Have you ever (alleged action) Dr. Ford?

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Thursday September 27, 2018 · 7:32 PM PDT

2018/09/27 · 19:32

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It struck me when listening to questioning of Brett Kavanaugh, that he was asked a string of questions by the GOP’s surrogate female (Rachel Mitchell, Staff Counsel) that sought to reinforce his denials that the alleged incident did not happen.

Here’s the problem: Nearly every question posed to Kavanaugh referred to the accuser/victim as “Dr. Ford”.

It struck me that this may have been a deliberate and calculated way to allow him to emphatically deny, because at the time of the incident, she was not “Dr. Ford”.

What do you think?

(Transcript from Bloomberg)

MITCHELL: Dr. Ford described an incident where she was alone in a room with you and Mark Judge. Have you ever been alone in a room with Dr. Ford and Mark Judge?

KAVANAUGH: No.

MITCHELL: Dr. Ford described an incident where you were grinding your genitals on her. Have you ever ground or rubbed your genitals against Dr. Ford?

KAVANAUGH: No.

MITCHELL: Dr. Ford described an incident where you covered her mouth with your hand. Have you ever covered Dr. Ford’s mouth with your hand?

KAVANAUGH: No.

MITCHELL: Dr. Ford described an incident where you tried to remove her clothes. Have you ever tried to remove her clothes?

KAVANAUGH: No.

MITCHELL: Referring back to the definition of sexual behavior that I have given you, have you ever, at any time, engaged in sexual behavior with Dr. Ford?

KAVANAUGH: No.

MITCHELL: Have you ever engaged in sexual behavior with Dr. Ford, even if it was consensual?

KAVANAUGH: No.

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