Brett Kavanaugh's Fox News Interview Is Now Testimony Under Oath

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Last week, the Senate Judiciary Committee released transcripts of a private interview with Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. In his sworn testimony, Kavanaugh denied the explosive sexual allegations brought by Julie Swetnick. “I’ve never participated in a gang rape.” Kavanaugh said. “I’ve never participated in sexual activity with more than one woman present and me. I think — yeah. Just making sure I accurately described that. In other words, I’ve never had a threesome or more than a threesome.” Kavanaugh also flatly denied the allegations brought by Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, who has accused Kavanaugh of sexual assault, and Yale classmate Deborah Ramirez, who accused Kavanaugh of exposing his penis to her at a party.

Kavanaugh’s lawyerly parsing of his sexual activity among multiple women was highlighted by Axios. But other news from the transcript has escaped notice. Most consequential: that Fox News interview that Kavanaugh conducted with Martha MacCallum has been entered into evidence as testimony by Kavanaugh — under “penalty of felony,” as the judge might put it. This means that the credibility-straining claims Kavanaugh made on the network could now place him in legal jeopardy.

In the Judiciary Committee transcript, the Fox News interview is placed retroactively under oath. A staffer, whose name is redacted, asks Kavanaugh: “Everything that you said on that interview, do you — do you affirm that today? Do you adopt that as your testimony today?” Kavanaugh replies, “Yes.” The SCOTUS nominee also responds in the affirmative when the questioner asks if Kavanaugh understands that entering his answers to Fox News as testimony means that he is “subject to felony prosecution if you’re lying.”

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/brett-kavanaughs-fox-news-interview-731612/

[RockRaven]

1. Clearly he anticipated a quick confirmation before anyone could dig into this...

I still don't think anyone will ever actually convict him of perjury, or even charge him. But he told some whoppers in that interview. Affirming the entire interview under oath? That's some high risk bullsh*ttery there.

[SunSeeker]

2. It is obvious that Kavanaugh decided long ago that lying is the best route for him.

And he is sticking to it.

[Fred Sanders]

4. Yes, first hint that he was a RWNJ was he went on Fox for the only interview.

[AlexSFCA]

5. that's pretty much makes him ideal repub judge

they know he has a lot of baggage so he will blindly aide with conservatives each and every time, he is just another thomas.

[gordianot]

3. If they can't shoot you, at least they can lie to your face.

You better not tell them they lie.

[hedda_foil]

6. No one accused him of a three way with two women.

Gang rape of one woman on the other hand. And that devil's triangle thingie with two men and one woman... Not that anybody has actually said he did the latter.