and when you did leave that night, did leland keyser, now keyser, ever follow up with you and say, hey, what happened to you? >> i've had communications with her recently. >> uh-huh. i'm talking about like the next day. >> oh, no, she didn't know about the event. she was downstairs during the event and i did not share it with her. >> have you been -- are you aware that the three people at the party besides yourself and brett kavanaugh have given statements under penalty of felony to the committee? >> yes. >> and are you aware of what those statements say? >> yes. >> are you aware that they say that they have no memory or knowledge of such a party? >> yes. >> do you have any particular motives to ascribe to leland? >> i guess we could take those one at a time. leland has significant health challenges and i'm happy that she's focusing on herself and getting the health treatment that she needs. and she let me know that she needed her lawyer to take care of this for her, and she texted me right afterward with an apology and good wishes, et cetera. so i'm glad that she's taking care of hers

and when you did leave that night, did leland keyser, now keyser, ever follow up with you and say, hey, what happened to you? >> i've had communications with her recently. >> uh-huh. i'm talking about like the next day. >> oh, no, she didn't know about the event. she was downstairs during the event and i did not share it with her. >> have you been -- are you aware that the three people at the party besides yourself and brett kavanaugh have given statements under penalty of felony to the committee? >> yes. >> and are you aware of what those statements say? >> yes. >> are you aware that they say that they have no memory or knowledge of such a party? >> yes. >> do you have any particular motives to ascribe to leland? >> i guess we could take those one at a time. leland has significant health challenges and i'm happy that she's focusing on herself and getting the health treatment that she needs. and she let me know that she needed her lawyer to take care of this for her, and she texted me right afterward with an apology and good wishes, et cetera. so i'm glad that she's taking care of hers

and when you, when you did leave that night did leland keyser now keyser follow up with you, say, what happened to you? >> i have had communications with her recently. >> i'm talking about like the next day. >> no, she didn't know about the event. she was downstairs during the event. i did not share it with her. >> have you been, are you aware that the three people at the party besides yourself and brett kavanaugh have given statements under penalty of felony to the committee? >> yes. no and are you aware of what those statements say. >> yes. >> are you aware that they say that they have no memory or knowledge of such a party? >> yes. >> do you have any particular motives to ascribe to leland? >> i guess we could take those one at a time. leland has significant health challenges and i'm happy that she is focusing on herself and getting the health treatment that she needs and she let me know that she needed her lawyer to take care of this for her and she texted me right afterward with an apology and, good wishes and et cetera. so i'm glad she is taking care of herself. i don't expect th

by professor ford who were at that party and all four, kavanaugh, judge, smith and her friend, leland keyserll said they don't remember anything like this happened. and keyser, who believes ford, said she doesn't remember being at a party where kavanaugh was present. >> that corroborates ford's story was that she was so horrified by this that she kind of snuck out or slunk out of this apartment in a way that no one would know what happened because she was so utterly mortified and she didn't tell anybody for years, which is consistent with the way women, 77% of women behavior when they have been sexually assaulted. so the president saying that -- calling into question her credibility shows, to me, you know, that this hearing, as it's set up, as a he said, she said, cannot stand as a he said, she said. there has to be additional investigation or testimony to provide some corroborating context. her behavior is perfectly consistent with victims of sexual assault. and so the president and others who are attempting to smear her credibility without hearing are the ones women are going to be furious

and in fact, leland keyser has said that she believes dr. ford. the only person who has denied the event that has taken place, and says it did not happen is judge kavanaugh. and so, now, this is the realle point, sir. >> and can you -- >> i would like to finish -- >> you have gone on. >> but may i finish my statement. >> okay. i want to ask you a question. you gone 17 minutes and i have three other people who want to speak. >> i understand that, and i will be closing my comments soon and i want to continue. >> are you willing to let three other people? >> sir, i want to the finish my comments and you can let whoever speak, speak, sir. you the chairman. >> go ahead, sir. >> mr. mr. chairman -- >> he can take as much of my time as he wishes. >> this nation is now watching not in a partisan way and we saw one republican so offended because she knows kavanaugh and this is not democrats can and republicans watching, but it is americans watching right now to see what this body will do. this is not about politics or part sanship, and -- partisansh and i

