A woman who claims to have been classmates in high school with Brett Kavanaugh’s accuser wrote in a Facebook post on Tuesday that the “incident did happen” and it was talked about at the school for several days after it allegedly happened.
The story quickly went viral after NBC News published a report on the claim from Cristina King Miranda — who lives in Mexico — titled: “Accuser’s schoolmate says she recalls hearing of alleged Kavanaugh incident.”
In a now-deleted Facebook post, King had originally claimed:
Christine Blasey Ford was a year or so behind me, I did not know her personally but I remember her. This incident did happen. Many of us heard a buzz about it indirectly with few specific details. However Christine’s vivid recollection should be more than enough for us to truly, deeply know that the accusation is true…
…If Kavanaugh truly has the integrity mentioned by those who support him, then he should be just as courageous as Christine and stop trying to dodge the accusations, admit his actions from so long ago, speak from the heart, and apologize.
However, by the time NBC News published its report, King had already appeared to start walking her claim back, writing in a now-deleted Facebook post:
To all media, I will not be doing anymore interviews. No more circus for me. To clarify my post: I do not have first hand knowledge of the incident that Dr. Christine Blasey Ford mentions, and I stand by my support for Christine. That’s it. I don’t have more to say on the subject. Please don’t contact me further.
King posted similar remarks on her Twitter account, writing: “I graduated from Holton Arms, and knew both Brett Kavanaugh and Mark Judge. Christine Blasey Ford was a year or so behind me, I remember her. I signed this letter. The incident was spoken about for days afterwords in school. Kavanaugh should stop lying, own up to it and apologize.”
Several hours after posting her tweet, she deleted it, and when asked about why she deleted it, she responded: “Hi all, deleted this because it served its purpose and I am now dealing with a slew of requests for interviews from The Wash Post, CNN, CBS News. Organizing how I want to proceed. Was not ready for that, not sure I am interested in pursuing. Thanks for reading.”
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Shortly after writing on both her Twitter and Facebook accounts that she was not interested in doing interviews with the media, King deleted her Twitter and Facebook accounts.