(CNN) — In a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee, another former classmate of Brett Kavanaugh’s denies attending a party like the one described in the allegation made by Christine Blasey Ford, who has accused the Supreme Court nominee of sexually assaulting her three decades ago when they were teenagers. Patrick J. Smyth attended Georgetown Prep – an all-boys school in North Bethesda, Maryland – alongside Kavanaugh. Both men graduated in 1983. Smyth signed a letter this summer, before the allegations against Kavanaugh were made public, testifying that Kavanaugh “is singularly qualified to be an Associate Justice on the U.S. Supreme Court,” along with dozen other of the school’s alumni. Eric Bruce, who is representing Smyth, authored a letter to Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, the top Democrat on the committee. CNN has obtained a copy of the letter, which includes a quote from Smyth denying seeing any “improper conduct” from Kavanaugh. “I understand that I have been identified by Dr. Christine Blasey Ford as the person she remembers as ‘PJ’ who supposedly was present at the party she described in her statements to the Washington Post,” Smyth says in his statement to the Senate Judiciary Committee. “I am issuing this statement today to make it clear to all involved that I have no knowledge of the party in question; nor do I have any knowledge of the allegations of improper conduct she has leveled against Brett Kavanaugh.” “Personally speaking, I have known Brett Kavanaugh since high school and I know him to be a person of great integrity, a great friend, and I have never witnessed any improper conduct by Brett Kavanaugh towards women. To safeguard my own privacy and anonymity, I respectfully request that the Committee accept this statement in response to any inquiry the Committee may have.” Kavanaugh has denied being at the party and the allegation of sexually and physically assaulting Ford. Another friend and classmate of Kavanaugh’s, Mark Judge, has been named as the other person who was in the room when the alleged incident took place. Judge has also denied the incident happened. Though Smyth states Ford has named him in connection with the party, she did not publicly identify him when she provided her account of what happened to the Washington Post earlier this week. Ford did not immediately respond to a request for comment through her attorneys, nor did the White House. The letter is expected to be sent to Grassley and Feinstein on Wednesday. On Tuesday, Ford’s attorneys argued in a letter to Grassley that the FBI should investigate the incident before senators hold a hearing on the allegations, which is scheduled for Monday. Ford’s attorney Lisa Banks said Tuesday on CNN’s “Anderson Cooper 360” following the release of Ford’s letter that Ford will talk with the committee but that she’s not prepared for a hearing that soon. “She will talk with the committee,” Banks said. “She is not prepared to talk with them at a hearing on Monday. This just came out 48 hours ago.”<doc-sep>Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's former classmate denied being at the party described in Christine Blasey Ford's allegations that Kavanaugh attempted to sexually assault her. A lawyer for Patrick J. Smyth, a former classmate of Kavanaugh, sent a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee, according to CNN, after Smyth was identified as a "PJ," who attended the party where the alleged assault happened, according to CNN. "I am issuing this statement today to make it clear to all involved that I have no knowledge of the party in question," Smyth said in a statement. "Nor do I have any knowledge of the allegations of improper conduct she has leveled against Brett Kavanaugh." ADVERTISEMENT Ford alleged that Kavanaugh pinned her to a bed and tried to force himself on her at a party in the early 1980s, the exact date and location of which she has not be able to specify. Kavanaugh has denied Ford's accusation and said that he never attended a party like the one she described. Smyth's lawyer Eric Bruce included a quote in which Smyth spoke to Kavanaugh's good character. "Personally speaking, I have known Brett Kavanaugh since high school and I know him to be a person of great integrity, a great friend, and I have never witnessed any improper conduct by Brett Kavanaugh towards women," Smyth said. CNN reports that Bruce's letter will be sent to the committee chairman Sen. Chuck Grassley Chuck GrassleyDemocratic feud erupts over scope of military sexual assault bill First Democrat announces Senate bid against Iowa's Grassley GOP senators introduce bill to reimpose waived Nord Stream sanctions MORE (R-Iowa) as well as the senator who brought the allegations to light and top committee Democrat, Dianne Feinstein Dianne Emiel FeinsteinConcerns over growing ties between UAE and China could impact sale of F-35s: report Rep. Malinowski traded as much as M in medical, tech stocks with stake in COVID-19 response Bottom line MORE (Calif.). Feinstein announced that she was bringing the then secret allegations to the FBI last Thursday, one week before Kavanaugh's originally scheduled confirmation vote. Democrats were expected to lose the vote, which has been delayed to accommodate a hearing regarding the allegations next Monday. Ford has said that she will not testify until an FBI investigation is completed, though the FBI has previously said that it considers the matter closed and that her allegations are entirely outside its federal jurisdiction. Republicans have insisted that they want to hear from Ford, but will move forward with the hearing and then the vote on Kavanaugh's confirmation, with or without her testimony.<doc-sep>
Another former classmate of Brett Kavanaugh denied attending a party like the one described by the woman accusing the Supreme Court nominee of sexually assaulting her during a party in 1982 when they were teens, according to a report. Patrick J. Smyth — who graduated with Kavanaugh from Georgetown Prep in North Bethesda, Md., in 1983 — also denied seeing any “improper conduct” from the nominee, CNN reported, citing a letter written by Smyth’s lawyer and sent to the Senate Judiciary Committee. “I understand that I have been identified by Dr. Christine Blasey Ford as the person she remembers as ‘PJ’ who supposedly was present at the party she described in her statements to the Washington Post,” Smyth says in the statement, “I am issuing this statement today to make it clear to all involved that I have no knowledge of the party in question; nor do I have any knowledge of the allegations of improper conduct she has leveled against Brett Kavanaugh. “Personally speaking, I have known Brett Kavanaugh since high school and I know him to be a person of great integrity, a great friend, and I have never witnessed any improper conduct by Brett Kavanaugh towards women,” he continued. “To safeguard my own privacy and anonymity, I respectfully request that the Committee accept this statement in response to any inquiry the Committee may have.” The letter was expected to be sent Wednesday to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and ranking Democrat Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.). Earlier this year, before Ford’s allegations against Kavanaugh became public, Smyth signed a letter testifying that the judge “is singularly qualified to be an Associate Justice on the US Supreme Court,” along with a dozen more of the all-boys school’s alumni. Kavanaugh has vehemently denied attending the party and the allegation of sexually and physically assaulting Ford. On Tuesday evening, Ford’s attorney Lisa Banks told CNN that Ford will talk with the committee — but that she’s not prepared for a hearing as soon as Monday. “This just came out 48 hours ago,” she told CNN’s Anderson Cooper, referring to her client’s account in the Washington Post. Mark Judge, another friend and classmate of Kavanaugh’s, has been named as the other person who was in the room when the alleged incident took place. He also has denied the incident took place.