A former FBI agent and lifelong friend of Brett Kavanaugh accuser Christine Blasey Ford allegedly pressured a woman to change her statement that she knew nothing about an alleged sexual assault by Kavanaugh in 1982, reports the Wall Street Journal.
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Leland Keyser, who Ford claims was at the infamous high school “groping” party, told FBI investigators that mutual friend and retired FBI agent, Monica McLean, warned her that Senate Republicans were going to use her statement to rebut Ford’s allegation against Kavanaugh, and that she should at least “clarify” her story to say that she didn’t remember the party – not that it had never happened.
The Journal also reports that after the FBI sent their initial report on the Kavanaugh allegations to the White House, they sent the White House and Senate an additional package of information which included text messages from McLean to Keyser.
McLean’s lawyer, David Laufman, categorically denied that his client pressured Keyser, saying in a statement: “Any notion or claim that Ms. McLean pressured Leland Keyser to alter Ms. Keyser’s account of what she recalled concerning the alleged incident between Dr. Ford and Brett Kavanaugh is absolutely false.”
Ms. Keyser’s lawyer on Sept. 23 said in a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee that she had no recollection of attending a party with Judge Kavanaugh, whom she said she didn’t know. That same day, however, she told the Washington Post that she believed Dr. Ford. On Sept. 29, two days after Dr. Ford and the judge testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Ms. Keyser’s attorney sent a letter to the panel saying his client wasn’t refuting Dr. Ford’s account and that she believed it but couldn’t corroborate it. –WSJ
Keyser’s admission to the FBI – which is subject to perjury laws – may influnce the Senate’s upcoming confirmation debates. Senator Bob Corker (R-TN) said that he found the most significant material in the FBI report to be statements from people close to Ford who wanted to corroborate her account and were “sympathetic in wishing they could, but they could not.”
In his testimony last week, Judge Kavanaugh sought to use Ms. Keyser’s initial statement to undercut his accuser. “Dr. Ford’s allegation is not merely uncorroborated, it is refuted by the very people she says were there, including by a long-time friend of hers,” he said. “Refuted.”
Two days later, Ms. Keyser’s lawyer said in a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee: “Ms. Keyser does not refute Dr. Ford’s account, and she has already told the press that she believes Dr. Ford’s account.” Mr. Walsh added: “However, the simple and unchangeable truth is that she is unable to corroborate it because she has no recollection of the incident in question.” –WSJ
In last week’s testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Ford claimed she never told Keyser about the assault, saying “She didn’t know about the event. She was downstairs during the event and I did not share it with her,” and adding that she didn’t “expect” that Keyser would remember the “very unremarkable party.”
“Leland has significant health challenges, and I’m happy that she’s focusing on herself and getting the health treatment that she needs, and she let me know that she needed her lawyer to take care of this for her, and she texted me right afterward with an apology and good wishes, and et cetera.” said Ford.
About that polygraph
On Wednesday, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) fired off an intriguing letter to Christine Blasey Ford’s attorneys on Tuesday, requesting several pieces of evidence related to her testimony – including all materials from the polygraph test she took, after her ex-boyfriend of six years refuted statements she made under oath last week.
Grassley writes: “The full details of Dr. Ford’s polygraph are particularly important because the Senate Judiciary Committee has received a sworn statement from a longtime boyfriend of Dr. Ford’s, stating that he personally witnessed Dr. Ford coaching a friend on polygraph examinations. When asked under oath in the hearing whether she’d ever given any tips or advice to someone who was planning on taking a polygraph, Dr. Ford replied, “Never.” This statement raises specific concerns about the reliability of her polygraph examination results.”
McLean issued a Wednesday statement rejecting the ex-boyfriend’s claims that she was coached on how to take a polygraph test.
It never was about the truth. That would be treason to them.
As I remember about Fords testimony on the Polygraph, that it was taped. Should be interesting on what she said regarding the timeline.
The Left is trying to make Kavanaugh out to be “too partisan” and unhinged for talking about a Clintonian conspiracy against him. He grew up in and around that cesspool of a capitol. He knows exactly who his enemies are. He accidentally committed candor by naming them. As Trump said “look at the lawyers”.
I believe women lie like they breathe – without effort or remorse.
This is a big story. Over at the Conservative Treehouse they identify McCleans lawyer as a Department of Justis Official lawyer. You can’t make this stuff up!
It comes down to that mistake I initially caught on Googles Images of Fords letter to Feinstein where she referred to Kavanaughs fried as Mark G Judge. How would Ford get Kavaaughs friends name with a middle initial in it? A government document.
This whole thing stinks to high heaven.
This whole thing illustrates how important due process is. All i see in Fords corner are lawyers and acquaintances associated with the FBI and the Department of Justice. And these are where the false accusations are comming from. It’s like a Kafka novel.
Americans are so sick now that they would cheer if Trump raped a five year old on national TV.
Trump is putting the folks who rape five-year-olds in prison; haven’t you been paying attention?
https://www.ydr.com/story/news/crime/2018/08/03/convicted-pedophile-faces-new-charges-molesting-girl/896828002/
https://www.dreamindemon.com/2018/09/05/convicted-pedophile-ordered-give-home-250000-young-victim/
Trump is not a pedophile, he’s a pedophile’s worst nightmare!
Anyone with a brain knows this is all a shit show. But then again, people with a modicum of intelligence aren’t the target of this operation.
Maybe Dr. Ford will change her name to Edsel….it would be more appropriate since her story has broken down like that piece of shit car .