The woman accusing Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax of sexual assault has hired the law firm that represented Christine Blasey Ford in her allegations against Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh.
The Washington, D.C.-based firm of Katz, Marshall and Banks has been retained by the woman who claims the Democrat sexually assaulted her during the 2004 Democratic National Convention, allegations that Fairfax has denied, NPR reported.
NEW: Unidentified Calif. woman accusing Virginia Lt. Gov. Fairfax of sexual assault has hired Dr. Christine Blasey Ford’s legal team as her legal representation, and Democratic strategist and former MSNBC political analyst Karen Finney as a press representative – @GeoffRBennett
— NBC Politics (@NBCPolitics) February 5, 2019
Fairfax called the claim “false and unsubstantiated” in a statement Monday just as he is facing the possibility of taking over the governorship if Virginia’s current Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam has to step down amid controversy stemming from a blackface photo that surfaced from his 1984 medical school yearbook.
According to NPR, the woman making the claims against Fairfax “alleged that what began as consensual kissing escalated to a forced encounter that included oral sex. Fairfax says the encounter was entirely consensual.”
Meanwhile, the lieutenant governor questioned the timing of the accusation and argued that the claim is politically motivated.
Video: Here’s the clip of Justin Fairfax being asked point blank if he thinks @RalphNortham and/or his allies are behind the allegation of sexual assault annnnnd Fairfax seems to think that’s the case pic.twitter.com/XZZtkWrt7C
— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) February 4, 2019
But with his accuser gearing up for what looks like more formal action, Fairfax may soon be pushing Democrats into a corner as they have to deal with their record on the Kavanaugh hearings.
Will @KamalaHarris @SenFeinstein @CoryBooker have the same vigor in demanding justice and a hearing for this woman as they did with Christine Blasey Ford, or will they simply dodge this particular case because it involves a member of their own team? https://t.co/n2DGv38am1
— Cameron Mosley (@BringerOfRain88) February 5, 2019
My point is will the same scrutiny be applied evenly. If the Kavanaugh route is they way we want to go from now on where merely an allegation, and no evidence that can convict someone can be used as credible reason to disqualify then let’s have be same standards.
— Cameron Mosley (@BringerOfRain88) February 5, 2019
Can the same party that believed a decades old, totally uncorroborated allegation with no specificity of time, place, or other relevant details, the same party that claimed all women need to be believed, can that party now disregard a woman’s uncorroborated allegation?
— Gabriella Riccosta (@GRiccosta) February 5, 2019
Well here’s the thing: I think dems lied. They never truly thought #BelieveAllWomen was a reasonable or moral policy. It was just a cynical political ploy.
Whereas the GOP actually believes innocent until proven guilty. It’s a much more tenable position.
— Gabriella Riccosta (@GRiccosta) February 5, 2019
The allegations against Justin Fairfax are already stronger than any allegation made against Brett Kavanaugh. Will they result in the same fierce conviction that he’s guilty? https://t.co/5rbI6u8ypx
— David French (@DavidAFrench) February 4, 2019
Believe all women!!! That is the Pandoras box opened by the dems!!
— Phantoms4Ever⭐⭐⭐?????? (@Phantom_M61A1) February 5, 2019
The Washington Post noted that, although it had known about the allegations against Fairfax when the woman approached them with the story in 2017, but they opted out of reporting it then because they were unable to corroborate the claims. Some pointed out, however, that corroborating evidence was not there at the time of the Kavanaugh hearings but the paper went ahead with the story accusing the then-Supreme Court nominee anyway.
Unlike Kavanaugh, Fairfax even admits that the counter occurred he just says it was consensual.
Given the stances Democrats have taken to this point on believing accusers, hard to see how he survives this.
— Daniel Marans (@danielmarans) February 4, 2019
“It’s good to see that the newspaper has found a renewed interest in the standard of proof it abandoned entirely when it broke the story of similar allegations of sexual misconduct leveled last year against Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. Recall that it was the Post that first got Christine Blasey Ford to go on the record with her allegations,” the Washington Examiner’s Becket Adams wrote.
Adams argued that “it’s hard to see the Post’s decision to spike her story as anything but politically biased considering how the paper gorged itself on nearly every flimsy and fantastic allegation hurled in Kavanaugh’s direction, no matter how ridiculous, again with no evidence to back any of it up.”
Republicans are now noting that the long list of Democratic senators who said “we believe her” and “we have to believe her first” in the Kavanaugh hearing – are silent in the Lt Gov Fairfax issue so far. https://t.co/KLi42BR3Vo
— Bret Baier (@BretBaier) February 5, 2019
National Review’s David French also weighed in on the comparisons, noting that it is yet “far too premature” to decide on the resignation of Fairfaix and whether he is guilty of the sexual assault claims.
“It’s not too premature to wonder, however, whether ‘believe women’ or ‘believe survivors’ will apply with equal ferocity to more credible claims against a promising young Democrat,” he wrote.
Twitter users reacted to the news of Ford’s legal team being hired and what it could mean for Democrats trying to put out the multiple fires in the days ahead.
The irony in this is just hilarious???
— Austen Cline (@ACline99) February 5, 2019
LOL!!! THE IRONY… or maybe karma.
— Dee Brown (@DeeBrown1774) February 5, 2019
As far as the Washington Post goes “Believe Women” only applies to accusations against Republicans”
— Chuck Todd’s Goatee (@ChuckTod_Goatee) February 5, 2019
When you see “christine blasey ford” trending
Just don’t forget about the other main left wing player the media propped up last year. Michael Avenatti
The left is starting to eat their own #metoo— The Thinking Voter (@AbieRubin) February 5, 2019
And from the #believewomen crowd, crickets.
— earlforagirl (@earlforagirl) February 5, 2019
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