again, my office never received anything from esther stier or ms. unnamed friends and we never received an allegation about brett kavanaugh the one referenced in the report over this weekend. after interviewing eight people related to the ramirez allegations not once was mr. stiers name mentioned. i had -- had my staff received a substantive allegations or had he approach me or my staff we would have attempted to take a statement and interview him. but the alleged victim, who also did not speak to these writers, apparently does not recall the incident. that's a point that "the new york times" failed to include in its initial coverage. now, it happens for accountability there's that is the cornerstone of democracy. i welcome scrutiny of my work and i frequently refer to reporters and journalists as the police of our democratic system. but today i am reminded of a very old adage, who will watch the watchmen? this week sends report includes embarrassing irresponsible missteps. mistakes that weren't serious self reflection. one year ago after the interv