American Senator Ron Johnson is rejecting the testimony of the Judiciary Committee of the Senate of Christine Blasey Ford about his alleged aggression years ago by the Supreme Court candidate Brett Kavanaugh.

One of the reasons: Johnson says that Ford, a clinical psychology professor in California, may be experiencing "false memories".

In a video taken by a local filmmaker from Johnson to Mitchell International Airport On Friday afternoon, the Republican Senator from Wisconsin said he would vote to confirm Kavanaugh, calling him an "honest person" and "grand judge."

When asked what he thought prompted Ford to testify this week, Johnson replied, "Read about the false memories." Read about the people who confessed to crimes and then revealed themselves totally innocent, agree? "

Pressed again on the fact that Ford's testimony was based on false memories, the second term senator said, "There are several explanations, that would be one of them." no one knows what happened 36 years ago. "

False memory is a psychological phenomenon that occurs when someone remembers events that have never happened. Johnson was not asked why he regarded Ford's memory as suspicious, but not Kavanaugh's.

On Friday, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted 11 to 10 in favor of the presidency. Donald Trump choose for the high court. The committee's decision came a day after a fascinating testimony from Ford and Kavanaugh before the panel.

It is unclear when the entire Senate will vote now that the FBI is considering Ford's claim that Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her at a party at home more than 35 years ago.

Johnson's video was taken by Joel Van Haren, a 30-year-old filmmaker from Milwaukee whose work was featured on VICE, the BBC, the New York Times and Al Jazeera America, for which he won a National Headliner Award in 2014, according to his IMDb profile. He shared the video of his conversation with Johnson with the Sentinel Newspaper.

Van Haren met Johnson, dressed in pink jeans and blue jeans, while he was walking alone following a flight from Washington, DC to Van Haren's ######################################################################################### He is surprised that Johnson has conjured up false spontaneous memories.

"I went to see Senator Johnson to talk to him as a local voter," Van Haren said by email. "It's not often that we have a speaking time with our elected representatives like that.

"I was at the airport because I was coming back from a working trip to Washington and I saw the opportunity to hear it directly."

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And with Johnson, you never know what he's going to say. In the past, he blamed sunspot for climate change, criticized "The Lego movie" to be anti-business and suggested university professors could be replaced by Ken Burns & # 39; documentaries.

In his interview with Van Haren, Johnson said that he had already made his decision.

"I'm going to vote for him," said Johnson.

The senator was very dismissive of Ford's testimony, adding, "There is no corroboration, there are all sorts of explanations, it seems sincere, but it is completely used and abused by Democrats, who abuse the process."

As for the other two women accusing Kavanaugh of sexual assault or misconduct in high school and at the university, Johnson also dismissed their complaint.

"The New York Times would not publish them, they were so unsupported," he said. Here is a summary of the New York Times charges by Julie Swetnick and Deborah Ramirez.

Johnson took Van Haren for a Liberal, saying at one point, "Sir, you are not going to change your mind about it."

It is at this point that Johnson, who has never sat on the Judiciary Committee, launches into the longest explanation of his support for Kavanaugh.

"I have met the man.He is a good decent person," said Johnson. "Democrats have destroyed his life, you know, an incredibly unfair process.A fundamental principle of our justice system is a presumption of innocence.

"In addition to this totally unfounded accusation, four witnesses deny it, what are you supposed to do, presume the culprit?"

Johnson rejected Van Haren's suggestion that Trump would name someone with less luggage.

"My job is to evaluate this candidate," said the GOP senator. "My assessment is that I'm going to vote to confirm, it's as simple as that."

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