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Today's Table of Contents

*Biden in the News <#SECTION_1>*

• Biden Pens Tribute To Meghan McCain For Variety. <#S1>

• Biden Praises Kander For Revealing His Battle With PTSD. <#S2>

• Trump Hanging Nicknames On Biden, Other Potential 2020 Democratic Foes.
<#S3>

• Biden Backs Hayes In CT5 Contest. <#S4>

• Biden Endorses Brown In SC4 Race. <#S5>

*Leading the News <#SECTION_2>*

• Media Analyses: Trump “Mocked” Ford At Mississippi Rally. <#S6>

• McConnell Wants Kavanaugh Vote This Week, Says FBI Report Won’t Be Made
Public. <#S7>

*Foreign Policy <#SECTION_3>*

• US Ambassador To NATO Threatens Russia With War In Dispute Over Nuclear
Missiles. <#S8>

• Pompeo To Visit North Korea For Denuclearization Talks With Kim. <#S9>

• Cornyn Warns USMCA Ratification Not “Foregone Conclusion.” <#S10>

• France Ties Iran To Bomb Plot, Freezes Spy Agency Assets. <#S11>

• Iraqi Parliament Names Salih President; Shiite Independent Appointed
Premier. <#S12>

• At Least 13 Killed In ISIS Suicide Attack Targeting Afghan Campaign Event.
<#S13>

• Russia Completes Transfer Of Missiles To Syria. <#S14>

• US Bans Diplomatic Visas For Foreign Same-Sex Partners. <#S15>

*Domestic Policy <#SECTION_4>*

• In Philadelphia Speech, Trump Touts Economy, “Manufacturing Renaissance.”
<#S16>

• Envelopes Suspected Of Containing Ricin Sent To Trump, Mattis. <#S17>

• DHS IG: Administration Unprepared For “Zero Tolerance” Immigration. <#S18>

• White House, Trump Lawyer Denounce NYTimes Story On Trump’s Wealth. <#S19>

• Two Prosecutors Leave Mueller’s Team, Return To DOJ. <#S20>

• Four Arrested In Connection To Charlottesville Violence. <#S21>

• FEMA To Test “Presidential Alert” System Today. <#S22>

• Clinton Compares Russian Interference In 2016 To 9/11. <#S23>

*Cancer Research <#SECTION_5>*

• Cancer Patients’ Super PAC Seeks Lower Prescription Drug Prices. <#S24>

• Since 2013, Surge In Number Of Breast Cancer Diagnoses Given Over Phone.
<#S25>

*Editorials/Op-Eds <#SECTION_6>*

• New York Times. <#S26>

• Washington Post. <#S27>
Biden in the News
Biden Pens Tribute To Meghan McCain For Variety.

Variety
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(10/2) reported, “For Variety’s latest issue, we asked Joe Biden to write a
tribute to Meghan McCain, one of 50 people to make our New Power of New
York list.” In his tribute, Biden praised the “courage” of McCain in giving
the eulogy of her father, saying that as she spoke, “I saw her strength
grow. And as sad as the occasion was, I felt a small smile cross my face.
And maybe it’s because I had spent so much time with John in the
Senate...that I said to myself, ‘There’s John. I’m watching and seeing and
hearing John from that podium. Honest, principled, unsparing – and more
than a little willing to make people uncomfortable with the truth.’”
The Washington
Times
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(10/2, Muñoz) also highlights Biden’s tribute to Meghan McCain.
Biden Praises Kander For Revealing His Battle With PTSD.

The Kansas City (MO) Star
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(10/2, Adler) reports, “Only minutes after Jason Kander announced he was
dropping out of Kansas City’s mayoral race because of war-related PTSD and
depression, public reaction on social media was swift and sympathetic,
including a message from former Vice President Joe Biden,” who wrote in a
Tuesday tweet, “Jason – public service takes many forms, and bravely
stepping forward today is exactly that. By sharing your story, you are
saving lives. Others will get the help they need because of you.”
Trump Hanging Nicknames On Biden, Other Potential 2020 Democratic Foes.

Politico
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(10/2, Cadelago) reported that President Trump, “who humiliated his 2016
Republican opponents with sticky monikers like ‘Lyin Ted’ Cruz, ‘Lil Marco’
Rubio and ‘low energy’ Jeb Bush, is already salting the earth for Democrats
lining up to run in 2020.” Politico added, “In Trump’s parlance, Sen.
Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.)...is ‘Crazy Bernie.’ Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.)
is ‘Pocahontas,’ a reference to a decades-old claim she made to partial
Native-American heritage. And ‘One percent Biden’ refers to former Vice
President Joe Biden’s ill-fated bid for the 2008 Democratic presidential
nomination.”

CQ Roll Call (DC)
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(10/2, Bennett) reported, “‘One Percent Biden’ and ‘Da Nang Blumenthal’
were introduced. ‘Pocahontas’ was dropped, as usual, to the delight of an
arena packed with ‘Make America Great Again’ merchandise-sporting
supporters.” Trump “trotted out some new nicknames Monday night at a rally
in Johnson City, Tennessee, mocking and criticizing several potential 2020
Democratic presidential nominees during another raucous campaign stop. ...
‘We call him ‘One Percent Biden,’’ Trump said mockingly of former Vice
President Joe Biden, mocking his failure to gain much traction in his
presidential bids. ‘Until Obama took him off the trash heap, he couldn’t do
anything.’”

In his column for The Hill
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(10/3), Niall Stanage says that Trump’s “‘1 percent’ remark appears to be a
derisive reference to Biden’s showing in the 2008 Democratic presidential
primaries,” in which Biden dropped out “after the Iowa caucuses, where he
indeed scored just 1 percent support.” However, Stange adds, “it’s telling
that Trump targets Biden so fiercely. Biden backers rue that” he “stood
aside in 2016, since they believe he might have been able to maintain the
traditional Democratic ‘blue wall’ of Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania
that crumbled with Hillary Clinton at the top of the ticket.”

