Brett Kavanaugh accuser Deborah Ramirez “willing to testify,” attorney says

The White House says it would welcome Senate testimony from
Brett Kavanaugh’s second accuser, Deborah Ramirez, who says he
exposed himself to her at a Yale University party in the 1980s.
Ramirez’ attorney, John Clune, said his client is “willing” to
testify and that the gaps in her memory only strengthen her
credibility.

Clune contacted Republican Senate aides this week about his
client testifying but the GOP asked for written details from
Ramirez about any witnesses or evidence before they speak on the
phone. Clune wants to talk before handing anything over.

“She would be willing to testify, but she wants…us to be able to
have this conversation about what this is going to look like, what
the process is going to be and if there’s going to be an FBI
investigation into what happened in her case,” Clune told “CBS This
Morning” on Wednesday.

Ramirez has admitted that she doesn’t remember all the details
from the night in question and reportedly said she can’t be
absolutely sure it was Kavanaugh who exposed himself to her. He
believes that only helps her case.

“If somebody’s going to make something up they’re not going to
put gaps in their memory, right? She was very, very conscientious
about only putting forth the information that she was comfortable
with and acknowledging the things that were the gaps in her memory.
So that — as a former prosecutor, I can tell you that only helps
her credibility because somebody’s not going to falsify a report
that has that kind of gap,” Clune said.

According to Clune, they had a call set up last night with
Republicans on the Judiciary Committee but only Democrats joined
the call.

“They say they want conditions in place before they’ll talk with
us on the phone. They want us to send them all the information that
we have for their consideration before they’ll talk to us for
whatever reasons,” Clune said.

CBS News correspondent Nancy Cordes asked Judiciary Committee
communications director Taylor Foy why the committee’s chief
counsel was unwilling to have a phone call with Ramirez’ lawyers
before they hand over their evidence in writing first.

He responded, “As a matter of course our investigators want to
be able to review a statement or evidence first in order to
determine how best to proceed. That sort of information can help
inform discussions in future phone calls or meetings.”

Christine Blasey Ford, the first woman to come forward and
accuse Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct, will testify along with
Kavanaugh in a public hearing Thursday.

The Supreme Court nominee has denied all allegations and could
be facing a third accuser before Ford’s testimony. Attorney Michael
Avenatti says he has a client who knew Kavanaugh in high school and
accuses him of setting up girls to be raped. He has not identified
the accuser yet but said that her name will be revealed before
Thursday.

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