In the midst of all the back and forth over whether or not Dr. Ford will testify to the Senate committee about her claims regarding Bret Kavanaugh, most people have missed the fact that her story has completely fallen apart. Think about it.
1. Dr. Ford claims that Kavanaugh attempted to molest her at a party where there were five people present. Those five are Ford, Kavanaugh, Judge, and one other guy and one girl. Ford identified these people when she spoke to the Washington Post for the big splashy article laying out her claims against Kavanaugh. Kavanaugh denies doing anything to Ford and even denies being at the party. Judge says he knows of no instance where Kavanaugh did anything to Ford, and he doesn't remember the party either. Now both of the other two have come forward and said that they know of no such incident. Indeed the woman that Ford puts at the party not only says that she remembers no party and no events like the ones described by Ford, but she goes further and says that she doesn't know Kavanaugh and has never even met him. Each of these four people who Ford puts at the party gave statements under oath to Congressional investigators saying the party and the attack never happened. Lying on those statements would be a felony. That means that each person that Ford puts at the party has given a sworn statement except for Dr. Ford herself. If she repeats her story under oath, it will be her word against four others.
2. Dr. Ford has no other details that corroborate her story. She can't remember where or when the party took place. She still can't remember how she got there or how she got home after the supposed party. She says she told no one about what had happened, so there's no one to come forward to confirm at least that something happened in 1982 (whether or not it involved Kavanaugh.)
The only evidence is Ford's hazy memory of what happened at this supposed party. I say hazy because I will still give her the benefit of the doubt that these are not intentional lies. Still, absent something more, there is no way to believe Ford at this point. There are just too many holes in her story.
1. Dr. Ford claims that Kavanaugh attempted to molest her at a party where there were five people present. Those five are Ford, Kavanaugh, Judge, and one other guy and one girl. Ford identified these people when she spoke to the Washington Post for the big splashy article laying out her claims against Kavanaugh. Kavanaugh denies doing anything to Ford and even denies being at the party. Judge says he knows of no instance where Kavanaugh did anything to Ford, and he doesn't remember the party either. Now both of the other two have come forward and said that they know of no such incident. Indeed the woman that Ford puts at the party not only says that she remembers no party and no events like the ones described by Ford, but she goes further and says that she doesn't know Kavanaugh and has never even met him. Each of these four people who Ford puts at the party gave statements under oath to Congressional investigators saying the party and the attack never happened. Lying on those statements would be a felony. That means that each person that Ford puts at the party has given a sworn statement except for Dr. Ford herself. If she repeats her story under oath, it will be her word against four others.
2. Dr. Ford has no other details that corroborate her story. She can't remember where or when the party took place. She still can't remember how she got there or how she got home after the supposed party. She says she told no one about what had happened, so there's no one to come forward to confirm at least that something happened in 1982 (whether or not it involved Kavanaugh.)
The only evidence is Ford's hazy memory of what happened at this supposed party. I say hazy because I will still give her the benefit of the doubt that these are not intentional lies. Still, absent something more, there is no way to believe Ford at this point. There are just too many holes in her story.
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