Mark Judge: No Memory of Alleged Incident With Kavanaugh.
SCIUTTO: New tonight, the other person who was allegedly in the room when Brett Kavanaugh allegedly again assaulted Christine Blasey Ford is speaking out now. In a letter sent to the Senate Judiciary Committee, Mark Judge and his attorney write following, "Brett Kavanaugh and I were friends in high school but I do not recall the party described in Dr. Ford's letter. More to the point, I never saw Brett act in a manner Dr. Ford describes." However, judge's past is now coming under intense scrutiny. Jessica Snyder is OUTFRONT.</s>JESSICA SNYDER, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Testimony from Brett Kavanaugh's high school classmate Mark Judge in demand by Democrats.</s>SEN. CHRIS COONS, (D) DELAWARE: I think it's important that we hear from witnesses, not the least of which is Mark Judge.</s>SEN. CHUCK SCHUMER, (D) MINORITY LEADER: How could we not want to get the truth and not have Mr. Judge come to the hearing and ask questions?</s>SNYDER: Professor Christine Blasey Ford says Mark Judge was in the room at a house party when she alleges a 17-year-old Brett Kavanaugh, pinned her down, tried to take off her clothes and put his hands over her mouth to prevent her from screaming. Ford said Judge now an author and film maker witnessed everything. Through his lawyer, Judge sent a statement to the Senate Judiciary Committee, Tuesday, saying, "I have no memory of this alleged incident and never saw Brett act in the manner Dr. Ford described." Kavanaugh has also forcefully denied the incident. Judge's own memoir in addition depicts the heavy drinking and hard partying. At Georgetown prep student at that time, Kavanaugh was there in the early 1980s but he does not recount any incidents such as what Ford alleges. In "Wasted: Tales of a GenX Drunk", Judge writes how the all boys' high school was swimming in alcohol and he was shocked they got away with it.</s>DEBRA KATZ, LAWYER FOR CHRISTINE BLASEY FORD: One needs to look at the writings of Mark Judge who was the other person present to know he wrote about how drunk he and other members of Georgetown Prep were repeatedly, routinely. This was part of their culture. Judge even seems to allude to Brett Kavanaugh in this passage from the memoir. "Do you know Bart O'Kavanaugh?" one character asked another, "Yeah, he passed out on his way back from a party." Both Kavanaugh and Judge were varsity athletes at the prestigious all boys catholic high school outside Washington, D.C. Captions and quotes inside their class yearbook allude to parties and women, 100 kegs or bust written on Kavanaugh's year book page. On another page, "Do these guys beat their wives?" And this one, prep parties raise question of legality. Judge's personal page reads, "Certain women should be struck regularly like gongs." Judge has even waded into conservative politics, writing several articles for the "Daily Caller". He has written about former President Obama saying, "he seems to be a women and feminist one at that." And Judge took on the topic of feminism in a 2013 book review, writing, the bogus war on women is really nothing but liberal women acting out against bad fathers. The anger of the feminists has grown more acute, nothing short of a matriarchal utopia will suffice. It's easier than admitting what really ails you.</s>SCHNEIDER: And Mark Judge telling the Senate Judiciary Committee tonight he will not be testifying or speaking out publicly because he has no memory of the alleged incident. Jim, in addition, we talked to a friend of Kavanaugh and Judge who said Kavanaugh did drink beer in high school but was never out of control. Judge, in the meantime, was apparently a loud mouth apparently and a lot wilder. But, Jim, the same person said they had no knowledge of the party that Ford alleges that she was sexually assaulted by Brett Kavanaugh -- Jim.</s>JIM SCIUTTO, CNN HOST: Jessica Schneider, thanks very much. OUTFRONT now, Wendy Murphy, she's a former federal prosecutor, and Renato Mariotti, a former federal prosecutor. Wendy, if I could begin with you, mark judge said he does not want to speak publicly about the sexual assault allegation. But from the perspective of this hearing that's coming, can it be a credible hearing if you don't hear from the other witness that we know of at this point?