![]() ![]() But now you're guilty until proven innocent."Ĭontroversy surrounding the Kavanaugh nomination ahead of November mid-term elections - in which Republicans are facing an uphill battle to keep control of Congress - is threatening to derail Trump's push to get a conservative majority on the Supreme Court before the vote. "It's a very scary time for young men in America, where you can be guilty of something that you may not be guilty of," he said, adding: "My whole life, I've heard you're innocent until proven guilty. Speaking to reporters in Washington earlier in the day, Trump had appeared to take aim at the broader #MeToo movement against sexual assault and harassment, saying that it had reversed the burden of proof required by judicial system. In her emotional testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee last Thursday that was watched by more than 20 million Americans, Blasey Ford said she was "100 percent" sure Kavanaugh had attacked and attempted to rape her in the summer of 1982, when they were both high school students attending a party.Ī defiant Kavanaugh came out with guns blazing, insisting the assault never happened, accusing Democrats of destroying his reputation and condemning his confirmation battle as a "national disgrace." "Is it any wonder that she was terrified to come forward, and that other sexual assault survivors are as well? She is a remarkable profile in courage. Christine Blasey Ford," tweeted Michael Bromwich, a former high-ranking Department of Justice official who is currently representing the professor. "A vicious, vile and soulless attack on Dr. The attack quickly drew scorn from critics, who said such mockery was part of the reason survivors of sexual assault are afraid to go public. ![]() 'Upstairs, downstairs, where was it?' I don't know. "'What neighborhood was it in?' I don't know. Is it any wonder that she was terrified to come forward, and that other sexual assault survivors are as well? She is a remarkable profile in courage. I don't know," he added, to cheers from supporters.Ī vicious, vile and soulless attack on Dr. 'How many years ago was it?' I don't know. 'How did you get there?' I don't remember. "This entire process has been a disgrace."'How did you get home?' I don't remember. "I dispute that it wasn't anything other than the president stating facts that were laid out and the prosecutor's memo that she put forward to the Senate," White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said Wednesday. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle criticized Trump after his recent comments, but the White House backed up the president and said he wasn't mocking Ford. "It's like a werewolf movie where someone says, "He hasn't turned into a wolf for 29 days, so I think we're good." Ford: You knew this was coming," Meyers said. "Let this be a lesson to everyone who is praising Trump for his supposedly respectful handling of Dr. The president had referred to Ford as a "very credible witness" just last week, but his sudden change in tune shouldn't come as a surprise, according to Meyers. ![]() "I don't know, but I had one beer, that's the only thing I remember." How many years ago was it? I don't know, I don’t know, I don't know," Trump said, imitating Ford. ![]()
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