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Brett Kavanaugh is untrustworthy

Kavanaugh accuser Christine Blasey Ford offers Senate four people she told about assault claims. Kavanaugh’s “choir boy” image on Fox interview rankles former Yale classmates. Brett Kavanaugh tells one story about himself; new allegations — and his high school yearbook — tell another. Why won’t the Senate subpoena Mark Judge? (and more) Thread: “Twenty years ago this month the Starr Report came out. Let’s review what happened to some of Bill Clinton’s antagonists”. Why haven’t Republicans abandoned Brett Kavanaugh? It only takes two Republicans to end this Kavanaugh fiasco. Conservatives can’t admit Brett Kavanaugh is untrustworthy. GOP Senate candidate Kevin Cramer keeps offering worst possible defenses of Kavanaugh. Republicans are aggressively defending Brett Kavanaugh after a third woman accused him of sexual misconduct. Are we living in Carl Schmitt’s America?

Given that Ford (and Ramirez) have accused him, what is the likelihood he is guilty? “To believe Kavanaugh is telling the truth is to assume numerous women engaged in a vast conspiracy to smear him — and that all of them risked their reputations and careers in order to sustain a lie, even going so far as to risk committing perjury and facing prison”. Josh Marshall on a ready willingness to lie. Why lying, rather than sexual assault, could topple Brett Kavanaugh. Brett Kavanaugh is hard to believe. The Kavanaugh hearing is a guaranteed sham.

Emily Peck on Brett Kavanaugh and the men who say nothing. Jia Tolentino on Brett Kavanaugh, Donald Trump, and the things men do for other men. Lili Loofbourow on Brett Kavanaugh and the cruelty of male bonding: When being one of the guys comes at a woman’s expense. Tara Isabella Burton on Brett Kavanaugh and the hidden cost of male bonding. Science says toxic masculinity — more than alcohol — leads to sexual assault.

Will the GOP base really stay home if Kavanaugh isn’t confirmed?