*The Week Columnist Argues Biden Shouldn’t Run For President In
2020. *In his column for The Week
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(10/3), Damon Linker argues that Biden “has no business pursuing the
presidency in 2020. For the good of the country, his party, and his own
reputation, Biden should bow out of the race long before the voting
starts.” As drawbacks of a potential Biden bid, Linker cites Biden’s age
and “his tendency to get a little handsy with women.” Of the latter, Linker
says that “when it’s combined with his decidedly chilly attitude toward
Anita Hill while chairing the Senate Judiciary Committee’s hearings on
Clarence Thomas’ nomination to the Supreme Court back in 1991, we’re left
with a candidate quite likely to antagonize women in 2020.”
Biden Backs Hayes In CT5 Contest.

In an online article, WTNH-TV
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Hartford, CT (10/2) reported, “One day after getting an endorsement from
Barack Obama,” schoolteacher Jahana Hayes (D) – who is bidding to succeed
retiring Rep. Elizabeth Etsy (D) in the CT5 – on Tuesday was endorsed by
former Vice President Joe Biden. WTNH-TV added, “Of Hayes, Biden stated,
‘[Congress] need[s] someone who understands what it’s like to struggle to
make ends meet...Someone who knows America can and must be a place where if
you work hard, you can succeed. Jahana understands these American
principles, and I’m proud to lend her my support.’”
Biden Endorses Brown In SC4 Race.

The Spartanburg (SC) Herald-Journal
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(10/2) reports that former Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday backed
businessman Brandon Brown’s (D) bid to succeed retiring Rep. Trey Gowdy (R)
in the SC4. The Herald-Journal says, “In 2006, Brown served as state deputy
political director for Biden’s presidential campaign.” Brown faces state
Sen. William Timmons (R) in the general election.
Leading the News
Media Analyses: Trump “Mocked” Ford At Mississippi Rally.

Coverage of President Trump’s rally in Southaven, Mississippi on behalf of
Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), who is in a close special election this fall,
is dominated by heavy and almost entirely negative reporting on Trump’s
remarks about Christine Blasey Ford. Virtually every major media source
says Trump “mocked” Ford, to laughter from the crowd. Trump tweeted
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a video link of the full event, writing, “Thank you Mississippi – I love
you!” He later tweeted
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“Thank you Mississippi – Together, we are MAKING AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!”

The AP
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(10/2, Miller) reports that Trump “ignited [the] crowd...by mocking” Ford.
The AP says “the audience laughed as Trump ran through a list of what he
described as holes” in Ford’s testimony before the Senate Judiciary
Committee last week. Trump said, “How did you get home? ‘I don’t remember.’
How did you get there? ‘I don’t remember.’ Where is the place? ‘I don’t
remember.’ How many years ago was it? ‘I don’t know. I don’t know. I don’t
know. ... But I had one beer – that’s the only thing I remember.’” The AP
calls it “the sharpest criticism by Trump of Ford since she came forward
publicly with the allegation last month. He had previously called Ford a
‘very credible witness.’”

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Memphis, TN (10/2, 10:01 p.m. CT) reported, “In a loud and at times rowdy
rally,” Trump “touted his personal pick in the Mississippi special election
while also lashing out at critics of his Supreme Court nominee. … He
questioned the credibility of Kavanaugh’s multiple accusers, and slammed
Democrats for what he called ‘delay and destroy’ tactics.” The Daily
Memphian (TN)
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(10/2, Yusuf) reports that Trump “said Democrats have been trying to
‘demolish, destroy and delay’” Kavanaugh, and he “mocked [Ford’s]
testimony.” The Memphis (TN) Commercial Appeal
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(10/2) reports that Trump “used his strongest words yet to question women
coming forward to report abuse. ... Though he did not mention the #MeToo
movement directly by name, he went on to suggest that men like Kavanaugh
are under siege from accusations of assault.” Trump said, “It’s a damn sad
situation, okay? And we better start as a country getting smart, and
getting tough.” WATN-TV
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Memphis, TN (10/2, Broders) reports on its website that Trump “slammed
Democrats for what he called ‘delay and destroy’ tactics.” He said, “Guilty
until proven innocent, that’s very dangerous for our country.”

USA Today
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(10/2, Fritze) reports that Trump “openly mocked” Ford, “remarking on her
difficulty remembering aspects of the alleged attack.” He “laid out a
scenario in which a man gets a job at General Motors but then is faced with
accusations of sexual assault from a woman.” Trump said, “This is a time
when your father, when your husband, when your brother, when your son could
do great. ‘Mom, a terrible thing just happened. What do I do, mom?’”
Trump’s remarks “came hours after he told reporters at the White House that
it was a ‘scary time for young men.’”

The New York Times
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(10/2, Haberman, Baker) reports under the headline “Trump Taunts Christine
Blasey Ford At Rally” that Trump “sharply mocked” Ford and “went further
than ever before in directly assailing” her. The Times says Trump’s “taunts
could inflame a struggle over power and sex that has consumed the capital
in recent weeks and risked alienating” Sens. Susan Collins (R-ME) and Lisa
Murkowski (R-AK), “whose votes will decide the fate of [Kavanaugh’s]
nomination.” The Times says Trump’s “advisers and his Republican allies in
the Senate have implored him to restrain himself” in discussing the
allegations. The Times’ Jeremy Peters tweeted
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“Trump’s aides had been uneasy about how controlled, restrained he was –
for him. Then came tonight when he couldn’t hold back anymore and mocked
Blasey Ford.”

