The New York Times article that sparked calls for Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s impeachment has been revised to include a major correction.
The paper admitted friends of the alleged victim of sexual misconduct said she does not recall the event.
The correction, published as calls for impeachment mounted, also noted that the original article had omitted the fact that the woman had declined to be interviewed.
The so-called bombshell article by The New York Times was cited by a number of presidential contenders and other lawmakers as a basis to impeach Kavanaugh.
The newly revealed information was in the soon-to-be-published book on which the article is based. The book and the article were penned by two New York Times reporters, Robin Pogrebin and Kate Kelly.
That story, according to the authors, is that a classmate of Kavanaugh, Clinton-connected nonprofit CEO Max Stier, “saw Mr. Kavanaugh with his pants down at a different drunken dorm party” in a lewd situation. According to The New York Times, Stier claimed he “notified senators and the FBI about this account, but the FBI did not investigate and Mr. Stier has declined to discuss it publicly.”
The article does not indicate when Stier informed the FBI. More significantly, it does not say whether it was before or after the two Stiles College alumni found themselves on opposing sides during the investigations into President Bill Clinton’s real estate dealings as part of the 1990s Whitewater investigation.
Stier was one of several attorneys representing Clinton, while Kavanaugh worked for Independent Counsel Ken Starr—a fact omitted by The New York Times.
The fresh allegations are similar to those made by Deborah Ramirez—that Kavanaugh exposed himself at a party—which the judge denied under oath during his confirmation hearing.
The New York Times correction stated: “An earlier version of this article, which was adapted from a forthcoming book, did not include one element of the book’s account regarding an assertion by a Yale classmate... [lewd details omitted].”
Impeachment Claims
The New York Times story rekindled accusations that Kavanaugh had lied under oath, and was thus impeachable.Democratic presidential hopefuls Kamala Harris, Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, Beto O’Rourke, and Julian Castro called for Kavanaugh to be “be impeached.”
“The Justice Department should come to his rescue,” added Trump on Sunday. “The lies being told about him are unbelievable. False Accusations without recrimination. When does it stop? They are trying to influence his opinions. Can’t let that happen!”