UltraViolet Reacts to Report that Trump’s White House Constrained FBI Probe Into Sexual Abuse Allegations Against Now-Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, October 8, 2024
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UltraViolet Reacts to Report that Trump’s White House Constrained FBI Probe Into Sexual Abuse Allegations Against Now-Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh
Calls for the Department of Justice to Open Thorough Investigation Allegations Against Kavanaugh, Obstruction of Justice
Statement from Shaunna Thomas, co-founder and executive director of UltraViolet, the nation’s largest online feminist organization, on reports that the Trump White House constrained the FBI’s probe into sexual assault claims against Brett Kavanaugh:
“This new report confirms with hard evidence what survivors knew all along: the Trump White House suppressed evidence and constrained an FBI allegation into sexual assault claims against Brett Kavanaugh when he was a Supreme Court nominee.
“The Trump Administration’s intentional deception – as well as their enablers in the FBI and the Republican-led Senate – betrayed our country and the brave survivors like Dr. Christine Blasey Ford and Deborah Ramirez. As a result, they paved the way for Kavanaugh to join the Supreme Court and repeal Roe v. Wade. These reports are a disturbing reminder of the lawlessness of the Trump Administration, and its unrelenting commitment to stacking the Supreme Court and taking away our rights and freedoms.
“The allegations against Brett Kavanaugh – like claims of sexual misconduct and abuse – must be taken seriously. The failure to do so undermines trust in our political institutions and perpetuates a cycle of harm against survivors of sexual assault. We join the National Women’s Law Center in urging the Department of Justice to open an immediate investigation into the allegations against Brett Kavanaugh. The American people deserve to know who serves on their Supreme Court.”
UltraViolet was one of the leading voices opposing the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh. You can read more about UltraViolet’s work here: https://act.weareultraviolet.org/sign/kavanaugh_reportback/
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