not, however, not be talking to Julie Swetnick, the witness to the Kavanaugh organized rape parties.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has been instructed by the White House to interview two of the women who have alleged sexual misconduct by Brett Kavanaugh, according to people familiar with the matter.
The parameters of the FBI probe don’t include interviewing Julie Swetnick, who said this week the Supreme Court nominee attended a party decades ago where she was gang-raped, according to one of the people.
The focus on the first two accusations suggests that the White House doesn’t consider Ms. Swetnick’s accusations credible, people familiar with the instructions said, a possibility that drew criticism from Ms. Swetnick’s attorney, Michael Avenatti.
The Wall Street Journal has attempted to corroborate Ms. Swetnick’s account, contacting dozens of former classmates and colleagues, but couldn’t reach anyone with knowledge of her allegations. No friends have come forward to publicly support her claims.
She has recorded a TV interview to be aired Sunday, the first woman making accusations against the Supreme Court nominee to do so. NBC’s “Morning Joe” on Thursday aired a clip of her interview with John Heilemann of Showtime’s “The Circus,” in which Ms. Swetnick called for an investigation into the allegations against Judge Kavanaugh.
Avenatti is not taking this all that well.
We have yet to hear from the FBI. When and if we do, we will promptly disclose to them all information and witnesses in our possession. We continue to request this opportunity as we have been doing for days. My client is telling the truth and deserves to be heard and not shammed.
— Michael Avenatti (@MichaelAvenatti) September 29, 2018
It is critically important that the public be informed of any hidden effort to limit the scope of the FBI investigation. The scope should be unlimited and the FBI should be tasked with determining whether an allegation is credible – as they do every day in this country.
— Michael Avenatti (@MichaelAvenatti) September 29, 2018
If true, this is a serious problem that will undermine the legitimacy of the entire process. https://t.co/x2a8Hs7FNg via @CBSPolitics
— Michael Avenatti (@MichaelAvenatti) September 29, 2018
If true, this is outrageous. Why are Trump and his cronies in the Senate trying to prevent the American people from learning the truth? Why do they insist on muzzling women with information submitted under penalty of perjury? Why Ramirez but not my client? https://t.co/TwoAKXDWrH
— Michael Avenatti (@MichaelAvenatti) September 29, 2018
Trump has now determined that he and he alone will be the sole arbiter of whether a woman’s claims of sexual assault and misogyny are credible. Why even have an FBI investigation? I thought it was their job to make this determination. He and Kavanaugh are afraid of the truth.
— Michael Avenatti (@MichaelAvenatti) September 29, 2018
The FBI not talking to her is some of the best luck that she’s had. If we assume, for a second, that she’s not a pathological liar then we are left with the incontrovertible fact that her role in this sad affair was arguably more egregious that that she attributes to Mark Judge and Brett Kavanaugh. She was a conscienceless monster who went to these high school parties, as a college student, and knew what was going on but rather than warn any of the young women or try to stop the gang rapes or call the police, she did nothing..except go to the next party. One detects a bit of glee in her description as if she would enjoy watching other women raped while she sipped her drink and chuckled.
Not only is the story fanciful, the complainant an utter train wreck as a sexual harasser, as the aggressor in a domestic violence case, and a tax cheat.
NEW: Julie Swetnick, the 3rd Kavanaugh accuser and client of Michael Avenatti, was sued for sexual harassment at web company where she worked in 2000. from @AndrewKerrNC https://t.co/4IfUeakJ7P via @dailycaller
— Chuck Ross (@ChuckRossDC) September 28, 2018
But keep this in mind. Absolutely no one in the Democrat party cares about this. They will be howling because the FBI inquiry does not meet their standard. But we all knew that, didn’t we.
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