Sen. Ron Johnson suggests Kavanaugh accuser may have 'false memories' of alleged assault, report says

U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson has suggested that Christine Blassey Ford may be experiencing "false memories" about an alleged sexual assault by Supreme Court nominee Brett Kanvanaugh, USA Today reported. Johnson told WISN 12 News on Friday that he was ready to vote for Kavanaugh now, and if it's a few more days, the end result is the same. He is confident Kavanaugh will be confirmed.But when asked by a local filmmaker Friday afternoon what he believes motivated Ford to testify this week, he said, "Read about false memories. Read about people who have actually confessed to crimes and then later proven totally innocent, OK?"When asked again, Johnson said, "There are a number of explanations for it. That would be one of them. Again, regardless of exactly — nobody knows what happened 36 years ago."

U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson has suggested that Christine Blassey Ford may be experiencing "false memories" about an alleged sexual assault by Supreme Court nominee Brett Kanvanaugh, USA Today reported.

Johnson told WISN 12 News on Friday that he was ready to vote for Kavanaugh now, and if it's a few more days, the end result is the same. He is confident Kavanaugh will be confirmed.

But when asked by a local filmmaker Friday afternoon what he believes motivated Ford to testify this week, he said, "Read about false memories. Read about people who have actually confessed to crimes and then later proven totally innocent, OK?"

When asked again, Johnson said, "There are a number of explanations for it. That would be one of them. Again, regardless of exactly — nobody knows what happened 36 years ago."