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KOLAN L. DAVIS, Chief Counsel and Staff Director

JENNIFER DUCK, Democratic Chief Counsel and Staff Director

September 23, 2018

Ms. Beth Wilkinson

Ms. Alexandra Walsh

Wilkinson Walsh & Eskovitz

2001 M Street NW

10th Floor

Washington, D.C. 20036

[mailto:bwilkinson@wilkinsonwalsh.com bwilkinson@wilkinsonwalsh.com]

[mailto:awalsh@wilkinsonwalsh.com awalsh@wilkinsonwalsh.com]

Dear Ms. Wilkinson and Ms. Walsh:

As you are aware, the Senate Judiciary Committee will hear testimony from Dr. Christine Blasey Ford and your client, Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh, during the continuation of Judge Kavanaugh's confirmation hearing on September 27, 2018. This session of the hearing is an important part of the Senate' s constitutional duty to advise the President on his nominee and, if the circumstances merit, to consent to the nomination. To assist the Committee in performing this duty, and to make the hearing a productive one, I ask that you provide the Committee the following documents:


 * 1. Copies of any and all written, audio-visual, or electronic materials relating to the allegations raised by Dr. Ford against Judge Kavanaugh;


 * 2. Copies of all written, audio-visual, or electronic materials upon which Judge Kavanaugh intends to rely for his written or oral testimony before the Committee.

I recognize that Dr. Ford has not submitted any statement or other evidence to the Committee as of today, and that it may be unfair in some sense to require your client to submit evidence in response to allegations that have not yet been made to the Committee. Nevertheless, the general nature of Dr. Ford's allegations are publicly known. That is why I ask you to provide the materials identified above. Please provide the requested materials to the Committee no later than Tuesday, September 25. But, consistent with fundamental notions of due process, your client may submit additional evidence on September 26 in response to evidence submitted by Dr. Ford of which he was previously unaware.

Committee rules also require that Judge Kavanaugh submit his biography and written testimony by 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, September 26. I thank you for your assistance in this matter.