Posted on 09/26/2018 9:43:50 AM PDT by yesthatjallen
Attorney Michael Avenatti said Wednesday that a woman he represents, who has accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of enabling sexual assault, is "100 percent" prepared to testify about her claims before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
"She wants an FBI investigation to be launched immediately. She is prepared to meet with the FBI, disclose everything she knows, disclose additional witnesses," Avenatti said on MSNBC, referring to his client, Julie Swetnick.
Swetnick alleged in a signed declaration made public Wednesday that Kavanaugh and others attempted to intoxicate girls at parties in the 1980s so they could be "gang raped," and that Kavanaugh was present during a "gang rape" in which she was the victim.
"The allegations in this declaration are shocking, they are also detailed, and my client stands behind them 100 percent," Avenatti said on MSNBC.
"My client has been issued a number of security clearances, fully vetted and she is an honest and courageous woman," he added.
The Senate Judiciary Committee said in a statement that lawyers for the panel are reviewing Swetnick's claims.
The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Swetnick wrote in her declaration that she has held a number of government jobs, including with the Department of Defense and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). She is the third woman to accuse Kavanaugh of some form of sexual misconduct.
Christine Blasey Ford alleged earlier this month that Kavanaugh pinned her to a bed and groped her during a high school party in the 1980s. She and Kavanaugh are set to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday about her claims. Kavanaugh said Monday on Fox that he wants the opportunity to be heard.
Deborah Ramirez went public on Sunday with her allegation that Kavanaugh exposed himself to her at a party during his freshman year at Yale, also in the 1980s.
Kavanaugh has denied the claims from Ford and Ramirez, calling them "smears" and vowing he will not withdraw his nomination.
President Trump and some Republicans have attacked the credibility of the women accusing Kavanaugh, suggesting they are part of an organized effort by Democrats to undermine Kavanaugh's nomination and questioning why the women waited to come forward.
Trump said Tuesday that Ramirez in particular "has nothing," noting that she has admitted she was drunk during the alleged incident.
Avenatti, who has expressed aspirations to run for president in 2020, on Wednesday warned Trump and Republicans against trying similar tactics on Swetnick.
"I’m going to caution Donald Trump, Brett Kavanaugh, [Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck] Grassley (R-Iowa) and others: If they try to come after my client or engage in some smear campaign, they better pack a lunch, because we’re going to respond two-fold," Avenatti said.
"We’re going to respond double as it relates to force," he continued. "So they better be very careful before they start spewing nonsense and trying to call my client a liar."
LOL this is getting funny it is so desperate.
“They should call his bluff and say, “You bet. Right after Ford testifies, your witness is next...”
Agreed!
If she can testify tomorrow, go for it.
Otherwise, no more frickin’ delays.
AMEN TO THAT!!!!
Julie Swetnick, now there’s a name nobody could possibly just make up.
I wonder if the Democrats will begin to realize that they had better start distancing themselves from this filthy slime-lawyer and his offal. Do they want to forever have their names linked to this plunge into the latrine? I sure would not, if I had any future career planned. Then again, in for a penny, in for a pound, they say.
Vote and confirm Kavanaugh, and this will all be forgotten, on to the next smear.
Yep. Tomorrow or nothin’. Vote/confirm Friday. EOFS!
The porm lawyer is trying to endear the Dems to secure a nomination in 2020 - also making promises to the tools he is digging up from the muck.
WHERE did you see that shes balck, single and has 10 kids!! I KNOW THOSE ARE LIES!
Three words: McMartin. Preschool. Case.
It’s quite sad this country has lowered itself that a piece of putrid pond scum like Avenatti can crush the confirmation of a good man like Kavanaugh.
America is circling the drain.
Question is....WHY WOULD ANY DECENT PERSON HIRE THE CREEPY PORN LAWYER?????
Just vote. Senators have to decide who they believe and if he’s qualified using the allegations. Either believe them or don’t but you have to vote now. Times up
The left has a bottomless pool of mentally unbalanced women to draw “testimony” from. And they have an equally bottomless void of decency that would keep any normal person from taking advantage of these women for pure power politics.
If she knew what was going on, why did it take her 36 years to come forward?
Some more: Eden North Carolina and the gross miscarriage of justice there.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Rascals_day_care_sexual_abuse_trial
Know this one from the psych community during that time.
Witch hunts.
No to all of them, of course.
She kept going to these parties and never tried to warn or protect women allegedly being sexually assaulted.
“and owes 63K from a judgement that went against her by state of maryland or back taxes.”
She will now get a go-fund-me account to pay that off and then some.
Do it tomorrow, Grassley!
Just vote. Senators have to decide who they believe and if he’s qualified using the allegations. Either believe them or don’t but you have to vote now. Times up
—
Go ahead you gutless Senators. Show you’re so powerless you can be jerked around by a 3rd-rate porn lawyer who makes 11’th hour accusations. Prove there is no rule of law, that you are pathetic powerless pussies without any beliefs of our own.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.