and when you did leave that night, did leland keyser, now keyser, ever follow up with you and say, hey, what happened to you? >> i've had communications with her recently. >> uh-huh. i'm talking about like the next day. >> oh, no, she didn't know about the event. she was downstairs during the event and i did not share it with her. >> have you been -- are you aware that the three people at the party besides yourself and brett kavanaugh have given statements under penalty of felony to the committee? >> yes. >> and are you aware of what those statements say? >> yes. >> are you aware that they say that they have no memory or knowledge of such a party? >> yes. >> do you have any particular motives to ascribe to leland? >> i guess we could take those one at a time. leland has significant health challenges and i'm happy that she's focusing on herself and getting the health treatment that she needs. and she let me know that she needed her lawyer to take care of this for her, and she texted me right afterward with an apology and good wishes, et cetera. so i'm glad that she's taking care of hers

ford, mark judge, leland keyser and patrick smith. all three denied any knowledge of the incident or gathering described by dr. ford. without objection, i'll enter them into the record. >> mr. chairman, i have something for the record as well, a number of letters from the witnesses' family, friends, including her husband. >> okay. i'll get to you just as soon as the ranking member. >> mr. chairman, i have three letters addressed to both you and the ranking member, and i ask that they be enter the into the record. >> without objection. >> and it's also my understanding that mr. judge is not willing to come forward to answer our questions. as a result, we cannot test his memory or make any assessment of his thoughtfulness or character, and i think that's why the failure to call him to testify is so very critical, and i hope the majority would reconsider that. >> senator blumenthal. >> mr. chairman, i ask if you have sworn statements that you're submitting for the record that we have those individuals come before us so that we can ask th

one of the people is this leland keyser. she's a friend of ford. she released a statement saying she still has no recollection of the party but wants to make sure the senate knows that doesn't mean she's refuting her friend's allegation. she says simply she doesn't remember it. and also in that statement, victor, she said and her lawyer said they would be happy to cooperate with the fbi. so that's where we are. that's a significant first step here as this unfurls. >> "new york times" is reporting that in addition to allegations made by dr. ford, the allegation made by deborah ramirez will also be investigated. as we talk about the witnesses potentially who will be participating and cooperative, mark judge is also one of them. dr. ford named him as one of the others in the room, but he's also named as a potential witness in the allegations made by julie swetnick, so is it possible or plausible to think the fbi would question mark judge about one accusation but not question him about the other, the swetnick allegation as well? >> i don't think so, vi

the other two, pj smith and leland keyser say they have no memory of it. >> they're not corroborating it. it is the same thing as not being able to corroborate it. >> judge kavanaugh said under oath they denied it, refuted it. they didn't all four deny it. two of them said they have no memory of it. >> which means they can't confirm it, jake. let's not parse words. because they can't remember it also means they haven't confirmed it. >> that's not the same thing. >> i have been first among equals in giving this woman the respect indeference, saying don't ignore her, don't insult her. let's have her be heard. the senate republicans on the judicial committee gave her her voice. come to washington to testify. the democrats sat on this information, sat on that letter. they're the ones who made her a household name. they're the ones who caused her in front of the whole world to become a household name and be recognizable now. >> president trump finds her credible. does that mean he finds her believable? >> credible and compelling. judge kavanaugh said something under oath, they both could b

will say of the three fact witness witnesses, the one who you think that is most revealing is leland keyser. she was close friends with dr. ford. ms. keyser had every incentive to backup her story, and instead, under penalty of perjury says she does not know judge kavanaugh and she has no recollection of any party like the one that dr. ford describes. dr. ford testified yesterday that ms. keyser texted her h after submitting the statement that she was sorry. and again she had no motive to lie, and every incentive to agree with dr. ford's story, and yet, she did not do so. so all three fact witnesses have explicitly disputed the allegations. what other evidence? we have judge kavanaugh's cal n calendars and detail and day-to-day and i have to admit when the cal endars were first released i did not find it persuasive evidence until the judge walked through day by day and each of the possible days of when this specifically happened and the conflicts of how he was out of town for many of the days, and conflicts for r many of the day, and the notion that the calendars were almost like diaries is

you, mark judge, leland ingam at the time or leland keyser now, patrick, p.j. smyth, dr. ford and an unnamed boy. do you know mark judge? >> i do. >> how do you know him? >> he was a friend at georgetown prep starting in ninth grade. he is a, someone, in our, you know, group of friends. we're very friendly group in class. you saw the letter that has been sent by my friends from georgetown prep. funny guy. great writer. popular. developed a serious addiction problem. that lasted decades. near death a couple times from his addiction. suffered tremendously from -- >> what is your relationship with him like now? >> i haven't talked to him in couple years. we've been on mass emails that, or group emails that go around among my high school friend. >> and how did you know patrick smyth? >> also ninth grade. georgetown prep. went by p.j. then. he and i lived close to one another. played football together. he was defensive tackle, i was cornerback, wide receiver. we carpooled to school along with dedavis every year, the three of us for two years. i didn't have a car. one of the tw