Under the headline “Trump Mocks Kavanaugh Accuser Christine Blasey
Ford,” the Washington Post
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(10/2, Dawsey, Sonmez) reports, “Trump, in a riff that has been dreaded by
White House and Senate aides, attacked the story of [Ford] at length –
drawing laughs from the crowd. The remarks were his strongest attacks yet
of her testimony.” Trump “said that Kavanaugh’s life was ‘in tatters’ and
urged the crowd to think about his family. And in an apparent swipe at all
of Kavanaugh’s accusers, he declared: ‘These are really evil people.’” The Los
Angeles Times
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(10/2, Wilkinson), under the similar headline “Trump Mocks Ford’s Claims
About Kavanaugh At Mississippi Rally,” reports, “Trump stoked what has
become a searingly divisive debate,” and “for an extended time, to his
audience’s laughter and applause, Trump feigned the voices of Ford and a
senator interrogating her. ... Ford has testified in detail to what she
alleges was Kavanaugh’s attempt to rape her and her fear that he would
suffocate her before she was able to escape.” The Washington Examiner
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(10/2, Donachie) reports that Trump “sarcastically questioned why Ford
could not recall key details.”

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Nashville, TN (10/2, 10:09 p.m. CT) reported that Trump “mocked” Ford.
Politico
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(10/2, Forgey) calls it Trump’s “fiercest attack yet against Dr. Christine
Blasey Ford,” and CNBC
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(10/3) reports on its website that “in an unscripted monologue,” Trump
“ridiculed” Ford’s account. Fox News
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(10/2, Zwirz) reports on its website that Trump “claimed that Ford’s one
concrete recollection was, ‘I had one beer!’” Following the rally, Ford
attorney Michael Bromwich tweeted
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“A vicious, vile and soulless attack on Dr. Christine Blasey Ford. Is it
any wonder that she was terrified to come forward, and that other sexual
assault survivors are as well? She is a remarkable profile in courage. He
is a profile in cowardice.”

Some Democratic members of the House weighed in on Twitter. Rep.
Joyce Beatty (D-OH) tweeted
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“Unbelievable.” Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-TX) tweeted
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“As someone who demonstrated incredible courage to come forward about a
sexual assault, Dr. Ford doesn’t deserve to be mocked and attacked by the
President of the United States. Donald Trump defiled the Presidency
tonight, again.” Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) tweeted
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“The President’s comments on Dr. Ford are as disgraceful as they are
unsurprising. This is a President who bragged about sexually assaulting
women and has been accused of it by more than a dozen.” Rep. Jim McGovern
(D-MA) tweeted
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“This is completely beyond the pale. Shame on you, Mr. President.” Rep.
Adam Schiff (D-CA) tweeted
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“Trump just mocked Dr. Ford, a victim of sexual assault. This shouldn’t
surprise us – he’s mocked Gold Star parents, the disabled, and prisoners of
war. But it should disgust us all the same.”

NBC’s Jonathan Allen tweeted
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“A couple folks I talked to tonight at Trump rally said Kavanaugh should be
confirmed even if he did assault Ford.” Alex Burns of the New York Times
tweeted
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that Trump’s comments came “while campaigning for the first woman to
represent Mississippi in Congress, no less.” David Frum tweeted
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“Trump mocks US POWs. ... Trump mocks Gold Star parents. ... Trump mocks
physically disabled reporter. ... Trump mocks woman who claimed sexual
assault. ... It’s worked so well, why quit now?” Washington Post
conservative blogger Jennifer Rubin tweeted
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“[I]f Trump’s mocking of Dr. Ford angers you, go vote and get everyone you
know to vote.”

Laurence Tribe tweeted
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“At a Mississippi rally tonite Donald Trump actually *mocked* Dr. Christine
Blasey Ford’s poignant Senate testimony about Brett Kavanaugh’s alleged
attempt to rape her. Trump could hold his tongue no longer. We have to hope
Brett Kavanaugh would’ve found that display disgusting.” Matt Viser of the
Washington Post tweeted
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“Dr. Ford five days ago emotionally recalled the most haunting memory of
the assault: Brett Kavanaugh, while pinning her down and groping her, was
uproariously laughing with his friend at her expense. Tonight the president
of the United States mocked her. And the crowd laughed.”

Some local coverage focused more on Trump’s remarks about
Hyde-Smith than on the Kavanaugh matter. WXVT-TV[image: Image removed by
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Greenwood, MS (10/2, 10:01 p.m. CT) reported, “President Trump making his
way to Mississippi…for one of his Make America Great Again stops.”
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Jackson, MS (10/2, 10:02 p.m. CT) reported, “Trump spoke for more than an
hour, but it wasn’t until about 30 minutes into his remarks that the
President mentioned the person he was in Mississippi to rally support for.”
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal
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(10/2, Bedillion) reports that Trump declared Hyde-Smith “a friend and an
ally of his agenda during a packed-house campaign stop,” offering her “a
full-throated endorsement.”

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Jackson, MS (10/2, 10:01 p.m. CT) reported that Trump “touted [Smith], one
of four candidates in a contentious and close special election next month.”
Trump: “She’s always had my back, she’s always had your back, and a vote
for Cindy is a vote for me and Make America Great Again.” Hyde-Smith tweeted
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“Honored to have @realDonaldTrump’s COMPLETE and TOTAL endorsement in
Mississippi’s race for U.S. Senate. Make no mistake – a vote for me is a
vote for Donald Trump, and you can count me to help this President put
#AmericaFirst!”

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Jackson, MS (10/2) reports on its website that Trump, who “drew a packed
house,” urged “those in attendance to vote Republican.” WLOX-TV
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Biloxi, MS (10/2) reports on its website that “thousands of people made
their way to the area” ahead of the rally. Bloomberg News
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(10/3, Pettypiece) also reports on the event, while CNN
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(10/2, Ries) ran live blog coverage.

*High School Student Says Secret Service Asked Her To Leave Over
BLM T-Shirt. *WHBQ-TV
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Memphis, TN (10/3) reports on its website that Alexis Cobbs, an
African-American student at the Southaven high school, “stood outside the
Landers Center for two hours in line only to be turned away by someone
wearing a Secret Service shirt when she got inside. ... Cobbs, who was
wearing a Black Lives Matter T-shirt, said she believes it’s the reason
Secret Service asked her to leave.” Cobbs said, “I didn’t realize wearing a
shirt could just disqualify you from listening to a sitting president
speak. I didn’t know only people who actively identify as Republicans were
the only ones able to come in here and listen.”

