Dr. Ford has said that Keyser was present at the party where she was allegedly assaulted. When asked to comment on the assault, Keyser noted…
Dr. Ford has said that Keyser was present at the party where she was allegedly assaulted. When asked to comment on the assault, Keyser noted that she had no knowledge of the event in question.
“Ms. Keyser asked that I communicate to the Committee her willingness to cooperate fully with the FBI’s supplemental investigation of Dr. Christine Ford’s allegations against Judge Brett Kavanaugh. However, as my client has already made clear, she does not know Judge Kavanaugh and has no recollection of ever being at a party or gathering where he was present, with, or without, Dr. Ford,” said Keyser’s attorney Howard J. Walsh III.
On September 23, Keyser added to her statement, saying that she believed Dr. Ford’s account despite not remembering the event.
Dr. Ford said that she wasn’t surprised that Keyser wouldn’t recall the party because it was “unremarkable” to most people. She also said that Leland has “significant health challenges,” which has kept her from being more involved in the hearings.
Blasey Ford on statements from other party attendees: “I don’t expect that P. J. and Leland would remember this evening. It was a unremarkable party. It wasn’t a more notorious party. Because nothing remarkable happened to them that evening. They were downstairs.” pic.twitter.com/NrIJ9Cz9k0
— CBS Evening News (@CBSEveningNews) September 27,2018
The FBI reportedly included text messages between McLean and Keyser in its report on the investigation into the allegations against Judge Kavanaugh. McLean’s lawyer refutes the claim that she put any pressure on Keyser.
“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,” David Laufman said.
Judge Kavanaugh has denied all allegations of sexual misconduct. Kavanaugh’s nomination is being debated today in the Senate.