ford's friend, leland keyser is the latest to offer cooperation. other witnesses, including mark judge who was named as being in the room during her alleged attack has pledged to answer any and all questions. just a reminder, here's how kavanaugh responded to his intensely watched hearing when he was asked whether he himself wanted an independent investigation. >> judge kavanaugh, women you support an fbi investigation right now? >> i will do whatever the committee wants. >> personally do you think that's best thing for us to do? >>. >> look, senator, i said i would welcome anything. i am innocent. >> i hope all of the members would say we are going to abide by your wishes and we will have that investigation. >> i welcome whatever the committee wants to do because i'm telling the truth. >> i want to know what you want to do. >> i'm telling the truth. >> i want to know what you want to do. >> i'm innocent. >> kavanaugh was pressed by several democratic senators on this. he never answered yes or no, several times pointed to statements admitted by for

you, mark judge, leland ingham or the time or leland keyser now, patrick p.j. smith, dr. ford and an unnamed boy. do you know mark judge? >> i do. >> how do you know him? >> he was a friend at georgetown prep starting in ninth grade. he's a -- someone in our, you know, group of friends. we were a very friendly group in class. you saw the letter that's been sent by my friends from georgetown prep. funny guy. great writer. popular. developed a serious addiction problem that lasted decades, near death a couple of times from his addiction, suffered tremendously from -- >> what is your relationship with him like now? >> i haven't talked to him in a couple of years. we've probably been on mass e-mails or group e-mails that go around among my high school friends. >> okay. >> and how did you know patrick smith? >> also ninth grade. georgetown prep. went by p.j. then. he and i lived close to one another, played football together. he was defensive tackle. i was a cornerback and wide receiver. we carpooled to school along with d. davis. every year, the three of us for two years. i d

ford, mark judge it, leland keyser, and patrick smith. all three denied any knowledge of the incident or gathering described by dr. ford. i will enter into record -- >> mr. chairman, i have something for the record as wel well. a number of letters from the witnesses family and friends, including her husband. >> okay. i will get to you just as soon as a ranking member. >> mr. chairman, i have three letters addressed to you both you and the ranking member, and i would ask that they be entered to the record. >> without objection. >> it is also my understanding that mr. judge's not willing to come forward to answer our questions. as a result, we cannot test his memory or make any assessment of his thoughtfulness of character. and i think that's why the failure to call him to testify is so very critical. and i hope the majority would reconsider that. >> senator blumenthal. >> i ask if you have a sworn statement that you are submitting for the record, that we have those individuals come before us so that we can ask them questions. i think that'

ig> reporter: but two other school friends named by ford also deny any dge, including leland keyser whosekeyser does not know mr. kavanaugh, and she has no recollectionf ever being at a party r,here he was present. howe "the washington post" reports that keyser told them she does believ ford's allegation, and many democrats say they do, too. while some republicans contend that more than he sd she said evidence is needed given the supreme court seat at stake. >> less's something more, no, i'm not going to ruin judge kavanaugh' life over this, but she should come forward. she should have her say. she will be respectfully treated. >> reporter: thursday's questions are expected to probe the specific details of what ford says she experienced more than .30 years a she will testify first, and when bre kavanaugh is questioned his dating high school and drinking hasn't will likely be examined, a seris hearing that risks becoming spectacle with both of their lives exposed for the wor tosee, and tonight chairman grassley said through a statement that he will do everything that he can to provide a sa

ford, mark judge, leland keyser and patrick smyth. all three denied any knowledge of the event. without objection i'll enter into the record. >> i have something for the record as well. a number of letters from witnesses, family, friends, including her husband. >> okay. i'll get to you as soon as the ranking member. >> mr. chairman, i have three letters addressed to both you and the ranking member and i'd ask they be entered into the record. >> without objection. >> it's also my understanding that mr. judge is not willing to come forward to answer our questions. as a result, we cannot test his memory or make any assessment of his thoughtfulness or character. i think that's why the failure to call him to testify is so very critical and i hope the majority would reconsider that. >> senator bloomenthal. >> i ask if you have sworn statements that you're submitting for the record that we have those individuals come before us so we ask them questions about the statements. i think the nature of this proceeding would be compromised if we lack an opportunity to ask them questions about s

