By — Associated Press Associated Press Leave a comment 0comments Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/kavanaugh-accuser-christine-blasey-ford-has-4-affidavits-backing-claim Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Kavanaugh accuser Christine Blasey Ford has 4 affidavits backing claim Politics Sep 26, 2018 9:04 AM EDT WASHINGTON — Lawyers for Christine Blasey Ford say they have submitted sworn affidavits to the Senate Judiciary Committee from four people who say she told them that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh had assaulted her in high school. Kavanaugh has denied the accusation. The four sworn affidavits are among the information the committee is considering on the eve of Ford and Kavanaugh’s testimony Thursday. All four documents say that Ford revealed the information well before President Donald Trump nominated Kavanaugh to the high court in July. They come from Ford’s husband and three family friends, who say Ford mentioned the incident in 2012, 2013, 2016 and 2017. Two affidavits, from Ford’s husband Russell Ford and from the coach of their son’s baseball team, say Ford named Kavanaugh as the alleged assailant. In the other two, Ford did not name Kavanaugh but said she was assaulted by a federal judge. MORE: Majority of Americans oppose Kavanaugh nomination if Ford’s allegation is true, poll says By — Associated Press Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Lawyers for Christine Blasey Ford say they have submitted sworn affidavits to the Senate Judiciary Committee from four people who say she told them that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh had assaulted her in high school. Kavanaugh has denied the accusation. The four sworn affidavits are among the information the committee is considering on the eve of Ford and Kavanaugh’s testimony Thursday. All four documents say that Ford revealed the information well before President Donald Trump nominated Kavanaugh to the high court in July. They come from Ford’s husband and three family friends, who say Ford mentioned the incident in 2012, 2013, 2016 and 2017. Two affidavits, from Ford’s husband Russell Ford and from the coach of their son’s baseball team, say Ford named Kavanaugh as the alleged assailant. In the other two, Ford did not name Kavanaugh but said she was assaulted by a federal judge. MORE: Majority of Americans oppose Kavanaugh nomination if Ford’s allegation is true, poll says