{"id":67851,"date":"2018-10-02T22:34:23","date_gmt":"2018-10-03T05:34:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/69.46.6.243\/?p=67851"},"modified":"2018-10-02T22:34:23","modified_gmt":"2018-10-03T05:34:23","slug":"judiciary-committee-receives-statement-regarding-swetnick-allegations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/?p=67851","title":{"rendered":"Judiciary Committee Receives Statement Regarding Swetnick Allegations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Washington, DC&#8230;The Senate Judiciary Committee today received a signed statement from Mr. Dennis Ketterer, the former Democratic candidate for Congress and weatherman for WJLA Channel 7 in Washington, regarding the recent allegations made by Julie Swetnick against Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh. Mr. Ketterer had a relationship with Ms. Swetnick in the 1990s.<\/p>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-67368\" src=\"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/2000px-US-Senate-Logo.svg_.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"271\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/2000px-US-Senate-Logo.svg_.jpg 271w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/2000px-US-Senate-Logo.svg_-254x300.jpg 254w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 271px) 100vw, 271px\" \/><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Below are excerpts of the signed statement, which was provided to the committee under penalty of felony.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cDuring a conversation about our sexual preferences, things got derailed when Julie told me that she liked to have sex with more than one guy at a time. In fact sometimes with several at one time. She wanted to know if that would be ok in our relationship.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cI asked her if this was just a fantasy of hers. She responded that she first tried sex with multiple guys while in high school and still liked it from time-to-time. She brought it up because she wanted to know if I would be interested in that.\u201d<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cJulie never said anything about being sexually assaulted, raped, gang-raped or having sex against her will. She never mentioned Brett Kavanaugh in any capacity.\u201d<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cBecause I had lost Julie\u2019s number I called her father to get it. When I talked to him about possibly bringing her on to help with my campaign, he told me that she had psychological and other problems at the time.\u201d<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cI know what it\u2019s like to be sexually assaulted and not be believed. I was 9 years old when it happened at the hands of my grandfather\u2019s best friend.\u201d<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cMy heart still feels heavy, for me as well as Julie and the Kavanaughs. That said, based on my direct experience with Julie, I do not believe her allegations against Mr. Kavanaugh.\u201d<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The full statement submitted to the committee can be found\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.judiciary.senate.gov\/download\/2018-10-02-signed-ketterer-statement_-swetnick-allegations\">HERE<\/a>.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Washington, DC&#8230;The Senate Judiciary Committee today received a signed statement from Mr. Dennis Ketterer, the former Democratic candidate for Congress and weatherman for WJLA Channel 7 in Washington, regarding the recent allegations made by Julie Swetnick against Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh. Mr. Ketterer had a relationship with Ms. Swetnick in the 1990s. 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