Brett Kavanaugh, the controversial Supreme Court associate justice whose vehemently protested Senate confirmation process awakened a national trauma for many, gave his first public speech since those contentious hearings. Speaking on Thursday, November 14, at an Antonin Scalia Memorial Dinner hosted by the Federalist Society, a conservative legal organization, Kavanaugh reportedly expressed gratitude and lamented the consequences his friends have faced for publicly supporting him in a nearly 30-minute speech.

The event (which listed Facebook as a “Gold Circle” sponsor, according to The Verge) in Washington, D.C.’s Union Station garnered attention from more than just the 2,000 members of the society in attendance, though. Both outside and inside the event, protesters continued a public pressure campaign against Kavanaugh reminiscent of the mass protests last year during his confirmation hearings.

HuffPost senior politics reporter Jennifer Bendery documented several of the protest actions on Twitter. Outside the event, protesters from the group We Demand Justice set up a giant screen looping a video of the emotional testimony of Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, the woman whose allegations of sexual misconduct against Kavanaugh touched off a series of accusations against him.

Ford’s testimony on repeat was just one part of the protest. There was a giant banner reading “KAVANAUGH LIED” at the VIP entrance, several people dressed as handmaids from The Handmaid’s Tale (a common tactic), and chants of “shame” yelled at gala attendees who were waiting in line outside the event for over an hour.

Protesters posing as event staff also handed out fake programs documenting their criticisms of Kavanaugh. Activist Kristin Mink posted video on Twitter of one such program, which enumerated allegations of various times Kavanaugh lied under oath.

But the protests didn’t stop outside. Mink also documented protesters who infiltrated the event blowing rape whistles and shouting “We believe Chrstine Ford!” and “We believe survivors!” as Kavanaugh was on stage. More people blew whistles nearby.

“The Federalist Society is trying to rehabilitate a credibly accused sexual predator, and we will not allow them to forget Dr. Christine Blasey Ford and Kavanaugh’s other accusers,” Katie O’Connor of Demand Justice told HuffPost. “Kavanaugh is not the hero of this story. We still believe Christine Blasey Ford, and we won’t let him forget that. Putting on a new robe can’t be allowed to erase credible accusations of sexual assault.”

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