Boulder's Ramirez Agrees To Interview With FBI

BOULDER, CO - Debbie Ramirez, the Boulder resident and second woman to accuse Judge Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct, has agreed to be interviewed by the FBI as a part of a background investigation into the Supreme Court nominee. Ramirez's attorney, Boulder's John Clune, confirmed initial reports of the interview, adding, "Out of respect for the integrity of the process, we will have no further comment at this time."

We can confirm the FBI has reached out to interview Ms. Ramirez and she has agreed to cooperate with their investigation. Out of respect for the integrity of the process, we will have no further comment at this time.
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Earlier in the week, Clune had released a set of emails between himself and Senate Judiciary Committee representatives, in which he called for an FBI investigation and stated his client's willingness to testify. After Christine Blasey Ford, Kavanaugh's first accuser, testified before the Judiciary Committee on Thursday, Arizona's Republican senator Jeff Flake agreed to vote 'yes' on Kavanaugh's nomination and advance confirmation to the full Senate floor only if the FBI undertook an investigation of the allegations.

Ms. Ramirez is ready to swear to the FBI under penalty of perjury. Why won’t the Senate Judiciary Committee welcome that? 4/4
— John Clune (@CluneEsq) September" class="redactor-linkify-object">https://twitter.com/CluneEsq/s... 25, 2018

Colorado Republican Senator Cory Gardner has not said whether or not he will vote to confirm Kavanaugh when the matter comes to the full Senate, reported the Denver Post on Friday. Prior to the recent allegations, Gardner had said he would be a 'yes' vote, while Democrat Michael Bennet, the state's senior senator, has always maintained that he will vote 'no'.

Though Ramirez has been the victim of threats and angry letters since her allegations became public last week, she has also seen signs of support from the Boulder County community.

Read more details about the scope of the FBI investigation from the Washington Post.

Read about Gardner's vote in the Denver Post.

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