Why anita hill is a liar

By the time of these allegations, Thomas had been subjected to four FBI background checks in connection with previous federal appointments. Nothing like these allegations was ever raised. Her story was implausible then, and remains so today. This website sets the record straight. Contrary to her representations, Hill was the source of her allegations of sexual harassment, she was evasive when first contacted by Senate staff, and she sought to make her charge without ever having to come forward and without Thomas ever knowing her name.

She twice refused to be interviewed by the FBI. September 12, : According to then-Sen. Joe Biden, head of the Judiciary Committee, Hill first told the committee of the allegations on this day, as reported in the Times. Biden said she insisted her name not be used and Thomas not be told of the accusations, effectively tying the committee's hands.

Read More. September 20, After Hill spoke with the committee about her allegations "an FBI investigation was suggested" to her, according to comments she made at a news conference early the next month, published in the Times. She later added, "There was a further breakdown even after that, what information would be shared. So there are a number of different points at which the communication broke down, understandings were not carried through.

Hill's comments in the news conference criticized the Judiciary Committee's handling of her complaint, saying she had tried for nearly two weeks in September to put a confidential account of her allegations before the 14 male members of the committee, the Times reported. The Times notes that Hill's account of what happened that September "differed markedly from the accounts offered" by the White House and Biden, "who said Ms.

Richard Shelby of Alabama who was a Democrat at the time highlighted that polls from his state showed support for the nominee. What changed? Recognition of sexual misconduct as a problem has substantially shifted even compared with just a few years ago. Another big difference: Kavanaugh is far less popular than Thomas was. Kavanaugh entered the nomination process with one of the lowest approval scores for a nominee.