*Trump: “Very Scary Time For Young Men,” Who May Now Be “Presumed
Guilty.” *Reuters
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(10/2, Cowan, Lambert) reports Trump also said yesterday that the
allegations against Kavanaugh “showed that ‘it’s a very scary time for
young men in America’ who now may be presumed guilty even when innocent.”
Trump is quoted as saying, “My whole life, I’ve heard you’re innocent until
proven guilty. But now, you’re guilty until proven innocent. That is a
very, very difficult standard.” The CBS Evening News[image: Image removed
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(10/2, story 2, 0:40, Glor) showed Trump saying, “Well, I say it’s a very
scary time for young men in America when you can be guilty of something
that you may not be guilty of.”

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(10/2, story 3, 1:05, Vega) reported that Trump added, “This is a very,
very – this is a very difficult time. Somebody could accuse you of
something, and you’re automatically guilty, but in this realm, you are
truly guilty until proven innocent. That’s one of the very, very bad things
that’s taking place right now.” ABC added that “before he walked away, he
offered his message to women, too. What message to young women, Mr.
President?” Said Trump, “Women are doing great.” NBC Nightly News[image:
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(10/2, lead story, 3:30, Holt) also ran footage of Trump’s comments.
The Washington
Post
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(10/2, Wagner) notes that “in response to the president’s remarks, NARAL
Pro-Choice America tweeted
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‘It’s a very scary time for young women in America, you know, because 1 in
6 of us have been the victim of rape or attempted rape. #BelieveSurvivors’”

The New York Times
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(10/2, Haberman, Baker) reports “Trump has expressed similar sentiments in
the past in response to sexual misconduct allegations against Bill
O’Reilly, the Fox News host who was forced out after multimillion-dollar
settlements of sexual harassment claims; Roy S. Moore, the Republican
candidate for Senate in Alabama who lost after being accused of child
molestation; and Rob Porter, his White House staff secretary who resigned
after two ex-wives accused him of abuse.” The Washington Post
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(10/2, Scott) says that “one of the factors in determining how different
groups reacted to Ford’s sexual-assault allegations against Kavanaugh was
whom they were most concerned about when considering the long-term
implications of the allegations.” The Post adds that “for many Republicans
and conservatives, it was the effect on men that was top of mind. ... As
liberal politicians, activists and trauma experts lead the charge to
vocalize the importance of believing women when they share their
experiences, others worry about the implications of unproved sexual
misconduct allegations on men in the future.”

Along similar lines, The Hill
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(10/2, Fabian) says “Trump’s comments are likely to fuel the firestorm
surrounding Kavanaugh’s nomination and renew questions about his attitude
toward the ‘Me Too’ movement,” and adds “nineteen women have accused the
president of sexual misconduct or said they’ve had an extramarital affair
with him.” Trump “has denied all of the allegations.” CQ Roll Call
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(10/2, Bennett) also reports the President “has faced a number of sexual
misconduct charges, as well as weathered a political storm created by his
comments on the so-called ‘Access Hollywood’ tape on which he is heard
bragging about grabbing women by their genitals just because he was
famous.”

Breitbart
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(10/2, Spiering) recounts that Trump also said yesterday that “the
Kavanaugh hearings where more than just a Supreme Court nominee, but rather
a huge cultural moment in the United States.” Said Trump, “You could be
somebody that was perfect your entire life, and somebody could accuse you
of something, doesn’t necessarily have to be a woman.” The New York Post
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(10/2, Fredericks) quotes Trump as saying, “I think that Judge Kavanaugh is
doing pretty well, it seems to me, over the last 24 hours. A lot is going
to depend on what comes back from the FBI in terms of their additional
number seven investigation.” Trump was “referring to six prior background
checks Kavanaugh underwent as he climbed the ladder in politics and
government.”

*Former Boyfriend Contradicts Ford’s Testimony, Says She Helped
Friend Prepare For Polygraph. *Fox News
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(10/2, Re) reports that in a letter released Tuesday, a former boyfriend of
Dr. Christine Blasey Ford “seemingly contradicts her testimony under oath
last week that she had never helped anyone prepare for a polygraph
examination.” He “said he saw Ford helping a woman he believed was her
‘life-long best friend’ prepare for a potential polygraph test. He added
that the woman had been interviewing for jobs with the FBI and US
Attorney’s office.” The boyfriend, whose name was not released, “also said
Ford neither mentioned Kavanaugh nor said she was a victim of sexual
misconduct during the time they were dating from about 1992 to 1998.” In
what Fox describes as a “pointed, no-holds-barred letter Tuesday evening,”
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Grassley “demanded that attorneys for
Ford turn over her therapist notes and other key materials, and suggested
she was intentionally less than truthful about her experience with
polygraph examinations during Thursday’s dramatic Senate hearing.” The
Washington
Examiner
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(10/2, Caralle) reports that Grassley “says it is not only concerning that
Ford may have lied under oath, but also brings into question the
reliability of the results of her polygraph.”

*Three People Interviewed By FBI Do Not Recall Party Ford
Described. *The Daily Caller
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(10/2, Fordham) reports that the FBI “interviewed four people in its probe
into Judge Brett Kavanaugh as of Monday afternoon, but the three witnesses
whom Christine Blasey Ford alleges were at the party in her testimony do
not recall the gathering, according to the Washington Post’s sources.” The
Bureau spoke to “alleged party guests Patrick J. Smyth, Mark Judge and
Leland Keyser and Kavanaugh’s Yale classmate Deborah Ramirez, who said that
Kavanaugh had exposed himself to her during their college years, according
to WaPo.” Sean Hannity said on Fox News’ Hannity[image: Image removed by
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(10/2), “A source is telling us here at Fox that those who were interviewed
continue to refute or deny any knowledge of Professor Ford’s claim.”

