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White House Allows FBI to Expand Kavanaugh Inquiry

The directive reportedly instructed investigators to interview anyone necessary

(Newser) - A White House directive has reportedly given the FBI broad authorization to interview anyone necessary in its investigation into President Trump's Supreme Court pick Brett Kavanaugh. Sources tell the New York Times the move came after Democrats criticized the White House's call for an investigation of sexual assault...

Ronaldo Accuser: He Raped Me, Said He's 'Usually a Gentleman'

Lawsuit brought by Kathryn Mayorga says soccer star sodomized her in Las Vegas hotel

(Newser) - "She was supposed to be invisible, damned to silence. … Her name is Kathryn." That's how this weekend's Der Spiegel article starts, and it's about Kathryn Mayorga, a 34-year-old American who filed a lawsuit Friday against Portuguese soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo, accusing him of raping...

Kavanaugh Accuser Has Interesting Legal History

Julie Swetnick has been involved in at least 6 legal disputes since 1993

(Newser) - Julie Swetnick is no stranger to legal battles. Brett Kavanaugh's third accuser (see her accusations here ) has been involved in at least six since 1993, the AP reports. A previous employer, Oregon-based Webtrends, sued her in 2000 for allegedly lying on a job application after she traded back-and-forth...

Kellyanne Conway Says She Was Sexually Assaulted

Presidential counselor says 'let's not compare Harvey Weinstein and Bill Cosby' to Kavanaugh allegations

(Newser) - Kellyanne Conway's boss has taken no small amount of heat over his Supreme Court nominee, but the presidential counselor gave her perspective on Christine Blasey Ford's allegations against Brett Kavanaugh some deeper context on Sunday. "I feel very empathetic for victims of sexual assault, sexual harassment, and...

FBI Contacts Kavanaugh Classmate in Probe
The FBI's Probe Is Underway
Sep 29, 2018 6:00 PM CDT

The FBI's Probe Is Underway

The agency is already talking to Deborah Ramirez

(Newser) - The FBI has contacted Deborah Ramirez, who's accused Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct when he was a Yale student, as part of the bureau's investigation of the Supreme Court nominee, her attorney said Saturday. Ramirez's lawyer, John Clune, said agents want to interview her and she has...

2 Women, 1 Senator. Did They Change His Mind?
What Happened Inside
Sen. Flake's Head?
the rundown
Sep 29, 2018 1:40 PM CDT

What Happened Inside Sen. Flake's Head?

Ana María Archila and Maria Gallagher made an angry impact

(Newser) - Did two women just affect the course of Supreme Court history? One of the women who angrily confronted Sen. Jeff Flake outside an elevator Thursday—perhaps influencing him to demand an FBI investigation into sexual-assault claims against Brett Kavanaugh—says they did alter things. "His reaction shows the power...

Inspired by Ford, Woman Makes an Accusation

Candace Faber points finger at Washington State Sen. Joe Fain

(Newser) - A woman has accused a Washington state lawmaker of raping her 11 years ago, saying she was inspired to speak out as she watched the televised allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, the AP reports. The lawmaker denied the claim. In a tweet Thursday afternoon, Candace Faber said Republican...

Kavanaugh Accuser Submits 4 Affidavits Backing Her Claim

But nominee's lawyer complains Christine Blasey Ford hasn't submitted polygraph

(Newser) - Lawyers for Christine Blasey Ford say they have submitted sworn affidavits to the Senate Judiciary Committee from four people who say she told them she had been assaulted in high school. The four sworn affidavits are among the information the committee is considering on the eve of Ford and Supreme...

Publicist Says Cosby Had 'Most Racist Trial' in History

He says his client is the victim of a 'sex war'

(Newser) - Bill Cosby was labeled a "violent sexual predator" by the judge who sentenced him to three to 10 years in prison on Tuesday, but his publicist had a different description: one of the "greatest civil rights leaders" in history and one of the "greatest educators of men...

Padma Lakshmi: 'I Let My Rapist Off the Hook'

But now she's telling her story in the New York Times

(Newser) - "I think if I had at the time named what happened to me as rape—and told others—I might have suffered less," writes Padma Lakshmi in a New York Times op-ed. "Looking back ... I let my rapist off the hook and I let my 16-year-old self...

