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Originally Posted by onwebcam
The man knows what he did or didn't do.. If he knows he didn't do what he's being accused of then it's pretty easy for himself to conclude there's a conspiracy to smear him.......
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No, a federal judge should not immediately jump to partisan conspiracy as an explanation for a false sexual assault claim (assuming it was indeed false). He could have said that Ford was miss-identifying her attackers, or even that he believed she wasn't telling the truth. Instead, here's what he said:
"This whole two-week effort has been a calculated and orchestrated political hit fueled with apparent pent-up anger about President Trump and the 2016 election, fear that has been unfairly stoked about my judicial record, revenge on behalf of the Clintons and millions of dollars in money from outside left-wing opposition groups"
He's making a very specific claim, that Ford is only alleging the assault because of partisan anger and conspiracy. This is unacceptable for any judge to claim without evidence.