He has always treated women with respect and decency.”Mr. Avenatti had been using his Twitter account for days to promote what he said would be explosive allegations against Judge Kavanaugh. And immediately after he shared what he called a sworn affidavit from Ms. Swetnick, it drew immediate coverage across social media and cable news as another revelation to rock the confirmation process. In her statement, Ms. Swetnick said she would be willing to appear before the committee. In an email to Mr. Avenatti on Wednesday afternoon, Mike Davis, the committee’s chief nominations counsel, offered to arrange an interview with Ms. Swetnick. Mr. Trump called the claims a “con game” by Democrats who were “trying to delay and obstruct his confirmation.”

Source: New York Times September 26, 2018 16:37 UTC