Posted on 09/30/2018 4:07:29 PM PDT by yesthatjallen
A man who attended Yale University with Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh went on the record on Sunday accusing Kavanaugh of "mischaracterizing" his alcohol consumption during last week's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing.
Chad Ludington in an interview with The New York Times said he saw Kavanaugh "staggering from alcohol consumption" multiple times, describing him as a "belligerent and aggressive" drunk.
"It is truth that is at stake, and I believe that the ability to speak the truth, even when it does not reflect well upon oneself, is a paramount quality we seek in our nation’s most powerful judges,” Ludington said in a statement, according to the Times.
Ludington said Kavanaugh during the hearing downplayed the "degree and frequency" of his drinking. He told the Times that the FBI has asked him to share his story at the bureau's Raleigh, N.C., office on Monday.
It is unclear if his testimony will play a role in the week-long FBI investigation into allegations of sexual assault against Kavanaugh, the Times reported.
Several other classmates in recent days have accused Kavanaugh of misleading Congress over his alcohol consumption. Former FBI Director James Comey in a Times op-ed published Sunday charged Kavanaugh with "lying" under oath.
Kavanaugh throughout the hearing insisted that he has never blacked out or passed out due to alcohol consumption.
Christine Blasey Ford, the woman accusing him of assaulting her in 1982, has said that Kavanaugh and his friend Mark Judge were intoxicated during the incident.
Kavanaugh told outside counsel Rachel Mitchell during the hearing that he has never "passed out" from drinking.
"I’ve gone to sleep," he said. "But I’ve never blacked out, that’s the allegation. And that’s, that’s wrong."
Kavanaugh appeared agitated by questions from Democratic senators about his history with partying and drinking, at one point asking Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) if she has ever blacked out due to alcohol consumption.
"I like beer,” he said in response to one of Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse’s (D-R.I.) questions. “Do you like beer, senator? What do you like to drink?"
He said repeatedly that he likes beer but does not drink heavily.
The FBI probe will last a week and investigate Ford's allegation as well as claims from Deborah Ramirez, who has accused Kavanaugh of exposing himself without her consent during a Yale University party in the 1980s.
Ramirez reportedly spoke to the FBI on Sunday.
Isn’t that outside the scope, or do I misunderstand how this works?
So it sounds like Chad is a professional drinker of sorts.
Looks like an Obama voter to me.
Most likely, they are saving that for when they demand the next delay.
Was he #1 at yale?
His best friend at yale is speaking out.
Last name Dudley. Said he NEVER saw him blacked out drunk or passed out and he was with him when he drank a lot of times and every Friday night.
They were obviously combing thru Judge’s book weeks if not months before the Kafka trial. Only a stupid Republican fails to see thru their various ruses.
Also his friend cant remember her name who was roommate of Ramirrez said same thing.
"When he went out Friday nights, I was usually with him," Dudley says of Kavanaugh. "I never, ever saw him blacked out, never."
The Hill does have some leftist contributors, but I see lots of good articles from The Hill that are conservative.
Well now in news Dudley and Kav busted into a room of couple to humiliate them. This is getting ridiculous.
Meanwhile kav family gofundme is up to 432k.
I have been SF many times. Every time I was able to remember what I did. I was so drunk when I drove home I saw four middle lines on the road. Course this was in the early to mid 1970’s and I lived in the country so not many cars on road..
What is the definition of drink heavily? And wouldn’t the amount be different per the individual?
As though they can divine the difference between "blackout" and falling asleep, 36 years later.
This has been my biggest fear. It woke me out of my sleep Friday night. Yale is what is going to bring Kavanaugh down. Don’t forget, they let their students out of class so that they could protest Kavanaugh.
At least three times he was asked if he’d ever “blacked-out” from drinking, and as many times he denied it. He wasn’t being asked because they wanted to know. They asked because they knew. The evidence of him “blacking-out” is, I fear, about to be presented by Yale. Then nothing about Ford, or any future accuser, matters anymore. His own testimony will sink him.
Pearls...where my pearls?
Saw exactly such a call for Prohibition II on Twitter a couple hours ago.
Who knew?
Another he-said/she-said. 100 people could come forward with this allegation, and unless they’ve got a Super 8 film or Betamax video tape of it, there’s no proof.
And proof is what the problem is for all of these accusers.
If drinking is going to be a disqualifier for SCOTUS... I have just the right nominee for Pence after he wins in 2024.
His name is Donald John Trump.
These idiots don’t want to go there.
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