Senate report finds no evidence to claims

Kavanaugh's initial Senate hearings were contentious, with Democrats working to expose what they felt were more relevant and reliable. But he seemed to be heading for certain confirmation when he began to report accusing the nominee of a decades-old sexual assault.

When psychology professor Christine Ford Blasey came forward publicly with her allegation, a furious national debate erupted. Already thunderous partisan divisions exploded and intertwined with the social upheaval of the #MeToo movement to create a storm of outrage across the political spectrum.

The furor forced the Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, to take a hearing in which Ford could share his allegation and Kavanaugh could respond. The Sept. 27 hearing and ensuing media circus captured national attention.

After Ford came forward, other accusations of misconduct against Kavanaugh, but their credibility seems more shaky.

The purpose of these last-minute allegations has been tested in the past, but they have been investigated in the past, "Grassley said in a statement with the release of the report. "In the end, there was no credible evidence to support the allegations against the nominee."

After Kavanaugh was confirmed on Oct. 6, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell hailed the effort to stop Kavanaugh's confirmation as a "great political gift" for Republicans ahead of the midterm elections and said the tactics of the left-wing "mob" had "energized our base. "

Democrats also claimed Kavanaugh's confirmation fired up their supporters.

Now, the report is about to look after the allegations and the committee's investigation has landed just days ahead of the 2018 election to determine the next two years of congressional control.

Here are some highlights from the 414-page report, which included interviews with 45 people and 25 written statements.

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Grassley learned of Ford's identity from the Post

Ford feels a letter detailing its allegation against Kavanaugh to the highest ranking Democracy on the Judiciary Committee, California Sen. Dianne Feinstein, on July 30.

According to the report, Feinstein kept the letter to herself until Sept. 12, when she shared with other Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee. The Intercept reported on the letter's existence the same say. On Sept. 14, published in New Yorker's article published detailing Ford's allegation but it remained anonymous, and on Sept. 16, Ford published a post-published article in Washington.

According to the report, Grassley did not learn about Ford's identity until the post article ran.

Ford 'refused' to hand over evidence

The committee said it collected 24 pages of evidence from Ford. This is the case of her resume, her text messages with the Post, her letters to Feinstein, her communications with the Judiciary Committee, declarations from Ford's husband and wife, "The incident of sexual assault". results of a polygraph test.

The report reports the request for full polygraph testing along with audio or video recordings of the exam, but Ford "refused" to give them to the committee along with the notes from a past session.

Ford Polygraph Examination of Two Questions

According to the Judiciary Committee report, Ford and her attorney, Debra Katz, gave the polygraph a written statement they had prepared. After an interview, the examine then asked Ford two questions: "Is any part of your statement false?" and "Did you make any part of your statement?"

"Dr. Ford answered no to both questions." The review concluded that the test results did not indicate disappointment, "the report said.

Witness said Mark Judge

Mark Judge, who was said to have been present during her alleged assault, several years after the incident was said to take place.

Rasor said Judge told her, "in a voice that seemed to convey a degree of shame, about having passed a few years ago, where he and several other boys from Georgetown Prep took turns with a woman who was drunk. " Rasor said it was not acceptable that Judge Kavanaugh was present and that Judge described the incident as consensual.

'No verifiable evidence'

The conclusion of the report on Ford's allegations says, "Committee investigators found no verifiable evidence that Dr. Ford's allegations against Justice Kavanaugh." The witnesses that Dr. Ford identified as individuals who could corroborate her allegations. , contradicted her. "

Another member of Kavanaugh's frat

Deborah Ramirez, who attended Yale University with Kavanaugh, "he's exposed himself to a dormitory party, thrust his penis in her face and caused her to touch," according to a New Yorker magazine article Sept. 23.

Sept. 25, saying "that did not happen." Several named witnesses praised Kavanaugh or Ramirez. The behavior would have been out of character for Kavanaugh, but Ramirez was also trustworthy, said witnesses.

The committee reports to an unnamed witness who said another member of the same fraternity. The report describes a photograph from the Yale Banner yearbook of the individual "with his pants down and his genitals exposed."

As with Ford, the committee concluded there was "no verifiable evidence to support Ramirez's allegations."

False gold misleading testimony

Swetnick submitted a sworn statement to the panel Sept. 26 through her lawyer, Michael Avenatti, that alleged Kavanaugh would "cause girls to become inebriated and disoriented so they could then be 'gang raped in a room or bedroom by a train' 'of numerous boys' during the early 1980s while students were in high school or college.

Kavanaugh vehemently denied the charges, which he called a "farce" and a "circus," during a committee hearing on Sept. 28.

Swetnick's credibility. Two men who had relationships with her – Dennis Ketterer and Richard Vinneccy – said she never mentioned Kavanaugh or being the victim of sexual assault.

Swetnick's claims, it also appeared that "Julie Swetnick and Mr. Avenatti criminally conspired to make materially false statements to the Committee and obstruct the Committee's investigation."

Grassley asked Attorney General Jeff Sessions and the FBI on Oct. 25 to investigate.

Avenatti welcomed further investigation and chided Grassley in a tweet Monday for the lack of action.

"Another week has gone by NOTHING has happened on your request for a criminal investigation," Avenatti tweeted. "Are you this incompetent?"