*Thiessen: Prosecutor Mitchell Showed Inconsistencies In Ford’s
Case. *In his Washington Post
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(10/2) column, Marc Thiessen writes that sex crimes prosecutor Rachel
Mitchell, who was selected by Senate Judiciary Chairman Charles Grassley to
question Christine Blasey Ford last week, showed that Ford’s accusations do
not rise to the level of proof. Thiessen writes that Mitchell showed
inconsistencies in Ford’s account, and that “without any corroboration,
senators cannot rely her imperfect memories alone – no matter how
sympathetic a witness she was.”

*Swetnick Backs Away From Gang Rape Claims. *The New York Post
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(10/2, Eustachewich) reports that Kavanaugh accuser Julie Swetnick has
“backed away from some of her accusations against the Supreme Court hopeful
in a new interview.” Swetnick “last week that accused Kavanaugh and his pal
Mark Judge of ‘spiking’ the punch at parties and lining up outside rooms
where girls were being ‘gang raped.’” But on Monday, she told NBC News[image:
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“I saw him [Kavanaugh] giving red Solo cups to quite a few girls during
that time frame. ... I would not take one of those glasses from Mark
Kavanaugh — Brett Kavanaugh, excuse me.” She added, “I saw him around the
punch … I don’t know what he did, but I saw him by them, yes.”

The Washington Free Beacon
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(10/2, Damron) reports that in a tweet Wednesday, Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA)
said a “criminal referral should be sent to the FBI” after Swetnick
backtracked on the allegations. Swetnick’s attorney, Michael Avenatti,”
provided the Senate with her sworn statement in which she alleged Kavanaugh
was complicit in ‘gang rape’ parties in the 1980s,” but in the NBC
interview, Swetnick “appeared to backtrack on some of her initial claims.”
Cassidy tweeted
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“A criminal referral should be sent to the FBI/DOJ regarding the apparently
false affidavit signed by Julie Swetnick that was submitted to the Senate
by @MichaelAvenatti.”

*Former Democratic Candidate Says Swetnick Has “Psychological”
Problems. *The Washington Examiner
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(10/2, Caralle) reports that Dennis Ketterer, a former Democratic
congressional candidate who had a relationship with Swetnick in the 1990s,
“has raised new questions” about her “credibility by saying she has
‘psychological’ problems.” In a signed statement to the Senate Judiciary
Committee Tuesday, Ketterer, a former weatherman for WJLA Channel 7 in
Washington, claimed “that Swetnick had psychological problems and liked to
engage in sexual intercourse with more than one male partner at the same
time.” Ketterer said, “Julie never said anything about being sexually
assaulted, raped, gang-raped or having sex against her will. ... She never
mentioned Brett Kavanaugh in any capacity.” The Washington Post
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(10/2, Viebeck) describes Senate Judiciary Committee Republicans’ release
of Ketterer’s statement as “an unprecedented move.”

*Grassley Rebukes Coons Over New Kavanaugh Allegation. *The Washington
Examiner
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(10/2, Thompson) reports that Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Grassley
“rebuked” Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) “after Coons submitted new allegations to
Grassley involving” Kavanaugh. According to Grassley, the allegations had
“all the makings of a tabloid headline” and deserved “unqualified
condemnation.” The accuser “claims to have hosted a party in the late
1980s, during a time when Kavanaugh would’ve been in his first year at
Yale.” According to the accuser, the party “had a local prostitute come and
perform a public sex act to a ‘semi-circle of cheering frat brothers.’”
Grassley said the accuser “freely admits” to not knowing whether Kavanaugh
attended the party. In a letter to Coons, Grassley wrote that the process
had reached “a new level of absurdity with this allegation” and “my
investigators have serious work to do.”

*Poll: 60% Back Kavanaugh Confirmation If FBI Finds No
Corroborating Evidence. *The Federalist
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(10/2, Payton) reports that in to a new Harvard CAP/Harris poll
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60 percent of respondents support Kavanaugh’s confirmation “if the FBI
finds no other evidence to corroborate” Ford’s accusation. In addition, “an
overwhelming majority,” 75 percent, “say Sen. Dianne Feinstein should’ve
turned over the letter from Ford outlining the accusation against Kavanaugh
to the Senate Judiciary Committee when she received it in July, rather than
waiting until after Kavanaugh’s hearing,” and 69 percent “thought
Kavanaugh’s confirmation process has been a ‘national disgrace.’”

*NYTimes Says “In Retrospect,” It Should Not Have Given Byline To
Kavanaugh Critic. *The AP
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(10/2, Bauder) reports that the New York Times said yesterday that “it
should not have assigned a writer who criticized Brett Kavanaugh on social
media to its news story about the Supreme Court nominee’s alleged
involvement in a bar fight in 1985.” The Times nevertheless “said that it
stood by its story, published Monday, which said Kavanaugh was questioned
by police in New Haven, Connecticut, after he was accused of throwing ice
at another bar patron.” According to the AP, “The White House had
questioned the Times’ motivation in writing the story because one of its
authors, Emily Bazelon, criticized Kavanaugh in July after he was nominated
to the court by President Donald Trump.” Times spokeswoman Eileen Murphy
said, “In retrospect, editors should have used a newsroom reporter for that
assignment.”

*NBC Under Fire For “Accuracy-Challenged” Reports On Kavanaugh. *The
Daily Caller
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(10/2, Hasson) reports that NBC News is facing criticism “after publishing
three different accuracy-challenged articles” on Judge Brett Kavanaugh.
According to the DC, an NBC story challenging Kavanaugh’s claim about when
he first learned of Deborah Ramirez’s accusation against him was
misleading, In addition, the DC says NBC was criticized for reporting on a
“letter allegedly from a woman who claimed to have heard that Kavanaugh
pushed his girlfriend ‘up against the wall very aggressively and sexually’
as they left a bar in 1998. The letter cited no evidence and provided the
names of zero witnesses.” NBC was also “criticized for publishing a Sept.
19 story that was based off a deleted social media post from a woman who
claimed to have heard rumors during high school about an alleged incident
between Kavanaugh and his first accuser, Christine Blasey Ford.”