</s>WENDY MURPHY, FORMER FEDERAL PROSECUTOR: You know, if he were not an eyewitness, Jim, I would say, let's not go there. It's just too tangential, even if the guy has a lot of bad marks on his record and a terrible history of insulting and disrespecting women. But he was not only an eyewitness, he was a participant. Let's remember that. Yes, the judge, Kavanaugh, is the primary target and the man whose career is on the line but Mark Judge was accused of participating to some extent. Remember, there was slamming of the door, the music was raised up so that her screams couldn't be heard and he jumped on top of both of them, which allowed thankfully allowed her to escape. But he was not just an eyewitness, that's why I think it's critical and has to be there. He should answer questions about not only what he claims he doesn't recall seeing but about his own behavior during that very incident. Of course, the Republicans are going to put him on a long plane trip someplace because if he does testify, it will highlight the most important aspect of the story, which is that we're talking about a grotesque example of violence against women that is pervasive in our society, that really does raise important questions about the qualifications of a judge, even at a lower level, much less the United States Supreme Court. It matters that the man accused here could sit in a position of prominence that would affect not just women's lives but all of our values and the integrity of the values in this country. It's fair, Mark Judge should be there, and he won't be there because he knows his testimony would destroy the judge's chances.</s>SCIUTTO: Renato, there will be and this assumes that Ford goes forward, there would be only two witnesses as currently planned in this hearing. If the intention here is to properly explore and investigate this allegation and judge the credibility of both of these witnesses, does the committee need to hear from others?</s>RENATO MARIOTTI, FORMER FEDERAL PROSECUTOR: I think there's no question, Jim. Whenever you're dealing with what I'll call a one-on- one, a situation like this where there's only two people who were present and have a recollection, although obviously the point that was just made a moment ago is an excellent one, I do agree that Mr. Judge should be subpoenaed and his testimony is vital because obviously Dr. Ford has indicated he was part of the incident, and that is her recollection. But clearly you need to have other witnesses who either corroborate or undercut the testimony. There's a lot of witnesses that could be called here. For example, the therapist, assuming that Dr. Ford was willing to waive the privilege there. Her husband and others who could support the testimony and corroborate her testimony. And then there would be other witnesses, presumably who could support Judge Kavanaugh as well.</s>SCIUTTO: Wendy, certainly a lot riding on the line here. We're hearing tonight, that "New York Times" reporting, that Ford is receiving death threats, that she's had to move out of her home, hire private security. You have represented clients, I imagine, in situations like this, but barely -- certainly not with this public attention to it. Is that a common thing?</s>MURPHY: I wish I could say it's rare. I actually think intimidation tactics run the gamut from -- you know, here's a promise I'll never do it again or here's some cash, or I'll kill you if you testify. I'm not surprised. But I do think we have to put it in context. If she were not credible, she would not be getting death threats. People are trying to silence her. People always try to silence women to keep them from telling their stories. That's one of the reasons the #MeToo movement is so powerful. Women are done being silent. So I hope she does come forward. I don't think anyone will kill her, and I think she will be heroic when she testifies.</s>SCIUTTO: Renato, the president made clear today he does not want the FBI to investigate this allegation, just a reminder, the president has asked the FBI to investigate a whole host of things, have a listen.</s>DONALD TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: The Democrats have had massive collusion, massive obstruction, and they should be investigated. Why isn't the FBI looking at the DNC server?</s>SCIUTTO: Also on Twitter at times, saying in part that the FBI and all others should be looking into the leaking of classified information, must find leaker now. So a lot of cases there, those are just a few. Hypocrisy by the president to say the FBI has no business, no interest to look into this?</s>MARIOTTI: No question. I mean, Trump views the FBI has his own force that should be used to investigate his political opponents and his enemies and then I think recently suggested that the attorney general should have quashed the investigations of his political allies. So there's no question here. If you really want to have a nonpartisan professional investigation, you'd have the FBI do it. They're professionals, not a bunch of senators who will use this to score political points and potentially embarrass Dr. Ford. It would be better if the FBI was doing it but it doesn't look like that's going to happen.</s>SCIUTTO: Wendy, Renato, thanks very much. OUTFRONT next tonight, evangelicals are part of the president's rock solid case. Has the Kavanaugh crisis shaken their faith in them? I'll ask a prominent Christian voice who had doubts about Trump from the start. And the Kavanaugh chaos now front and center in Florida's red hot Senate race.</s>GOV. RICK SCOTT (R), FLORIDA: Dr. Ford needs to come and give an opportunity to testify.