Gillibrand calls for Kavanaugh nomination to be withdrawn

Sen. Kirsten GillibrandKirsten GillibrandHillicon Valley: Uber to lay off thousands of employees | Facebook content moderation board announces members | Lawmakers introduce bill to cut down online child exploitation Democrats introduce legislation to protect children from online exploitation Bipartisan group of senators asks Treasury, SBA to loosen coronavirus loan restrictions MORE (D-N.Y.) is calling for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to be withdrawn following two sexual misconduct allegations against him. 

Gillibrand on Sunday tweeted her support for Deborah Ramirez, the woman who hours earlier went public in The New Yorker with her accusations against Kavanaugh. Ramirez is alleging that Kavanaugh exposed himself without her consent when the two attended Yale University together in the 1980s. 

Her account comes one week after Christine Blasey Ford claimed in a Washington Post interview that Kavanaugh forced himself on her when the two attended neighboring high schools in 1982. 

"Senate Republicans were trying to rush a vote while they knew Deborah Ramirez would come forward with her story," Gillibrand wrote, referencing the New Yorker's reporting that indicates GOP staffers knew about Ramirez's accusation as they tried to push Kavanaugh's confirmation process forward last week. 

"They deny Dr. Ford an FBI investigation, won’t subpoena corroborating witnesses, and now, this," Gillibrand wrote. "It’s an embarrassment. They have absolutely no interest in the truth." 

"Enough is enough," she continued. "One credible sexual assault claim should have been too many to get a lifetime appointment to the Supreme Court and make decisions that will affect millions of women’s lives for generations."

"Two is an embarrassment," she added. "It’s time for a new nominee." 

Senate Republicans were trying to rush a vote while they knew Deborah Ramirez would come forward with her story. They deny Dr. Ford an FBI investigation, won’t subpoena corroborating witnesses, and now, this. It’s an embarrassment. They have absolutely no interest in the truth.

— Kirsten Gillibrand (@SenGillibrand) September 24, 2018

Enough is enough. One credible sexual assault claim should have been too many to get a lifetime appointment to the Supreme Court and make decisions that will affect millions of women’s lives for generations. Two is an embarrassment. It’s time for a new nominee.

— Kirsten Gillibrand (@SenGillibrand) September 24, 2018

The Senate should not be complicit in supporting a candidate with such serious and credible allegations of sexual misconduct.

— Kirsten Gillibrand (@SenGillibrand) September 24, 2018

Gillibrand has been floated as a potential 2020 contender. 

The top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, Dianne FeinsteinDianne Emiel FeinsteinTara Reade calls for Biden to drop out of presidential race Graham, Feinstein offer bill to move Secret Service back to Treasury American Bar Association: Trump court pick now 'Well Qualified' MORE (D-Calif.), on Sunday evening called for Kavanaugh's nomination to be postponed and renewed her call for the FBI to investigate the accusations against him. 

"Today, Deborah Ramirez came forward with serious allegations of sexual misconduct by Judge Kavanaugh," Feinstein said in a statement. " An investigation needs to be conducted as part of Judge Kavanaugh’s background investigation by career professionals at the FBI – not partisan staff of the Committee." 

Ramirez also called for an investigation by the FBI, saying she believes her account warrants a federal probe.