*NBC’s Welker: Kavanaugh Story “A Moment Of Learning” For Families.
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(10/2, story 2, 1:30, Holt), Kristen Welker talked to parents about how the
sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh
are affecting them and their children. Welker said, “With the Kavanaugh
story front and center, sexual conduct is being talked about by families
across the country. ... Parents across the country [are] trying to turn
this flash point into a moment of learning.”

*FBI Expected To Complete Kavanaugh Probe “As Early As Wednesday.” *The
New York Times
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(10/2, Stolberg, Shear) reports that the FBI is “expected to complete its
investigation into allegations of sexual assault against...Kavanaugh and
deliver the results to the Senate as early as Wednesday, and Republican
leaders said Tuesday that they expect to vote on the nomination this week.”
The Wall Street Journal
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(10/2, Peterson, Gurman, Andrews) also reports that Republican aides on
Capitol Hill and a source familiar with the process expect the FBI
investigation to wrap up soon. The Washington Post
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(10/2, Hamburger) says FBI leaders “are warily trying to navigate their way
through the politically charged background-check investigation” of
Kavanaugh “as the bureau seeks to protect itself now — and after the
midterm elections — from what could be fierce congressional criticism,
according to people familiar with the matter.” These people says that a
major “political consideration” is that if “Democrats win control of the
House, lawmakers could launch investigations into exactly what White House
and bureau officials said internally about the Kavanaugh matter.”

*Ford, Ramirez Lawyers Say FBI Investigation Is Insufficient. *Cecilia
Vega reported on ABC World News Tonight[image: Image removed by sender.
Video]
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(10/2, story 2, 2:15, Muir) that Kavanaugh’s second accuser, Deborah
Ramirez revealed Tuesday that “she was interviewed by investigators for
more than two hours on Sunday. Her attorneys say she provided the names and
contact information of more than 20 additional witnesses, and that ‘it was
a detailed and productive interview and the agents were clearly motivated
to investigate the matter in any way they were permitted.’”

However, Bloomberg News
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(10/2, Strohm, Litvan, Kapur) reports that lawyers for Ford and Ramirez
“said Tuesday the FBI isn’t doing a full enough investigation of their
claims, even as the bureau has been granted broader authority for its
probe.” Ford’s lawyers “said it’s ‘inconceivable’ that the FBI could do a
thorough investigation without interviewing her or witnesses she has
identified to support her assault claim.” They “said that although they
sent the FBI an offer to interview Ford, and sent information about
witnesses and evidence that may aid the investigation, they have received
no response.” Meanwhile, Ramirez’s attorney “said the FBI apparently hasn’t
contacted any of more than 20 witnesses to her claim that he exposed
himself to her at a drunken college party.” Politico
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(10/2, Schor, Everett) says Ford’s attorneys “implored the FBI to interview
her and act on investigative leads they have provided.”

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(10/2), “I’m told that sometimes they will interview the principles,
principle witnesses, after they have gone through the other people that
they’re interviewing. But, frankly, I do not know how extensive the FBI
investigation is. We would like it to be complete.”

Fran Townsend, who served as Homeland Security Adviser to President
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(10/2, story 3, 1:40, Glor) that the fact that the FBI has not yet spoken
to Ford “would make perfect investigative sense. If you waited to the end,
you want to interview a bunch of witnesses. You want to see if you gather
additional information, then you would interview Dr. Ford, Judge Kavanaugh,
and use any additional information you might have gleaned. It’s
inconceivable to me you would complete this phase of the background and not
talk to them at all because, after all, the FBI has never interviewed Dr.
Ford. Both Dr. Ford and judge Kavanaugh gave very detailed testimony before
the Senate Judiciary Committee but that’s quite different than sitting down
with the FBI.”

*Judge Completes FBI Interview. *The Washington Times
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(10/2, Muñoz) reports Mark Judge’s lawyer has confirmed that her client
completed his interview with the FBI on Tuesday. Barbara “Biz” Van Gelder
“revealed on Monday that her client began talking with the FBI but their
interview was not completed.”

*FBI Interviews Host Of Party Mentioned On Kavanaugh’s Calendar. *The
Washington Times
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(10/2, LeBlanc, Richardson) cites a Washington Post report
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(10/2, Hamburger) which said that the FBI has interviewed Kavanaugh’s
Georgetown Prep classmate, Tim Gaudette, “who hosted a July 1, 1982 party
referenced on a calendar kept by Mr. Kavanaugh.” According to the Post
report, the party “has become the focus of lawmakers’ concerns.” Sen.
Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) suggested at last week’s the hearing “that the
gathering could have been the same one at which Christine Blasey Ford said
she was assaulted by Mr. Kavanaugh when they were teens, although others
have said the details don’t match her description.”
McConnell Wants Kavanaugh Vote This Week, Says FBI Report Won’t Be Made
Public.

The Washington Times
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(10/2, Dinan) says Senate Majority Leader McConnell said the FBI’s report
on Kavanaugh “will only be available to senators.” The Hill
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(10/2, Carney) reports in its “Floor Action” blog that McConnell told
reporters, “We’ll get an FBI report soon. It will be made available to each
senator and only senators will be allowed to look at it. ... That’s the way
these reports are always handled.” The Wall Street Journal
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(10/2, Hughes, Peterson, Andrews) also reports on McConnell’s comments. NBC
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(10/2, lead story, 3:30, Holt) reported in its lead story that McConnell is
“insisting a confirmation vote will take place this week,” and Nancy Cordes
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(10/2, lead story, 2:10, Glor) that McConnell “is vowing to hold the vote
this week.” Cordes: “How much time to you plan to give senators to read and
digest the FBI’s findings before you hold a vote?” McConnell: “It shouldn’t
take long.” Cordes: “Are you talking hours, a day?” McConnell: “They’ll
read it as quickly as they can. But that will not be used as another reason
for delay, I can tell you that.” The AP
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(10/2, Fram, Tucker, Mascaro) reports that McConnell accused Democrats of
opening “the flood gates of mud and muck” against Kavanaugh.