my staff reached out to other individuals allegedly at the party, mark judge, patrick smyth, leland keyser, all three submitted the senate under penalty of felony denying any knowledge of the events described by dr. ford. dr. ford's lifelong friend, ms. keyser, stated she doesn't know judge kavanaugh and as a recall ever attending a party with him. my staff made repeated requests to interview dr. ford during the past 11 days. volunteering to fly to california to take her testimony. but her attorneys refuse to present her allegations to congress. i never, i nevertheless, honored a request for a public hearing, so dr. ford today has the opportunity to present herc allegations under oath. as you can see, the judiciary committee was able to conduct thorough investigations into allegations. or thorough investigations into allegations. some of my colleagues consistent with their stated desires to obstruct kavanaugh the nomination by any means necessary pushed for an fbi investigation into the allegations. but i have no authority to force the executive branch agency to conduct an investigation in

one person likely to be interviewed is leland keyser, ford's friend. in a letter her attorney says my client does not know judge kavanaugh and has not recollection of ever being at a party or gathering where he was present with or without dr. ford. she is unable to corroborate it because she has no recollection of the incident in question. mark judge who ford also says was there, he has no recollection of the event, but will also cooperate. the same thing for patrick j. smith. republicans keep pointing to this sound bite from then senate judiciary committee, joe biden. >> the fbi does not in this or any other case reach a conclusion. period. reporter: kavanaugh supporters are spinning this as a good thing. the mere fact an fbi report will take away a few democratic talking points making a week delay well worth it. jon: for more on the kavanaugh fbi investigation, we bring in a former fbi prosecutor. you saw the results of investigations similar to this one. >> and i went through an fbi background investigation and it was pretty rigorous. 8th grade teac

do you -- >> do you know leland -- leland keyser? >> i do know of her. it is possible i saw her in high school at one point. at some event. i know of her.

judge, patrick smith, leland keyser, or the polygraph examiner.uestioned lynn brooks, liz swisher, or chris dudley. it not one senator, as far as i know, have had the opportunity to question deborah ramirez or julie swetnick. my colleagues all right. we should not rush to judgment, and it's not fair to assume judge kavanaugh is guilty without gathering the information, but it's equally unfair to have heard from a credible, poise, and a brave witness and simply ignore what we heard and move forward immediately. i don't know deborah ramirez. i don't know whether her allegations are credible. i don't know julie swetnick. i don't know whether her allegations are credible. but i do you know this. it dr. ford provided credible, powerful testimony that deserves to be considered and not dismissed as a partisan smear campaign, which it was not. in my opening statement yesterday, i talked about the differences between the #metoo and "the year of the woman." i highlighted the differences. sexual assault and harassment. i started out by saying i hoped we woul

friend and he may have been at that party and also at that party who might have been there is leland keysereverybody involved in the ford allegations say they are not able to corroborate her claims but not to say that he deidn't happen. the next week is important as the senate decides whether or not judge kavanaugh's confirmation will go through. >> ryan nobles at the white house, thank you. >>> a bureau chief of the chicago sun times is with us, lynn sweet and joey jackson. lynn, he went through a list of people know that have been contacted. what about michael avenatti, the attorney for swetnick. what do we know about the scope of people they are going to reach out to and if they don't reach out to people like this will it be seen as fair? >> if they don't reach out to all of the principal names that have been mentioned then the investigation would not have gone where i think senator flake thought it would be which is to check out the leads. the fbi doesn't look to clear or confirm these allegations, but to bring out information even if they could pinpoint that the party happened, if they

ford's friend, leland keyser is the latest to offer cooperation. other wi

. >> and also leland keyser, one of the women who apparently professor ford said was at the party now is saying she never met brett kavanaugh or at a party i can this though she says she does believe professor ford. there are new failures to corroborate exactly professor ford's story. >> right. again, as jeff mentioned, these are people testifying as to the character of someone who is up for a -- not just a promotion, not just a job interview but a lifetime appointment that will have enormous consequences for the country. i do feel like from a political standpoint it gives people who are looking to vote no a reason to say, okay, this is not corroborated. but there's only one person she says was in the room and that's mark judge. i think we should hear from that person. that person should be extensively questioned about what the pattern of behavior was like when they were at georgetown prep and what was the character of brett kavanaugh. that's what it's about, right? it's not about whether she's on trial either. yes, mark judge is not on trial. brett kavanaugh is up for a really import

