There has been an enormous amount of support out there for Doctor Christine Blasey Ford,
the alleged victim of Judge Kavanaugh who accused him of sexually assaulting her three
decades ago.
However, there has also been a large amount of support for Judge Kavanaugh and his family
in light of all the accusations that have seemingly destroyed their career.
Over $700,00 has been donated to Dr. Blasey Ford's GoFundMe page for her family, security
purposes, and her protection.
Both fundraising sites were set up earlier in the month.
The money was also for traveling expenses as she prepared to give testimony in Washington
D.C.
ABC News, Kavanaugh has denied all of the allegations.
The two campaigns — "Help Christine Blasey Ford" and "Cover Dr. Blasey's security
costs" — had reached more than $700,000 at the time of publication.
A number of other campaigns related to her also appear on GoFundMe based on a search
of Ford's name.
We are working directly with all campaign organizers and guarantee the funds raised
will be transferred directly to the Ford family," Katherine Cichy, a spokeswoman for GoFundMe,
told ABC News.
"To be very clear, we have designated the Ford Family as the beneficiary of these funds.
We cannot take the money out or otherwise direct the funds," Cichy added.
During Thursday's hearing, Rachel Mitchell, a veteran sex-crimes prosecutor who questioned
Ford on behalf of Republican members of the committee, asked Ford who had paid for her
expenses, including the polygraph examination she underwent about her memories of the alleged
assault.
"I am aware that there's been several GoFundMe sites," Ford responded.
The page for the "Help Christine Blasey Ford" campaign said it was set up on Sept.
18 to support the "Palo Alto mom, a beloved professor and mentor and friend.
This fundraiser is sponsored by her neighbors and colleagues."
At the time of publication, the campaign had raised more than $490,000 from more than 10,700
people and was still accepting donations.
The "Cover Dr. Blasey's security costs" campaign, which was created on Sept. 18, raised
$209,987 by 6,658 people over nine days, according to the site.
It has closed and is no longer accepting donations.
My reason for starting this fundraiser is to make concrete the power of collective action
in providing security, and therefore support, for Dr. Blasey's willingness to contribute
to a thorough, fair vetting of a nominee for Supreme Court Justice," that campaign's
organizer, Heidi Feldman, wrote on its page."
A man named John Hawkins has created a GoFundMe though for Judge Kavanaugh and his family.
As of now, there has been $481,000 raised towards the $500,000 goal.
The fundraiser was accompanied by a very heartwarming dialogue about why the fundraiser was created
to begin with.
The GoFundMe fundraiser read the following, "Like many decent people from both parties,
I have been disgusted by the unsubstantiated 36 year old smears aimed at Brett Kavanaugh.
We live in a country where innocent until proven guilty is supposed to mean something;
yet Brett Kavanaugh's reputation is being dragged through the mud while his family is
facing non-stop death threats.
This is a horrible way to treat a good man who has dedicated his life to public service.
So many unethical people are giving unprovable 36 year old accusations the same weight as
6 FBI background checks, hundreds of hours of hearings and testimony under oath.
It is disgraceful.
What I would like to do is raise money for Brett Kavanaugh's family to use for security
or however they see fit.
All of the money collected will go to Brett Kavanaugh's family or alternately, if they
refuse to accept it, to a charity of their choice.
I have already reached out to a contact who should be able to put me in touch with Brett
Kavanaugh's family.
If he can not do it, I have plenty of other contacts who should be able to make it happen.
I will update this page after I have talked with his family.
I hope you will show your support for a good man who has been treated very, very badly.
Update: I have heard some people say that Brett Kavanaugh is rich and so his family
does not need the money.
That's actually not correct.
According to Market Watch, "Brett Kavanaugh may become the 'poorest' Supreme Court
justice ." Update #2: Some people have asked who I am
and how they know that the Kavanaugh family will get the money.
My name is John
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