Politico
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(10/1, Bresnahan, Everett) says McConnell’s focus “is entirely on the
triumvirate of GOP Sens. Susan Collins of Maine, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska
and Jeff Flake of Arizona,” of whom he needs two in order to confirm
Kavanaugh. He is “walking a fine line in addressing their concerns while
continuing to press toward a final Senate vote,” and has “subtly tweaked
his language on the Kavanaugh nomination.” McConnell “is currently planning
a move to end debate on the nomination by midweek, forcing a critical
procedural vote as early as Friday, which would set up a final vote on
Kavanaugh early next week. But that timetable means the FBI investigation
must be complete by Wednesday.” If that deadline is missed, “McConnell and
Senate GOP leaders are likely to wait until the FBI report arrives before
moving to end debate and starting the countdown clock on Kavanaugh, if only
to avoid alienating the Collins-Murkowski-Flake group, according to GOP
senators.” Mara Liasson of NPR said on Fox News’ Special Report[image:
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(10/2), “It doesn’t matter if Democrats are moving the goalposts back. What
matters is if Mitch McConnell can convince Flake, Collins, and Murkowski.
That it is his audience. He’s got an audience of three.”

The Washington Examiner
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(10/2, Ferrechio) says some Republicans fear Democrats “will selectively
leak parts of the FBI’s final report” in order to make Kavanaugh “look bad
just as the Senate prepares to vote on him.” Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) told
reporters, “I hope there is going to be some way for all of you to see
parts of it. ... Because I’m afraid it’s going to be selectively leaked out
and each side will use the piece that works best for them.” Similarly Sen.
John Kennedy (R-LA) argued that the report should be released so the public
can consider it in full instead of based on the interpretation of others.

CNN
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(10/1) reports that Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) “has called for the FBI’s
Kavanaugh investigation to be released to the public once complete.” Graham
said, “I personally want it released to the public. I want you to know what
the FBI found and let the facts speak for themselves and I am ready to
vote,’ Graham said Tuesday.” Likewise, Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) said that
“there does need to be some sort of public statement – if not the (FBI)
reports themselves.”

The Washington Times
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(10/2, Dinan) says Republican Senate leaders dismissed demands from
Democrats “for a 24-hour delay between the production of a new FBI
background report and the vote.” The Wall Street Journal
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(10/2, Hughes, Peterson, Andrews) reports that Senate Minority Leader
Schumer urged the FBI to brief senators about their investigation at least
24 hours before they vote. Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) said on CNN’s Situation
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(10/2), “I think we should have access to the work product, to the
investigatory summaries of FBI agents as well as a final report, not just a
brief or a redacted summary. And it could take several hours for senators
to review that material. I would think most senators would want much of a
day to reach a conclusion based on what’s in that material.”

Sen. Angus King (I-ME) said on CNN’s Situation Room[image: Image
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(10/2), “I have never understood, even before this process went on, why the
break-neck pace of trying to get this done while there are outstanding
issues. If I were Judge Kavanaugh and...I’m as innocent as he says he is, I
would want the most thorough FBI investigation in the history of the world
in order to exonerate. I don’t understand the resistance. It took Jeff
Flake and Chris Coons’ intervention to get this investigation done at all.
I would think that the White House and Judge Kavanaugh would want this
investigation to be thorough, even if it takes a couple of extra days.”

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(10/2), “The problem I have and I think a lot of Americans have is that
people were saying there’s no corroborating evidence, before they had, in
fact, investigated and before there had been a chance to talk to a material
witness, the person in the room when the alleged incident happened. Now,
that’s why I said the fix is in. Why are you bum-rushing to a vote when you
haven’t yet fully investigated a serious allegation?”

*Flake Chides Kavanaugh’s “Tone,” Says “We Can’t Have This On The
Court.” *Reuters
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(10/2, Cowan, Lambert) reports that Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) “raised fresh
concerns” Tuesday about Kavanaugh’s “‘partisan’ tone at the Judiciary
Committee hearing.” At an event in Washington hosted by The Atlantic, Flake
said, “I was very troubled by the tone of the remarks. ... The interaction
with the members was sharp and partisan, and that concerns me. ... I tell
myself, ‘You give a little leeway because of what he’s been through.’ But
on the other hand, we can’t have this on the court. We simply can’t.”

*In 1983 Letter, Kavanaugh Said “We’re Loud, Obnoxious Drunks.” *The
New York Times
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(10/2, Kelly, Enrich) reports that in a 1983 letter, Kavanaugh warned his
classmates “of the danger of eviction from an Ocean City, Md., condo. In a
neatly written postscript, he added: Whoever arrived first at the condo
should ‘warn the neighbors that we’re loud, obnoxious drunks with prolific
pukers among us.’”

*In 2006, ABA Questioned Kavanaugh’s “Demeanor And Veracity.” *The New
York Times
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(10/2, Liptak) reports that when Kavanaugh “was preparing for his second
confirmation hearing for a seat on a federal appeals court in 2006,” the
American Bar Association, “which had earlier given him its highest rating,
had reconsidered.” The group said the revision “was prompted by new
concerns about Mr. Kavanaugh’s demeanor and veracity.” The revision “was a
minor blemish on a glittering résumé,” but it “has received renewed
attention in light of recent questions about Judge Kavanaugh’s temperament
and truthfulness.”

*Democratic Activist Files Ethics Complaints Against Kavanaugh. *The
Washington Times
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(10/2, Swoyer) reports that Scott Dworkin, co-founder of The Democratic
Coalition, has filed ethics complaints against Kavanaugh “at the federal
circuit court where he currently sits, accusing him of perjury and engaging
in conduct unbecoming of a judge during his Supreme Court confirmation
battle.” In one, Dworkin “says the judge was wrong to label sexual assault
allegations against him ‘smears,’ and to sit for a television interview in
an attempt to undercut some of the women who have made the as-yet
uncorroborated accusations against him.” The other complaint “says Judge
Kavanaugh committed perjury by denying that he had received stolen
Democratic documents from a GOP operative while working in President George
W. Bush’s White House.”