including mark judge, patrick smyth, and leland keyser. they would have taken statements from each of them. and those statements would have indicated, as they have each indicated in written statements submitted to this committee that they recall no such event ever occurring. and so we have investigated. i too wish it had been investigated by the fbi, and had it been investigated by the fbi at the outset as it could have been, as it should have been, as it would have been when these letters were received, then this could have been handled in a much more dignified manner, in a manner much more respectful to dr. ford, in a manner much more respectful to judge kavanaugh, and respectful to both of their families and indeed this entire process. now, some have mentioned today that there was some emotion in the room yesterday. yes, certainly. these are emotional circumstances. my heart goes out to both dr. ford and her family and judge kavanaugh and his family. they have both been through a lot. i don't blame either one of them for demonstrating s

. >> do you know leland ingam or leland keyser? >> i know of her. it's possible i -- you know, saw, met her in high school at

my staff reached out to other individuals allegedly at the party, mark judge, patrick smith, leland keyser. all three submitted statements to the senate under penalty of felony, denying any knowledge of the events described by dr. ford. dr. ford's lifelong friend, miss keyser stated she doesn't know judge kavanaugh and doesn't recall ever attending a party with him. my staff made repeated requests to interview dr. ford during the past 11 days, even volunteering tofully to california to take her testimony, but her attorneys refused to present her allegations to congress. i, nevertheless, honored the request for a public hearing so dr. ford today has the opportunity to present her allegations under oath. as you can see, the judiciary committee was able to conduct thorough investigations into allegations -- thorough investigations into allegations. some of my colleagues, consistent with their stated desires to obstruct kavanaugh's nomination by any means precisely -- by any means necessary pushed for fbi investigations into the allegations, but i have no authority to force the executive branc

>>you know leland ingam or leland keyser? >> i know of her. i's possible that i met h high school at some point at some event. i know of her. and again, i don't want to rule out havingrossed paths with her in high school. your statements about knowing dr. ford? >> correct. >> senator feinstein. >> judge kavanaugh, it's my understanding that you have denied the allegations by dr. ford, miss ramirez and miss swetnick, is that correct? >> yes. >> all three of these women have asked the fbi to investigate their claims. i ltened carefully to what you said. your concern is evident and clear. if you're very confident ofpoour tion and you appear to be, why aren't you also asking the fb to investigate these claims? >> senator, i'll do whatever the committee wants. i wanted a hearing the day after the allegation came up.i nted to be here that day. instead ten days past where all this nonsenses coming out, you know, that i'm in gangs, i'm ono boats in island, i'm in colorado, i'm sighted all over e place. these things are printed and run breathlessly by

notified and had no idea the chairman's staff had been communicating with mark judge, patrick smyth, leland keyserand apparently two other individuals who have not been named. instead, democrats learned about this outreach when various letters or e-mails appeared in the press. and in one case, we learned about the republican staff outreach at 10:00 p.m. the night before the hearing. ironically, my colleagues on the other side of the aisle had gone so far as to say this whole situation was nothing more than a nefarious attempt at political theater. i understand why they did that. the senate is a political body. however, i was shocked to see judge kavanaugh take the same tone and strategy. candidly, in the 25 years on this committee, i have never seen a nominee for any position behave in that manner. judge kavanaugh used as much political rhetoric as my republican colleagues. and what's more, he went on the attack. he yelled at democrats for having the temerity to express our frustration for not having access to over 90% of his record. and said that some democratic members were, quote, an embarrassm

to republicans repeatedly, none of us have spoken to or questioned mark judge, patrick smyth, leland keyser. none of us approached james roche, lynne or chris. not one senator, as far as i know, has had the opportunity, from, opportunity to or question deborah ramirez or julie swetnick. my colleagues are right, we should not rush to judgment. it's not fair to assume judge kavanaugh is guilty without gathering the information. but, it's equally unfair to have heard from a credible, poised and brave witness and simply ignore what we heard and move forward immediately. i don't know deborah ramirez. i don't know whether her allegations are credible. i don't know julie swetnick. i don't know whether her allegations are credible. but, i do know this, dr. ford provided credible, powerful testimony that deserves to be considered and not dismissed as a partisan smear campaign, which it was not. in my opening statement yesterday, i talked about the differences between me too and the year of the woman. i highlighted the seriousness of sexual assault and harassment. i started out by saying, i hoped we

