Ocasio-Cortez: ‘Brett Kavanaugh Should Not Be Confirmed’

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TAPPER: "You’ve been a major supporter of the me too movement and expressed the need for caution in the past. Quote, we need to make sure that due process is held. There’s this new accusation this week from an anonymous woman about Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh from an incident more than 35 years ago. It was leaked to the press by Democrats. Do you think Brett Kavanaugh deserves the benefit of the doubt here?"
OCASIO-CORTEZ: "I believe — first of all, Brett Kavanaugh should not be confirmed to the Supreme Court under any circumstances, regardless an independent accusation."
TAPPER: " What about on this case with this anonymous accusation?
OCASIO-CORTEZ: "I certainly think that one of the aspects of due process is that we have to hear these things out and he should certainly not be confirmed before this is explored."
TAPPER: "So you think that — do you think an anonymous accusation is enough? What if the woman decides she does not want to come forward? There are a lot of people who think that the due process you’ve called for has not happened here. This was not raised in the public confirmation hearing. It was not raised in the written requests for comment. It was not raised in the private, closed session. There is a way, a process for this to happen. The Democrats had this information in July but it didn’t come out until a few days ago.
OCASIO-CORTEZ: "Uh-huh. Again, I think that really when we talk about process and due process and justice, it must center on the victim. I cannot say what should be done and what should not be done. What we need to make sure is that there is due justice for the victim in this case. If she — a lot of that depends on if she wants to come forward, if she chooses to remain anonymous. Frankly, when it comes to behaviors like sexual assault, it’s about power. And often when it comes to behaviors of sexual assault, they are not one-off incidents. They are repeated. Perhaps this woman chooses to remain anonymous but if her account is true, there could potentially be other victims out there that are scared to come forward and this could potentially be an act of solidarity for them to air that out if they exist."