Brett Kavanaugh Defends Himself in Fox News Interview With Virginity Claim

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh defended himself against multiple sexual assault allegations that have been made against him in a defiant Fox News interview that aired Monday night saying he did not have sex in high school or "anything close to sexual intercourse, in high school or many years thereafter." 

Kavauagh, who was joined by his wife Ashley, defended himself against the allegations that have surfaced against him since becoming President Donald Trump's nominee to replace Justice Anthony Kennedy on the Supreme Court. 

"We're looking for a fair process where I can be heard and defend ... my integrity, my life long record ... of promoting dignity and equality for women, starting with the women who knew me when I was 14 years old," Kavanaugh told Fox News host Martha MacCallum. 

The 53-year-old will appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday to answer questions about the assault his accuser, Christine Blasey Ford says allegedly took place at a party while they were in high school together. 

Blasey says Kavanaugh pinned her down, groped her, and attempted to take off her clothes, saying he was drunk at the time and only stopped because a classmate threw himself on top of them, giving her the chance to escape. 

"The truth is I've never sexually assaulted anyone in high school or otherwise," Kavanaugh said. "I am not questioning, and have not questioned, that perhaps Dr. Ford at some point in her life was sexually assaulted by someone in some place."

"We’re talking about allegations of sexual assault. I have never sexually assaulted anyone,” Kavaugh said. "I did not have sexual intercourse, or anything close to sexual intercourse, in high school or many years thereafter."

On Sunday, The New Yorker published an article by Ronan Farrow in which a second woman, Deborah Ramirez, came forward to accuse Kavanaugh of exposing himself to her at a college party while at Yale. Kavanaugh denied the allegation in his interview on Monday night, saying he "never did any such thing." 

"I want a fair process where I can defend my integrity. I know I'm telling the truth. I know my lifelong record. I'm not going to let false accusations drive me out of this process," Kavanaugh said. "I have faith in God and I have faith in the fairness of the American people."

Kavanaugh says Trump is standing behind him for the nomination. 

"I am not going anywhere," Kavanaugh told MacCallum. 


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