('Innnga nf the lâmina Étnica maãhíngtnn, ªºl 213515 October 4, 2018 President Donald Trump The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20500 Dear Mr. President: In light of Dr. Blasey Fordºs September 27th swom testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee regarding the extremely serious and credible allegation that Judge Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her, we join Democratic members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, womenls rights advocates, and millions of Americans in urging you to withdraw Judge Kavanaughºs nomination. Judge Kavanaughªs credibility has been fatally undermined by his dodging of calls for a FBI investigation into sexual misconduct, and his aggressive, evasive and overtly partisan reactions during his September 27th Senate hearing. Judge Kavanaugh has made misleading statements under oath on a variety of highly questionable actions and episodes. For example, he likely misled the Senate about his alleged involvement in Bush-era warrantless surveillance, the administrationªs legal rationale for torture and indefinite detention, his knowledge of the sexual misconduct claims levied against disgraced former Judge Alex Kozinski, the use of stolen Senate nomination documents, and the role he played in the nomination of controversial Judge Pickering to the 5th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals. Given the urgency to ensure that a seat on the highest court of the country is not afforded to a nominee of dubious character with a record of possible perjury, we wish to express our commitment to exercising our constitutional oversight authorities—using subpoena powers if necessary—to obtain the full record of Judge Kavanaughªs time in the Bush Administration, only roughly 10 percent of which have been available to the Senate Judiciary Committee. If a careihl examination of the entire scope of his legal history—thus far withheld from the Senate— demonstrates that Mr. Kavanaugh lied under oath, the constitutionally prescribed remedy would be impeachment proceedings. We remind you that the process to seat Judge Kavanaugh on the Supreme Court—in effect, & promotion—does not follow the norms or evidentiary standards of a criminal trial, such as proof beyond reasonable doubt of an allegation. Numerous credible accusations of serious misconduct and reasonable inquiries by Senators have provoked statements by Judge Kavanaugh that can only be viewed as dishonest, outlandish, or inappropriate on matters both trivial and significant. The credibility and reputation of the country,s highest judicial body is at stake. We urge you to withdraw Judge Kavanaughªs nomination. Sincerely, PRINTED ON RECYCLED PAPER MARK POCAN Me er of Congress % MA)/fw, PRAMILA JAYML Member of Congress /_ DIA M. VELAZQU ember of Congress/ MID N. ÚCILLINE Member of Congress WMM TE D. CLARKE e er of Congress MATT CARTWRIGHT Member of Congress %%: DARREN SOTO Member of Congress DM; %% NANETTE DIAZ BAÃRAGÁN / Member of Congress SCHAKÓWSKY ember of Congress ADRIANO ESPAILLAT Member of Congress AMIE RASKIN Member of Congress Member of Congress ªw L LLE RO B L-ALLARD Member of Congress %% RKTA 1 .' IAM S Member of Congress ,.. cual W. aúzw TED W. LIEU Member of Congress & max NN E WATSON COLEMAN Member of Congress (“anº. Sha-Qm»— cÃ-KOL SHEA—PORTER Member of Congress % :I'WPW- GRÁdE F. NAPOLITÃNO Member of Congress ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON Member of Congress ' UBEN G * LEGO Member of Congress ALAN LOWENTHAL Member of Congress (la—º % JARED HUFE AN Member of Congress “nª RO KHANNA “” C Member of Congress / HENRY C. “ NK” JOHNS'ON, JR. Member of ongress & ª ª COE EN Me ber of Congress & % PETER WELCH “ Member of Congress Zmáàw ROSA L. DELAURO Member of Congress FRE ERI ”à WILSON Member of Congress ALMA S. ADAMS Member of Congress JAMES P. MCGOVERN Member of Congress Mn,—— ÉARL BLUMENAUER Member of Congress QW %% «e— E o'FGàN—J em er of Congress MARK DESAULNEg Member of Congress kom/am KAREN BASS Member of Congress