57. The Declaration of Julie Swetnick will be quoted throughout this chapter. Office of the Chairman, Senator Chuck Grassley, “Senate Judiciary Committee Investigation of Numerous Allegations Against Justice Brett Kavanaugh During the Senate Confirmation Proceedings,” United States Senate, November 2, 2018, exhibit 33, https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/2018-11-02%20Kavanaugh%20Report.pdf.
58. Michael Avenatti (@MichaelAvenatti), Twitter, September 26, 2018, https://twitter.com/MichaelAvenatti/status/1044960428730843136.
59. Byron York, “Finally, a day of reckoning for Michael Avenatti?” Washington Examiner, October 29, 2018, https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/byron-york-finally-a-day-of-reckoning-for-michael-avenatti.
60. “Schumer Floor Remarks On The Need to Reopen Judge Kavanaugh’s FBI Background Investigation,” Senate Democrats website, September 26, 2018, https://www.democrats.senate.gov/schumer-floor-remarks-on-the-need-to-reopen-judge-kavanaughs-fbi-background-investigation.
61. Michael E. Miller, Steve Hendrix, Jessica Contrera, and Ian Shapira, “Who is Julie Swetnick, the third Kavanaugh accuser?” Washington Post, October 1, 2019, https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/who-is-julie-swetnick-the-third-kavanaugh-accuser/2018/09/26/91e16ed8-c1bc-11e8-97a5-ab1e46bb3bc7_story.html.
62. Phil Mattingly and Manu Raju, “Collins privately raises concerns about new allegations, lack of subpoena for Kavanaugh friend,” CNN, https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/26/politics/susan-collins-brett-kavanaugh/index.html.
63. Christina Wilkie, “Kavanaugh denies latest accusation: ‘This is ridiculous and from the Twilight Zone,’ ” CNBC, September 26, 2018, https://www.cnbc.com/2018/09/26/kavanaugh-denies-allegation-this-is-ridiculous.html.
64. Jonathan Chait, “Julie Swetnick’s Allegations Likely to Finish Off Brett Kavanaugh,” Intelligencer, September 26, 2018, http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2018/09/julie-swetnicks-allegations-brett-kavanaugh-withdraw.html?gtm=bottom>m=bottom.
65. Marc Caputo and Natasha Korecki, “Ex-boyfriend filed restraining order against third Kavanaugh accuser,” Politico, September 26, 2018, https://www.politico.com/story/2018/09/26/ex-boyfriend-filed-restraining-order-against-kavanaugh-accuser-845348.
66. The Declaration of Julie Swetnick will be quoted throughout this chapter. Office of the Chairman, Senator Chuck Grassley, “Senate Judiciary Committee Investigation of Numerous Allegations Against Justice Brett Kavanaugh During the Senate Confirmation Proceedings,” United States Senate, November 2, 2018, exhibit 42, https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/2018-11-02%20Kavanaugh%20Report.pdf.
67. Ibid., 3.
68. Kate Sullivan, “Kavanaugh accuser’s attorney says GOP staff blew off scheduled call,” CNN Politics, September 25, 2018, https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/25/politics/deborah-ramirez-attorney-kavanaugh-cnntv/index.html.
69. John McCormack, “The Lasting Damage of the Kavanaugh Confirmation Battle, Weekly Standard, October 12, 2018, https://www.weeklystandard.com/john-mccormack/how-the-kavanaugh-battle-damaged-the-court-congress-the-media-and-the-country.
70. Christopher Wray, Letter to Jeff Sessions, Committee on the Judiciary, September 29, 2018, https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/2018-09-29%20Grassley%20to%20DOJ,%20FBI%20-%20Referral%20for%20Criminal%20Investigation.pdf.
71. Kasie Hunt, Leigh Ann Caldwell, Heidi Przybyla, and Frank Thorp V, “Senate probed new allegation of misconduct against Kavanaugh,” NBC News, September 26, 2018, https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/senate-probing-new-allegation-misconduct-against-kavanaugh-n913581.
72. Joe Tacopino, “Man apologizes for making false allegation against Kavanaugh,” New York Post, September 26, 2018, https://nypost.com/2018/09/26/man-apologizes-for-making-false-allegation-against-kavanaugh/.
73. Ellis Kim, “Federal Judge Who Dated Kavanaugh Defends Character, Dismisses Anonymous Tip,” National Law Journal, September 27, 2018, https://www.law.com/nationallawjournal/2018/09/27/d-c-federal-judge-denies-anonymous-tip-alleging-kavanaugh-abuse/.
74. Matt Naham, “ ‘I was Angry’: Woman Referred to DOJ and FBI for Alleged False Rape Claim Against Kavanaugh,” Law and Crime website, November 2, 2018, https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/i-was-angry-woman-referred-to-doj-and-fbi-for-making-false-rape-allegation-against-kavanaugh/.
75. Jenna Johnson and Robert Costa, “ ‘It’s the culture war on steroids.’ Kavanaugh fight takes on symbolism in divided era,” Washington Post, September 24, 2019, https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/its-the-culture-war-on-steroids-kavanaugh-fight-takes-on-symbolism-in-divided-era/2018/09/24/15ccc792-c028-11e8-be77-516336a26305_story.html.
Chapter Eight: Fear of Flying
1. Lara Bazelon, “A Sexist, Cowardly Ploy,” New York Times, September 25, 2018, A27.
2. Niels Lesniewski, “Outside Counsels Never Steal the Spotlight From Senators, Except When They Do,” Roll Call, September 27, 2018,