Christine Blasey-Ford, Julie Swetnick and Deborah Ramirez were the toast of the media during the Brett Kavanaugh confirmation hearings in 2018. They almost derailed his nomination to the Supreme Court. The media and Democrats loved these three women, even though their stories were sketchy at best and would change on an almost daily basis.
So what happened to Christine Blasey-Ford, Julie Swetnick and Deborah Ramirez? It seems these three “women” have slithered away, back to their anonymous lives.
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Since psychology professor Christine Blasey Ford testified before lawmakers, she has mostly remained out of the limelight — with just a few exceptions.
In December, Ford introduced Rachael Denhollander in a video message before the lawyer and former gymnast was presented with Sports Illustrated’s Inspiration of the Year award. Denhollander was the first woman who came forward to accuse former sports doctor Larry Nassar of sexual assault.
“Rachael Denhollander, I am in awe of you, and I will always be inspired by you,” Ford said. “In stepping forward, you took a huge risk, and you galvanized future generations to come forward, even when the odds are seemingly stacked against them.”
A month earlier, Ford announced she used money raised from a GoFundMe account set up on her behalf to pay for security for herself and her family. The money was used “to take reasonable steps to protect ourselves against frightening threats, including physical protection and security for me and my family, and to enhance the security for our home.”
Swetnick:
Along with her attorney, Julie Swetnick was referred to federal officials for criminal investigation regarding a potential “conspiracy” to provide false statements to Congress and obstruct its investigation into the sexual misconduct allegations levied against Kavanaugh.
Swetnick had said in a sworn declaration that she witnessed Kavanaugh and his friend “drink excessively and engage in highly inappropriate conduct, including being overly aggressive with girls and not taking ‘No’ for an answer. This conduct included the fondling and grabbing of girls without their consent.”
Kavanaugh denied her claims and maintains he does not know who Swetnick is.
Swetnick and attorney Michael Avenatti — who also represented adult film star Stormy Daniels in a lawsuit against Trump — provided “simply no credible evidence that Ms. Swetnick ever even met or socialized with Judge Kavanaugh,” according to Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley, who added “there is substantial evidence they did not know each other.”
Ramirez:
Since she publicly came forward with her own sexual misconduct allegations regarding Kavanaugh, Deborah Ramirez has quietly attempted to return to her everyday life in Colorado, according to the Denver Post.
Ramirez had accused Kavanaugh of exposing himself to her while at a Yale University dormitory party during the 1983-84 academic year. She admitted to having gaps in her memory about the party since she had been drinking but said she remembered inadvertently touching Kavanaugh’s penis while trying to shove him away from her.
Kavanaugh denied the allegation, calling it a “smear, plain and simple.”