to republicans repeatedly, none of us have spoken to or questioned mark judge, patrick smyth, leland keyser, or the polygraph examiner. none of us have talked to or questioned james roach, lynn brooks, liz swisher, tom cane, or chris dudley. not one senator, as far as i know, has had the opportunity to or question deborah ramirez or julie swetnick. my colleagues are right that we should not rush to judgment, and it's not fair to assume judge kavanaugh is guilty without gathering the information. but it's equally unfair to have heard from a credible, poised, and brave witness and simply ignore what we heard and move forward immediately. i don't know deborah ramirez. i don't know whether her allegations are credible. i don't know julie swetnick. i don't know whether her allegations are credible. but i do know this -- dr. ford provided credible, powerful testimony that deserves to be considered and not dismissed as a partisan smear campaign which it was not. in my opening statement yesterday, i talked about the differences between me too and the year of the woman. and i highlighted the serious

in fact, leland keyser has said she believes dr. ford. the only person who is denied the events that have taken place who said it did not happen is judge kavanaugh. and so now this is the real point, sir. >> you've got -- >> i would like to finish. i understand that but may i finish my statement? >> okay. i want to ask you a question. uconn 70 minister i have three of the people who would like to speak. >> i understand that. i'm going to be closing my comments soon and i like to continue. >> are you willing to let through other people speak? >> sir, i want to finish by,. >> you can let whoever speak speak. you are the chairman. >> go ahead, sir. >> i'm going to -- >> go ahead. >> uncle to take my time. this nation else watching. not in a parson we get we do someone republican so offended because she knows kavanaugh. this is that democrats and republicans watching. this is americans watching now to see what this body will do. this isn't about politics or partisanship. i will forever remember what dre before us. she said she was performing

that includes professor ford's friend, her name, leland keyser.er attorney released a statement reading "simply put, ms. keyser does know mr. kavanaugh and has no recollection of being at a party where he was present with or without dr. ford." today, the senate's independent prosecutor asked her about this irrefutable fact. take a look.or >> are you aware that they say they have no memory or knowledge of such a party?y? >> yes. >> do you have any particular motives to ascribe to leland? >> i could take those one at a time. leland has significant health challenges, and i'm happy that she's focusing on herself and getting these health treatmenta that she needs. she let me know that she needed her lawyer to take care of this for her, and she texted me right afterward with an apology, and good wishes and et cetera.. so i'm glad she's taking care of herself. >> sean: that is testimony from professor ford which actually raise more questions than it answered, including this moment about ford's recent polygraph test. let's look at this. >> why was that lo

but when he goes on talking about how leland keyser, her longtime friend, cleared him, she didn't, she actually said i have no recollection. on monday, he said i wasn't much of a drinker. and yesterday it was over and over, i loved beer, i like it now, don't you. why wouldn't brett kavanaugh want to say let's simply delay this for a week because his legacy deserves to be cleared and honored. >> you know, this is very hard for a republican, you know, seeing both of the testimonies. you have to watch her. it's very hard to watch her. and then you watch him and you see the emotion that he has. this is beyond political. i think this is raw human emotion. and how are we, how are we supposed to sit here and judge which one is telling the truth? she, 100%, said that this happened to her, and you have to believe her. and then you saw him and he said he 100% didn't do this. so who are we to determine what exactly happened on this? this is beyond republican and democrat. it's very -- it's hard for me to come on and talk about this and try to be a ball buster -- >> i appreciate it, i don't want y

all four under penalty of felony, including professor ford's long time friend leland keyser. attorney released a statement. it reads, "simply put, miss kaiser does not know mr. kavanaugh, does not have any recollection of being at a party or gathering where he was present with or without dr. ford." now, the fbi, performing a criminal investigation, they told us that two weeks ago. they told us they will reach no conclusion in this. no charges will be filed. that is the process. the fbi will simply interview the same witnesses like the senate judiciary committee already interviewed. look into the same claims. write a report. the only possibility in this case is that one of the four people would reverse himself or herself. and if they did, they would be admitting they committed a felony. as he said many times judge kavanaugh, he's happy to comply. he released a statement. it reads, "throughout this process i have been interviewed by the fbi.ir i have done a number of background calls directly with the senate. yesterday i answered questions under oath about every topic the senat

. >> ariane, there's also been some clarification, ford's friend leland keyser said while she doesn't remember the incident at the party, she's not necessarily refuting the allegation. which initially people thought because she didn't remember it, people were saying it couldn't possibly happen. why does that distinction, you know, make a potential difference? >> it doesn't make a huge difference. keyser was uncomfortable when the testimony played out and she wanted to just tell the senate, look, i don't have recollection of this, but that doesn't mean that it didn't happen. she just -- she's a lifelong friend of ford and she thought that hadn't come out clearly. but, you know, one other thing i wanted to tell you is the fact that this whole fbi investigation could work in kavanaugh's favor, right? he doesn't like the fact that there's a delay. but if there's nothing there, then he can go on to the supreme court. >> may help remove her cloud that seemingly will forever be there had they not extended this additional investigation? >> without that, maybe he could have taken the bench and

