We’re not sure why the Washington Post’s Carol Leonnig spelled NEWWWWS the way she did (maybe it’s secret code) but a lot of people aren’t finding anything new in the article to which she’s linking. What they are finding is a deceptive tweet about the party Brett Kavanaugh had listed on July 1 in his high school calendar.
NEWWWWS: FBI today interviewed Tim Gaudette, a Georgetown Prep classmate of Kavanaugh made famous through Kavanaugh’s calendar indicating he may have hosted July 1 "brewskis" party. Dr. Ford claims Kavanagh attacked her at a party matching this. @mattzap https://t.co/vfnmQdzyyQ
— Carol Leonnig (@CarolLeonnig) October 3, 2018
new info? read piece twice and did not see that
— Laura Rozen (@lrozen) October 3, 2018
Same
— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) October 3, 2018
I read the entire article. I didn’t see the headline mentioned anywhere. Maybe they did interview this person, maybe I missed it, but not understanding the content with headline.
— Robert D. Mims IV (@MimsRE) October 3, 2018
Carol might have jumped the gun a bit, as of a few minutes after her tweet the underlying article does not report anything about Tim Gaudette. https://t.co/pH9usyJmD1
— Jason Pipkin (@jipkin) October 3, 2018
Well, the new information is supposedly that the FBI interviewed Kavanaugh classmate Tim Gaudette. But what’s this about Dr. Christine Blasey Ford claiming Kavanaugh attacked her at a party “matching this”?
"Dr. Ford claims Kavanagh attacked her at a party matching this."
This sentence is a lie.
— JAC (@michcusejoe5) October 3, 2018
Correct, they’ve already proven the location of the house for this party does not fit her story. Wapo is using misleading tweets to try & smear Kavanaugh. What a disgrace.
— Beep beep boop VODKA (@2xBeepBoopVodka) October 3, 2018
This is misleading af https://t.co/D142D1ny6O
— Comfortably Smug (@ComfortablySmug) October 3, 2018
Um, no. In addition to the discrepancy in the number of people,Gaudette lived in a townhouse, not a single family residence as Ford claimed. Moreover, she was dating Squi at the time. He is on the calendar. Are we to believe she remembered everyone but her boyfriend?
— SophieRo3 (@SophieRo3) October 3, 2018
how do you people keep getting these things wrong? https://t.co/gpYzIWWnMI
— James Garfield (@Jimmy_Garfield) October 3, 2018
This theory has already been debunked. Keep up. https://t.co/BmL5Bp8UUE
— Cameron Cruz (@ccruz280) October 3, 2018
The 7/1/82 claim “made famous” by @SenWhitehouse has been thoroughly debunked, @CarolLeonnig. But I am sure you KNEWWW that. https://t.co/M0mK9Q3KHR
— Greg Scott (@GScottSays) October 3, 2018
The July 1st party theory has been long ago debunked.
It would be nice if reporters could keep up with the facts. https://t.co/zvdv7aNXvZ
— Pradheep J. Shanker, M.D., M.S. (@Neoavatara) October 3, 2018
Nope. The number of people at that party doesn't match any of Ford's five different versions of who was there. https://t.co/NuO2SZ5TQ5
— Sean Davis (@seanmdav) October 3, 2018
@AG_Conservative add this to your collection of misleading journo tweets https://t.co/D142D1ny6O
— Comfortably Smug (@ComfortablySmug) October 3, 2018
A question for those who believe it's a forgone conclusion that Kavanaugh did what Ford accuses him of… why would Kavanaugh produce a 36 year old calendar which could potentially support Ford's allegations? If he's committed to "getting away with it", why not burn them? https://t.co/zKbrpmo9J0
— Jeryl Bier (@JerylBier) October 3, 2018
Try as he might, not even Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse just can’t make that July 1 party stick.
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