39. Ibid., Exhibit 50, Transcript of Kavanaugh Phone Interview, 17.
40. Nancy Dillon, “Letter reveals what Yale alum saw at Brett Kavanaugh‘s frat house that ‘shocked’ him,” Daily News, October 2, 2018, https://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny-news-tad-low-report-kavanaugh-frat-20181002-story.html.
41. Jack Crowe, “Grassley Smacks Down Latest Kavanaugh Allegation,” National Review, October 2, 2018, https://www.nationalreview.com/news/chuck-grassley-smacks-down-latest-brett-kavanaugh-allegation/.
42. BlazeTV (@BlazeTV), “PROTESTOR: “If he would [take] a polygraph, this would be all over, Senator Graham.” GRAHAM: “Why don’t we dunk him in water and see if he floats.” Who is this new @LindseyGrahamSC!?!?!” Twitter, October 4, 2018, 8:53 a.m., https://twitter.com/BlazeTV/status/1047877264434589698.
Chapter Eleven: Mrs. Collins Goes to Washington
1. Jeffrey Cimmino, “McConnell Hammers Dems on Kavanaugh Nomination: ‘Their Goalposts Keep Shifting, but Their Goal Hasn’t Moved an Inch,’ ” The Washington Free Beacon, October 1, 2018, https://freebeacon.com/politics/mcconnell-hammers-dems-moving-goalposts-kavanaugh-nomination/.
2. Nikki Schwab, “Trump mocks Christine Blasey Ford’s Senate testimony,” New York Post, October 2, 2018, https://nypost.com/2018/10/02/trump-mocks-christine-blasey-fords-senate-testimony/.
3. E.J. Dionne Jr., “Trump’s lying, mocking, despicable verbal mugging of Christine Blasey Ford,” Washington Post, October 3, 2018, https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trumps-lying-mocking-despicable-verbal-mugging-of-christine-blasey-ford/2018/10/03/7906e5a4-c73a-11e8-9b1c-a90f1daae309_story.html.
4. Jane Mayer and Ronan Farrow, “The F.B.I Probe Ignored Testimonies From Former Classmates of Kavanaugh,” New Yorker, October 3, 2018, https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/will-the-fbi-ignore-testimonies-from-kavanaughs-former-classmates.
5. Natalie Andrews, Rebecca Ballhaus, and Sadie Gurman, “Friend of Dr. Ford Felt Pressure to Revisit Statement,” Wall Street Journal, October 5, 2018, https://www.wsj.com/articles/friend-of-dr-ford-felt-pressure-to-revisit-statement-1538715152.
6. Terry Moran (@TerryMoran), “WRONG. Monica Mclean, retired FBI SSA and friend of Ford, gave @ABC this statement: “I have NEVER had Christine Blasey Ford, or anybody else, prepare me, or provide any other type of assistance whatsoever in connection with any polygraph exam I have taken at anytime.” Twitter, October 3, 2018, 7:13 a.m., https://twitter.com/terrymoran/status/1047489913720115202.
7. Laura Collins, “Leland Keyser told the FBI she felt pressured by friends of Christine Ford to revise her statement saying she didn’t remember the party where Kavanaugh allegedly assaulted Ford–not that it had never happened,” Daily Mail, October 5, 2018, https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6244715/Leland-Keyser-told-FBI-felt-pressured-friends-Christine-Ford-revise-statement.html.
8. Sara Corcoran, “Opinion: An Open Letter to Leland Ingham Keyser,” Daily Caller, October 1, 2018, https://dailycaller.com/2018/10/01/letter-leland-ingham-keyser/.
9. Psalm 34:5.
10. John Paul Stevens, “Former Justice John Paul Stevens on the Supreme Court,” C-SPAN, October 4, 2018, https://www.c-span.org/video/?451375-1/retired-justice-stevens-judge-kavanaughs-hearing-performance-disqualifying.
11. Brett Kavanaugh, “I Am an Independent, Impartial Judge,” Wall Street Journal, October 4, 2018, https://www.wsj.com/articles/i-am-an-independent-impartial-judge-1538695822.
12. Erik Brady, “Opinion: Is Brett Kavanaugh right that he can no longer coach girls basketball?” USA Today, September 28, 2018, https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/columnist/erik-brady/2018/09/28/brett-kavanaugh-right-he-can-no-longer-coach-girls-basketball/1459496002/; Erik Wemple, “USA Today essentially retracts Kavanaugh-shouldn’t-coach piece,” Washington Post, October 1, 2018, https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/erik-wemple/wp/2018/10/01/usa-today-essentially-retracts-kavanaugh-shouldnt-coach-opinion-piece/?utm_term=.60cfacb0ff42.
13. Molly Ball, “Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court Confirmation is Now the Ultimate Test of Political Power in 2018,” Time, September 20, 2018, http://time.com/5401624/brett-kavanaugh-confirmation/.
14. Judson Berger, “Susan Collins reveals vulgar, threatening voicemails left during Kavanaugh confirmation,” Fox News, December 19, 2018, https://www.foxnews.com/politics/susan-collins-reveals-profane-threatening-voicemails-left-during-kavanaugh-confirmation.
15. Ian Mason, “Leftists Confront Sex Assault Survivor Who Supports Kavanaugh,” Breitbart, October 5, 2018, https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2018/10/05/leftists-confront-sex-assault-survivor-who-supports-kavanaugh/.
16. Eli Rosenberg, “Activists Raised $1 Million to Defeat Susan Collins if She Votes for Kavanaugh. She Says It’s Bribery,” Washington Post, September 12, 2018, https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2018/09/12/activists-raised-million-defeat-susan-collins-if-she-votes-kavanaugh-she-says-its-bribery/. While the crowd-funders maintained that their donation would not officially qualify as a bribe, Collins disagreed, supported by a prominent election lawyer. David A. Patten, “Group Threatens Sen. Collins with $1.3 Million Donation Over Kavanaugh Vote,” Newsmax, September 10, 2018,