Trump Unloads: 'She Admits She Was Drunk'

The president addresses Brett Kavanaugh accusations at the UN

(Newser) - President Trump amped up the rhetoric Tuesday by calling Democrats "con artists" and saying Brett Kavanaugh's second accuser "has nothing" on the Supreme Court nominee, USA Today reports. "She admits that she was drunk," says Trump of Deborah Ramirez, who accuses Kavanaugh of exposing himself...

Kavanaugh: &#39;I Know I&#39;m Telling the Truth&#39;
Kavanaugh: 'I Know
I'm Telling the Truth'
INTERVIEW
Sep 25, 2018 4:33 AM CDT

Kavanaugh: 'I Know I'm Telling the Truth'

He tells Fox he was a virgin for 'many years' after high school

(Newser) - "What I know is the truth, and the truth is I've never sexually assaulted anyone," Brett Kavanaugh told Fox News in an interview Monday. The Supreme Court nominee, appearing with his wife, Ashley, repeatedly denied allegations of misconduct and insisted that he had always treated women with...

What to Expect at Cosby Sentencing

He could get anything from probation to 30 years

(Newser) - Bill Cosby will learn his fate at a sentencing hearing this week—and he could be in prison by Tuesday night. After a two-day hearing beginning Monday in Norristown, Pa., Judge Steven O'Neill will have the option of sentencing the disgraced entertainer to anything between probation and 30 years...

Lawyer Says He Has &#39;Significant Evidence&#39; Against Kavanaugh
Stormy Daniels' Lawyer Says
He Has Kavanaugh Evidence
THE RUNDOWN
Sep 24, 2018 6:36 AM CDT

Stormy Daniels' Lawyer Says He Has Kavanaugh Evidence

Feinstein says hearing should be delayed

(Newser) - Stormy Daniels' lawyer is now involved in the battle over Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination—and he says he has a client with "credible information" to support some shocking allegations. In an email to the Senate Judiciary Committee , Michael Avenatti said he was aware "of significant evidence"...

Lawmaker Quits Election After Daughter's Claims

Republican Jim Knoblach is accused of touching her inappropriately for years

(Newser) - A Minnesota legislator ended his reelection bid Friday amid accusations he's been inappropriately touching his daughter for years. Republican state Rep. Jim Knoblach denies allegations by his daughter, Laura Knoblach, but MPR News reveals efforts in recent years to both probe and conceal the eight-term representative's alleged behavior....

Grassley Adviser Quits Over Old Allegation

And other sex-harassment news around the dial, mostly about Kavanaugh

(Newser) - Until Friday, Garrett Ventry was helping senators respond to sexual-assault allegations against Brett Kavanaugh—but now he has resigned after an old allegation against him came to light, NBC News reports. According to insiders, the communications adviser was fired from a 2017 job working for North Carolina House Majority Leader...

Kavanaugh Accuser: I&#39;ll Talk
Kavanaugh Accuser
Decides About Testifying
updated
Sep 22, 2018 2:30 PM CDT

Kavanaugh Accuser Decides About Testifying

Christine Blasey Ford will testify, but wants to negotiate details

(Newser) - The woman accusing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of a decades-old sexual assault has accepted a Senate committee's request to tell her side next week but Christine Blasey Ford wants to resume negotiations over the exact terms of her appearance, her lawyers said Saturday, the AP reports. It was...

Ousted #MeToo Editor Has Someone to Blame

Ian Burama speaks up about leaving the New York Review of Books

(Newser) - The former editor-in-chief of the New York Review of Books—who abruptly left his post after running an essay by #MeToo villain Jian Ghomeshi—has given an interview with a Dutch publication blaming his downfall on Twitter and university publishers, the Guardian reports. "As editor of the New York ...

Man Who Attacked Woman Gets 'Breathtaking' Deal

Justin Schneider, 34, pleaded guilty to assaulting woman in Anchorage

(Newser) - An Alaska man ducked prison time Wednesday in a deal the presiding judge called "breathtaking." Justin Schneider, 34, pleaded guilty to assaulting a woman who says he strangled her unconscious and masturbated on her prone body, CNN reports. Charged with four felonies including assault and kidnapping, Schneider cut...

Fugitive 3D-Gun Advocate Is Busted Overseas

Cody Wilson arrested in Taiwan, faces charges he paid a 16-year-old girl for sex in Texas

(Newser) - A Texan who made his name as an activist for DIY guns has been arrested in Taiwan and will now face sex charges back in the US. Cody Wilson, who previously courted controversy by selling plans to make 3D-printed guns , was arrested in Taipei on Friday, reports Taiwan News . It...

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