News Lori Vallow Has Been Charged For The Murder Of Her Two Children On Tuesday, a grand jury in Idaho formally accused Chad Daybell and Lori Vallow of murder in connection with the deaths of Vallow’s two children, Tyl<doc-sep>After Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination was suddenly threatened by a Bay Area professor’s accusation that he sexually assaulted her when they were in high school, Ivanka Trump privately urged her father to withdraw his support for the judge, Vanity Fair reported last week. But Donald Trump decided to stand by his man. Meanwhile, the first daughter and White House senior advisor continued to publicly act as though Kavanaugh and his troubled nomination weren’t an issue she needed to concern herself with — even though she has long billed herself as a feminist and advocate for women’s empowerment. And so far, Ivanka Trump has stayed silent even as a number of female celebrities over the weekend called on her to use her access to her father and to other GOP leaders to urge them to agree to Blasey Ford’s demand for “a full, fair, trauma-informed investigation by the FBI,” People reported. Amy Schumer, Mariska Hargitay, Chelsea Handler, Alyssa Milano, Melanie Griffith, Busy Philipps, Sophia Bush and Cheryl Strayed were among the celebrities who showed their support for Blasey Ford, a 51-year-old research psychologist and professor from Palo Alto, by posting a “#DearIvanka” note on Instagram. The note reminds the first daughter that, “as a public servant, you work for me.” The note continues, “You’ve proclaimed yourself a feminist and a champion of women’s rights. Right now, you have an opportunity to fight for women.” If Ivanka Trump saw the note, she has yet to respond. And last week, she appeared to ignore the Kavanaugh issue by using social media to instead tweet or retweet a series of photo ops: going with Sen. Ted Cruz to visit NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston Thursday, where she proclaimed she always wanted to be an astronaut, and hitting a Walmart training center outside Dallas on Friday, where she spotlighted workforce development programs. Great seeing the extraordinary work being done by the talented team at @NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston today! 👩‍🚀 🚀 pic.twitter.com/JpRAk620ov — Ivanka Trump (@IvankaTrump) September 21, 2018 Just like @Walmart Academy associates, @IvankaTrump uses state-of-the-art virtual reality technology to manage the produce “wet wall.” 🥦🥕 pic.twitter.com/m46bxQqpiV — Judd Deere (@JuddPDeere45) September 21, 2018 At the same time, the president increased his defense of Kavanaugh by lashing out at Blasey Ford. Trump especially angered survivors of sexual assault, progressive female voters and lawmakers by questioning Blasey Ford’s credibility, tweeting that if the alleged crime was “as bad as she says,” she would surely have filed charges at the time. I have no doubt that, if the attack on Dr. Ford was as bad as she says, charges would have been immediately filed with local Law Enforcement Authorities by either her or her loving parents. I ask that she bring those filings forward so that we can learn date, time, and place! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 21, 2018 “Why didn’t someone call the FBI 36 years ago?” Trump asked Thursday night in Las Vegas and again on Friday morning, Rolling Stone reported, adding that the president himself has been accused by more than 20 women of various forms of sexual misconduct. Ivanka Trump’s older brother, Donald Trump Jr., joined in his father’s defense of Kavanaugh and in GOP attacks on Democrats who are trying to delay or derail Kavanaugh’s confirmation. Like his father, Trump Jr. went after Blasey Ford directly. In his case, he brought up a report that she couldn’t be in Washington, D.C., early this week because she is uncomfortable flying. “A professor of psychology that has a fear of flying that she can’t overcome for something this serious?” Trump Jr. tweeted. “Perhaps, but seems odd to me. I wonder how many times she’s flown in the past decade?” But by Sunday, Kavanaugh’s ride to Supreme Court nomination was thrown further off track after the judge was hit with a new allegation of sexual misconduct. The New Yorker published an accusation from Deborah Ramirez, who was at Yale University with Kavanaugh in the early 1980s and who said he exposed himself to her at a dormitory party. Moreover, Stormy Daniels’ attorney Michael Avenatti tweeted late Sunday that he’s representing yet another woman — not Ford or Ramirez — who has made him aware of “significant evidence” that Kavanaugh and his friends targeted women with alcohol and drugs in the 1980s in order to allow “a train” of men to take advantage of them sexually, the Daily Beast reported. A Senate Judiciary Committee staffer told the Associated Press late Sunday that the panel is looking into the Ramirez claims as well as the Avenatti report, the Daily Beast added. Kavanaugh has vehemently denied the accusations by Blasey Ford and Ramirez in statements to the Washington Post and to the New Yorker. But the allegations raise the stakes for Thursday, when he and Blasey Ford are expected to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee, CNN reported. “Kavanaugh is likely to face intensely embarrassing questions at the hearing from Democrats about his drinking, his sexual history and his behavior as a young man, both at Georgetown Prep, a private school outside Washington, and at Yale in the 1980s,” CNN added. Perhaps Ivanka Trump’s public silence on Kavanaugh stems from what Vanity Fair reported was her recognition that his confirmation could hurt Trump and Republican Party candidates in the midterm elections. The allegation from Blasey Ford threw Donald Trump and his White House “into a #MeToo crisis at a moment when they can’t afford to antagonize women voters ahead of the midterms,” Vanity Fair writer Gabriel Sherman reported. For that reason, Ivanka Trump has urged her father to “cut bait” and drop Kavanaugh, Sherman wrote. But this private leak to Vanity Fair from someone in the White House may be the most the American people will ever hear from Ivanka Trump on this issue. After all, Trump’s loyal daughter rarely if ever publicly crosses her father, as was made clear in that famous 2017 exchange with “CBS This Morning’s” Gayle King about her being “complicit” in her father’s controversial presidency. “I don’t know what it means to be complicit,” Ivanka Trump said at the time. “I would say not to conflate lack of public denouncement with silence,” she continued. “So where I disagree with my father, he knows it, and I express myself with total candor.” “Where I agree, I fully lean in and support the agenda and hope that I can be an asset to him and make a positive impact,” she said. “But I respect the fact that he always listens. It’s how he was in business. It’s how he is as president.”