. >> do you know leland ingam or leland keyser? >> i know of her. it's possible i -- you know, saw, met her in high school at some point. some event. yeah, i know her. i know of her. and again, i don't want to rule out having crossed paths with her in high school. >> similar to your statements about knowing dr. ford? >> correct. >> senator feinstein? >> judge kavanaugh, it's my understanding that you have denied the allegations by dr. ford, ms. ramirez and ms. swetnick. is that correct? >> yes. >> all three of these women have asked the fbi to investigate their claims. i listened carefully to what you said. your concern is evident and clear. and if you are very confident of your position and you appear to be, why aren't you also asking the fbi to investigate these claims. >> senator, i'll do whatever the committee wants. i wanted a hearing the day after the allegation came up. i wanted to be here that day. instead, ten days passed where all this nonsense is coming out, you know, that i'm in gangs, i'm on boats in rhode island, i'm in colorado, you k

her friend, leland keyser, told "the washington post" that while she doesn't remember the party, she believes ford's story. those are just some of the questions about judge kavanaugh's truthfulness. my thing is if you don't tell the truth about the small things, then what are you going to do about the big things, especially if you're in a position of power like a supreme court justice or the president of the united states. but i want you to listen to what president trump said today about kavanaugh's accuser, christine blasey ford. >> what did you think of dr. ford's testimony when you heard that? >> i thought her testimony was very compelling, and she looks like a very fine woman to me. a very fine woman. and i thought that brett's testimony likewise was really something that i haven't seen before. it was incredible. it was an incredible moment, i think, in the history of our country. but certainly she was a very credible witness. >> yeah, that was president donald trump. he called professor ford a very credible witness. now, you know what i haven't hed tated to be critical of the pr

patrick smyth and leland keyser said they simply don't remember. again, hardly a rebuttal. as dr. ford said yesterday, quote, i don't expect p.j. and leland would remember this evening. it was a very unremarkable party. it was not one of their more notorious parties because nothing remarkable to them happened that evening, end quote. in fact, even though she doesn't remember, leland keyser said she believes dr. ford's account. in addition to making misleading statements, which is a pattern with judge kavanaugh, he accused the democratic senators of coordinating a plot to sabotage his nomination. clearly, he was speaking to an audience of one, president trump. a nominee for the supreme court so rattled that he would buy into a vast conspiracy theory is astounding and dangerous. let's not forget his exact words. judge kavanaugh said, and i quote -- this whole two-week effort, he said, has been a calculated and arc straighted political hit, fueled with apparent pentup anger about president trump and the 2016 election, fear that had been unfairly stoked about my judicial record, reveng

one of the people likely to be interviewed is ford's friend leland keyser who ford says was at the party where the alleged assault took place. her lawyer too says she will cooperate with the fbi but in a letter says quote my client has already made clear she does not know judge kavanaugh and has no recollection of ever being at a party or gathering where he was present with or without dr. ford. notably ms. keyser does not refute dr. ford's account and she has already told the press she believes dr. ford's account. however the unchangeable truth is she is unable to corroborate it because she has no recollection of the incident in question. mark judge, who ford also says was there, said he has no recollection of the events but will also cooperate. same thing for alleged party attendee patrick j. smyth. republicans keep pointing to this sound bite of then judiciary committee member joe biden in the anita hill hearings. >> fbi explicitly does not in this or any other case reach a conclusion, period. >> to that point, some of kavanaugh's supporters are spinning this as a good thing, saying th

. >> do you know leland ingam or leland keyser? >> i know of her. it is possible, i saw, or met her in high school at some point at some event. i know of her. and again i don't want to rule out having crossed paths with her in high school. >> similar to your statements about knowing dr. ford? >> correct. >> senator feinstein. >> judge kavanaugh, it's my understanding that you have denied the allegations by dr. ford, miss ramirez and miss swetnick, is that correct? >> yes. >> all three of these woman asked the fbi to investigate their claims. i listened carefully to what you said. your concern is evident and clear and, if you're very confident of your position, and you appear to be, why aren't you also asking the fbi to investigate these claims? >> senator, i'll do whatever the committee wants. i want ad hearing after the allegation came up. i wanted to be here that day. instead 10 days passed where all this nonsense is coming out, you know, that i'm in gangs. i'm on boats in rhode island. i'm in colorado, you know i'm sighted all over the place. the

