On 9/23/2018 8:49 PM, Keyser Soze wrote:

As Senate Republicans press for a swift vote to confirm Brett Kavanaugh,
President Trump’s nominee to the Supreme Court, Senate Democrats are
investigating a new allegation of sexual misconduct against Kavanaugh. The
claim dates to the 1983-84 academic school year, when Kavanaugh was a
freshman at Yale University. The offices of at least four Democratic
senators have received information about the allegation, and at least two
have begun investigating it. Senior Republican staffers also learned of the
allegation last week and, in conversations with The New Yorker, expressed
concern about its potential impact on Kavanaugh’s nomination. Soon after,
Senate Republicans issued renewed calls to accelerate the timing of a
committee vote. The Democratic Senate offices reviewing the allegations
believe that they merit further investigation. “This is another serious,
credible, and disturbing allegation against Brett Kavanaugh. It should be
fully investigated,” Senator Mazie Hirono, of Hawaii, said. An aide in one
of the other Senate offices added, “These allegations seem credible, and
we’re taking them very seriously. If established, they’re clearly
disqualifying.”

The woman at the center of the story, Deborah Ramirez, who is fifty-three,
attended Yale with Kavanaugh, where she studied sociology and psychology.
Later, she spent years working for an organization that supports victims of
domestic violence. The New Yorker contacted Ramirez after learning of her
possible involvement in an incident involving Kavanaugh. The allegation was
conveyed to Democratic senators by a civil-rights lawyer. For Ramirez, the
sudden attention has been unwelcome, and prompted difficult choices. She
was at first hesitant to speak publicly, partly because her memories
contained gaps because she had been drinking at the time of the alleged
incident. In her initial conversations with The New Yorker, she was
reluctant to characterize Kavanaugh’s role in the alleged incident with
certainty. After six days of carefully assessing her memories and
consulting with her attorney, Ramirez said that she felt confident enough
of her recollections to say that she remembers Kavanaugh had exposed
himself at a drunken dormitory party, thrust his penis in her face, and
caused her to touch it without her consent as she pushed him away. Ramirez
is now calling for the F.B.I. to investigate Kavanaugh’s role in the
incident. “I would think an F.B.I. investigation would be warranted,” she
said.

From the New Yorker



Amazing how these stories, known to some Democrats, are suddenly
becoming public.

Schumer is on record (before any of this became news) as saying they
will do *anything* necessary (emphasis mine) to block Kavanaugh's
confirmation.

Makes one wonder.