<doc-sep>"Why suffer through the annihilation if it's not going to matter?" Christine Blasey Ford told The Washington Post after coming forward as the woman who Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh allegedly assaulted when they were both in high school. This is the question countless people are addressing on Twitter and Instagram using the hashtag #DearIvanka. Earlier this week, news broke that Ivanka Trump, a self-proclaimed feminist and champion of women’s rights, had advised her father to drop Kavanaugh as a nominee, but she hasn’t spoken about it publicly. Now, knowing where she stands, women want that to change. They’re using the hashtag to plead with her to support Ford by denouncing Kavanaugh and demanding a fair and informed FBI investigation into the allegations. The White House has the power to request an investigation, and as the daughter of and official adviser to the president, it is in both her personal and professional capacity to weigh in. Backing off from supporting a nominee and demanding a fair investigation are not exactly the same thing, and women want Ivanka to make it clear where she stands. The #DearIvanka hashtag has been used in the past in the hopes that the president’s daughter would use her influence to support women and families. In August, the hashtag trended as hundreds pleaded with her to speak out against the effects of her father's family separation policy. Ever since coming forward, Ford has faced death threats and has not felt safe returning to her family home, reports CNN. She’s pushed through an impasse: identifying herself will and has already upended her life even though it may have no effect on Kavanaugh’s confirmation, but remaining silent would assure that his chances of taking on a role that will affect policies for years to come would be uncontested. A public hearing from both Kavanaugh and Ford is currently scheduled for September 24. As a single accuser of an influential man, Ford already faces a power imbalance. Demanding a “full, fair, and trauma-informed investigation” gives her a better chance of not only being heard but being believed. Story continues Like what you see? How about some more R29 goodness, right here? Rep. Keith Ellison's Ex-Partner Shares Medical Record Supporting Abuse Allegations Brett Kavanaugh Faces New Sexual Misconduct Allegations Jason Miller Leaves CNN Job After Woman Claims He Drugged Her With Abortion Pill<doc-sep>
Ivanka Trump has reportedly advised dad Donald Trump to “cut bait” and withdraw support for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, as a sexual assault allegation looms large over his confirmation proceedings. Vanity Fair reported on the advice, and also said that Christine Blasey Ford‘s allegation against Kavanaugh has rattled Trump and the White House, according to sources. Ford, 51, has accused Kavanaugh, 53, of sexually assaulting her at a party when they were both in high school. He has denied the allegations. In the past, Trump has responded to allegations of sexual misconduct — including those against him — by denying everything and going on the offensive. But as Vanity Fair noted, he has been uncharacteristically cautious in his response to the Kavanaugh situation — defending the judge but mostly shying away from attacking Ford. “Everyone knows [Trump’s] predisposition is to punch back, but this is a different situation than an election,” a former West Wing official briefed on White House strategy discussions tells Vanity Fair. Related Video: Trump Says Brett Kavanaugh Is A "Fine Fine Person" RELATED VIDEO: PEOPLE Writer Natasha Stoynoff Breaks Silence, Accuses Donald Trump of Sexual Attack On Thursday, Trump — who himself denied accusations of sexual harassment or assault by several women during the 2016 presidential campaign — questioned Ford’s claims in an interview with Fox News pal Sean Hannity. “I think it’s a very sad situation,” said Trump, 72. “He’s an outstanding person and frankly, Sean, to see what’s going on is just very, very sad. You say, why didn’t somebody call the FBI 36 years ago? When did this all happen? What’s going on? To take a man like this and besmirch?” I have no doubt that, if the attack on Dr. Ford was as bad as she says, charges would have been immediately filed with local Law Enforcement Authorities by either her or her loving parents. I ask that she bring those filings forward so that we can learn date, time, and place! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 21, 2018 The president also tweeted Friday morning: “I have no doubt that, if the attack on Dr. Ford was as bad as she says, charges would have been immediately filed with local Law Enforcement Authorities by either her or her loving parents. I ask that she bring those filings forward so that we can learn date, time, and place!” Story continues Trump has also said that Ford should testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee, and echoed those comments to Hannity on Thursday, saying, “Let her have her say, and let’s see how it all works out.” Ford, a 51-year-old research psychologist and professor at Palo Alto University, is reportedly negotiating the terms under which she would testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee next week. Ivanka Trump, 36, has not publicly commented on Ford’s allegations.