. >> do you know leland ingham or leland keyser? >> i know of her. it's possible i, you know, saw or met her in high school at some point at some event. i know her -- i know of her, and, again, i don't want to rule out having crossed paths with her in high school. >> similar to your statements about knowing dr. ford? >> correct. >> okay. >> senator feinstein. >> judge kavanaugh, it's my understanding that you have denied the allegations by dr. ford, miss ramirez and miss swetnick, is that correct? >> yes. >> all three of these women have asked the fbi to investigate their claims. i listened carefully to what you said. your concern is evident and clear, and if you're very confident of your position and you appear to be, why aren't you also asking the fbi to investigate these claims. >> senator, i'll do whatever the committee wants. i wanted a hearing the day after the allegation came up. i wanted to be here that day. instead, ten days passed where all this nonsense is coming out, you know, that i'm in gangs, on i'm boats in rhode island. i'm in colora

in fact, leland keyser has refuted it. she didn't refute it. she said i wasn't there, i don't recall it but i believe my friend. if you're a member of the senate judiciary committee and the republican, do you want to push this through n then you have to carry the weight that if something comes out, you own that. this is simply about giving it a bit of time, opening hearts, opening minds and that's what the american people want. >> i totally agree. >> thank you. >> you need the investigation. and if you're innocent, you welcome it. he should have called on the investigation. because the one thing he said is true -- >> and if any -- why do you think he didn't? >> obviously, there's some nervousness there for some reason. >> there might be, but he acted like someone who believes what he is saying. so if you believe you're innocent -- >> he didn't answer the question. >> he didn't answer the question. >> even when he said they don't come with a conclusion -- >> then why not let them -- >> if they come back saying we can find no evidence for this, n

this weekend, the third, leland keyser told the committee she does not know kavanaugh and has no recollection of being at a party, but keyser also told "the washington post" she believes ford. >> what am i supposed to do, go and ruin this guy's life based on an accusation, i don't know when it happened, i don't know where it happened. everybody named said it didn't happen. i'm just being honest. >> reporter: ford's lawyers say they believe republican senators who have been dismissive of her story should shoulder the responsibility to ask her question, not rely on an outside down is sell. but the committee member, all of them male, are clearly uncomfortable with that. some of them have been there long enough to remember anita hill's accusations of sexual harassment against judge clarence thomas. >> senator, i think this whole affair is sick. >> i think it's sick, too. >> reporter: in a radio interview with abc affiliate wtam, the president insisted he's keeping an open mind. >> i want her to have her voice. let her have her voice. let her say whatever she has to say. let him say what he has to

. >> leland keyser now? >> correct. >> so, then, would it be fair to say at least p.j., brett kavanaugh, mark judge leland ingram at the time and yourself were present, and possibly others? >> and one other boy. there were four boys. i just don't know the name of the other boy. >> have you been contacted by anybody saying, hey, i was at that party, too? >> no, i haven't talked with anyone from that party. >> okay. >> now, you've been detailed about what happened once yir an need to go through that again -- i'm sorry, go ahead. >> i'm sorry, i just realized that i said something that was inaccurate. i said i spoken with anyone from the party since that day. i've spoken with leland. >> thank you for correcting that. i appreciate that. you've gone into detail about what happened once you went up the stairs. so, i don't feel like it's necessary to go over those things again. >> okay. thank you. >> have you told us everything that you do remember about it? >> i believe so, but if there are other questions, i can a

gone to the other alleged eyewitnesses to this event, including mark judge, patrick smith, and leland keyser. they would have taken statements from each of them and those statements would have indicated, as they have each indicated in written statements submitted to this committee, that they recall no such event ever occurring. so we have investigated. i too wish it would have been investigated by the fbi. and had it been investigated by , at the outset as it , could have been, as it should have been, when these letters were received, then this could have been handled in a much more respectful to dr. ford, in a manner much more respectful to judge kavanaugh and respectful to both of their families and indeed this entire process. now, some have mentioned today that there was some emotion in the room yesterday. yes, certainly. these are emotional circumstances. my heart goes out to both dr. ford and her family and judge kavanaugh and his family. they've both been through a lot. i don't blame either one of them demonstrating some emotion. not for a moment. in the case of dr. ford, clearly she's