*Two Yale Law School Classmates Withdraw Support From Kavanaugh. *The
Huffington Post
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(10/2, Bendery) reports, “Two former law school classmates of Brett
Kavanaugh’s who previously vouched for him” are now “withdrawing their
support for him because of ‘the nature’ of his recent testimony.” In a
letter to Senate Judiciary Chairman Charles Grassley and ranking member
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Mark Osler and Michael Proctor write, “Under
the current circumstances, we fear that partisanship has injected itself
into Judge Kavanaugh’s candidacy. That, and the lack of judicial
temperament displayed on September 27 hearing, cause us to withdraw our
support.” The two “were among 23 classmates of Kavanaugh’s at Yale Law
School who signed a letter in August pledging their support for his
confirmation. At the time, they cited his ‘exemplary judicial temperament’
as a reason for their support.”

*Democrats Raise Concerns About Kavanaugh’s “Temperament And
Credibility.” *The AP
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(10/2, Fram, Balsamo, Tucker) reports that Democrats are “raising questions
both about the truthfulness of Kavanaugh’s sworn testimony to the Senate
and whether he has the temperament for the lifetime appointment to the
Supreme Court.” Likewise, the Washington Post
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(10/2, Debonis) says that due to the “great uncertainty” about whether the
FBI investigation into the allegations against Kavanaugh “will unearth
anything conclusive by the end of the week,” Democrats are making an issue
of Kavanaugh’s “temperament and credibility,” and are “increasingly
pointing to his at times testy and emotional performance at last week’s
Senate hearing.” Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer “said last week’s
hearing...left him and others with great concerns about Kavanaugh’s
truthfulness.” Schumer said, “He has grossly mischaracterized his
relationship with alcohol,” and cast Kavanaugh as someone who “tiptoes
around the truth.”

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(10/2), “My beef is with the fact that they’ve done everything they can do
to destroy his life. If you don’t believe he’s a gang-rapist, if you don’t
believe he is a predator, if you don’t believe he is a stumbling drunk, how
about he doesn’t have the temperament? This is the one that bothers me the
most. He apologized to [Sen.] Amy Klobuchar [D-MN] for snapping at her.
What would you do if you were accused of all these things, had your life
ruined?”

*Booker Says Kavanaugh’s Guilt Or Innocence Is Irrelevant. *The Daily
Caller
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(10/2, Morefield) reports that Sen. Corey Booker (D-NJ) told reporters
Thursday that Kavanaugh’s guilt or innocence concerning the allegations
against him is irrelevant to the question of whether the President should
withdraw his nomination and select someone else. Booker said, “So my hope
is that beyond the vicious partisan rancor that is going on, beyond the
accusation, we don’t lose sight of what this moral moment is about in this
country, and ultimately ask ourselves the question – Is this the right
person to sit on the highest court in the land for a lifetime appointment?”
Booker added, “And then ultimately, not whether he is ‘innocent or guilty’
– this is not a trial – but ultimately, have enough questions been raised
that we should not move on to another candidate.”

*Protesters Arrested At Manchin’s Charleston Office. *The New York
Times
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(10/2, Stack) reports that nine protesters were arrested Tuesday at the
office of Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) in Charleston. The protesters staged “a
sit-in urging him to vote against” confirming Kavanaugh.

*Police Escort GOP Senators Through Protesters. *CQ Roll Call
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(10/2, Lesniewski) reports that a number of Republican senators, including
Judiciary Committee members Sens. John Kennedy and Lindsey Graham,
“received police escorts Tuesday afternoon to get them past demonstrators
gathered in the basement of the Russell Building near the terminus of the
Senate subway.” Along with “uniformed Capitol Police, Graham was
accompanied by the deputy sergeant at arms James Morhard.” Graham “told a
small group of reporters that he had never seen anything quite like what he
was now experiencing.”

*Hatch: Kavanaugh Had A Right To Get Angry. *In a Wall Street
Journal
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(10/2) op-ed, Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT), who sits on the Senate Judiciary
Committee, defends Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh against those who
argue that Kavanaugh’s anger during last week’s committee hearing should
disqualify him even if he is not guilty of the charges against him. Hatch
writes that it is unreasonable to expect a nominee to remain calm while
facing horrendous accusations in the public eye.

*WPost Says Graham’s “Sycophancy” To Trump Is Not New. *In an
analysis headlined, “How Lindsey Graham Became Donald Trump’s Greatest Ally
In The Senate,” the Washington Post
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(10/2, Rieger) reports that during the 2016 campaign, Sen. Lindsey Graham
(R-SC) “called Trump a ‘race-baiting, xenophobic, religious bigot.’ In
January, Graham said those adjectives don’t apply anymore.” Graham “has
adopted many of Trump’s viewpoints and much of his terminology.” The Post
says this “sycophancy is nothing new” for Graham, who once “tried to oust
Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) from power. Now he says Republicans ‘were too
hard’ on Gingrich.” In 1998, Graham “said Congress would be ‘wiped out’ if
it impeached people ‘for being silly and doing inappropriate things.’ The
following year, he asserted that ‘impeachment is about cleansing the
office.’” The Post adds that Graham, in 2016, “worked with Republicans to
hold open a Supreme Court seat for more than a year. Now he is accusing
Democrats of delaying Kavanaugh’s nomination for political gain.”

*Schumer: Democrats Could Move Vote Threshold For High Court
Nominees To 60. *The Washington Examiner
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(10/2, Weaver) reports that Senate Minority Leader Schumer “indicated”
during his weekly press conference Tuesday that if Democrats retake the
Senate majority in November, they could “move the threshold for confirming
a Supreme Court justice back to 60 votes, instead of today’s simple
majority.” Asked about the possibility of such a change, Schumer said
Democrats would “have to look at that. ... The bottom line is that the
Republican leader moved it down...and the bottom line is that we’ll have to
look at that should we get back into the majority.”

*Conway Says Sexual Assault Revelation Was Not Planned. *The Washington
Examiner
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(10/2, Lim) reports that White House counselor Kel