WASHINGTON—A Yale classmate of Judge Brett Kavanaugh accused him Sunday of a “blatant mischaracterization” of his drinking while in college, saying that he often saw Kavanaugh “staggering from alcohol consumption.” The classmate, Chad Ludington, who said he frequently socialized with Kavanaugh as a student, said in a statement that the judge had been untruthful in testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee when he had denied any possibility that he had ever blacked out from drinking. Chad Ludington, a former Yale classmate of Brett Kavanaugh, said the judge had played down “the degree and frequency” of his drinking and that Kavanaugh had often become “belligerent and aggressive” while intoxicated. But it was unclear whether the FBI would add Ludington’s accusations to the background investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct against Kavanaugh, which has been limited in scope and time by the White House and Senate Republicans. White House officials have asked the FBI to interview four witnesses. No evidence has emerged that the White House has forbidden any investigative steps, and President Donald Trump has said he wants agents “to interview whoever they deem appropriate, at their discretion.”

Source: thestar October 01, 2018 02:26 UTC