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AS YOU NOTED, THE FBI'S 
BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION INTO 

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BRETT KAVANAUGH COULD BE 
COMPLETED TODAY.

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THAT IS ACCORDING TWO SOURCES 
FAMILIAR WITH THE MATTER.

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PRESIDENT TRUMP JUST DAYS AGO 
CALLED KAVANAUGH'S ACCUSER VERY 

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CREDIBLE FOR THE FIRST TIME IS 
NOW DIRECTLY GOING AFTER WHAT HE

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VIEWS AS HOLES IN FORD'S CLAIMS,
IMITATING HER TESTIMONY.

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>> Reporter: PRESIDENT TRUMP IN 
MINNESOTA OPENLY MOCKING 

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CHRISTINE BLASEY FORD'S 
TESTIMONY, ACCUSING BRETT 

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KAVANAUGH OF SEXUALLY ASSAULTING
HER AT A PARTY IN THE 1980s.

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THE CROWD CHEERING HIM ON.
>> I HAD ONE BEER.

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RIGHT?
I HAD ONE BEER.

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WELL, YOU THINK -- NOPE.
IT WAS ONE BEER.

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OH, GOOD.
HOW DID YOU GET HOME?

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I DON'T REMEMBER.
HOW DID YOU GET THERE?

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I DON'T REMEMBER.
WHERE IS THE PLACE?

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I DON'T REMEMBER.
HOW MANY YEARS AGO WAS IT?

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>> I DON'T KNOW.
I DON'T KNOW.

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>> AND THE PRESIDENT WASN'T 
FINISHED.

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>> AND A MAN'S LIFE IS IN 
TATTERS.

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A MAN'S LIFE IS SHATTERED.
THEY DESTROY PEOPLE.

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THEY WANT TO DESTROY PEOPLE.
THESE ARE REALLY EVIL PEOPLE.

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>> Reporter: THE PRESIDENT'S 
TONE IN SHARP CONTRAST TO LAST 

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WEEK.
>> I FEEL LIKE HER TESTIMONY WAS

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VERY COMPELLING.
>> Reporter: THE PRESIDENT 

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TRYING TO DISTANCE HIMSELF FROM 
KAVANAUGH EVEN WHILE DEFENDING 

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HIM.
>> I DON'T EVEN KNOW HIM, FOLKS.

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I DON'T EVEN KNOW HIM.
I MET HIM FOR THE FIRST TIME A 

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FEW WEEKS AGO.
I DON'T EVEN KNOW HIM.

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>> Reporter: AND HIGHLIGHTING 
HIS OWN EXPERIENCES WITH SEXUAL 

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MISCONDUCT ALLEGATIONS 
DELIVERING A WARNING TO HER 

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SUPPORTERS.
>> THINK OF YOUR SON.

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THINK OF YOUR HUSBAND.
I'VE HAD MANY FALSE ACCUSATIONS.

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I'VE HAD IT -- I'VE HAD SO MANY.
AND WHEN I SAY IT DIDN'T HAPPEN,

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NOBODY BELIEVES ME.
>> Reporter: ECHOING THE 

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CONTROVERSIAL COMMENTS TO NBC 
NEWS HOURS EARLIER.

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>> WHAT DO YOU SAY TO YOUNG MEN 
IN AMERICA?

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>> I SAY THAT IT'S A VERY SCARY 
TIME FOR YOUNG MEN IN AMERICA 

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WHEN YOU CAN BE GUILTY OF 
SOMETHING THAT YOU MAY NOT BE 

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GUILTY OF.
>> Reporter: "THE NEW YORK 

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TIMES" REPORTING ON A LETTER 
THAT KAVANAUGH WROTE IN 1983 

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GIVING ADVICE TO HIGH SCHOOL 
TEAMMATES.

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KAVANAUGH ALERTING FRIENDS 
WHOEVER ARRIVED TO THE CONDO 

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FIRST SHOULD, "WARN THE 
NEIGHBORS THAT WE'RE LOUD, 

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OBNOXIOUS DRUNK WITH PROLIFIC 
PUKERS FROM US.

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ADVISE THEM TO GO 30 MILES."
HE CONFIRMS HE WROTE THAT NOTE 

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BUT NOT COMMENTING FURTHER.
WE HAVE NOT SEEN THE LETTER.

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IT SEEMS "THE NEW YORK TIMES" IS
COMMITTED TO EMBARRASSING JUDGE 

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KAVANAUGH WITH THREE DECADE OLD 
STORIES OF ADOLESCENT DRINKING.

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THE PRESIDENT BRUSHING OFF 
KAVANAUGH'S PAST DRINKING HABITS

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BUT ACKNOWLEDGING ONE THING 
COULD DISQUALIFY HIM FROM A SEAT

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ON THE NATION'S HIGHEST COURT.
>> I DON'T THINK YOU SHOULD LIE 

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TO CONGRESS AND THERE HAVE BEEN 
A LOT OF PEOPLE OVER THE LAST 

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YEAR THAT HAVE LIED TO CONGRESS 
AND TO ME THAT WOULD NOT BE 

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ACCEPTABLE.
>> Reporter: WITH THE FBI 

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BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION NOW 
WRAPPING UP, FORD'S LAWYERS IN 

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SCATHING NEW LETTER TO THE FBI 
WRITING IT'S INCONCEIVABLE THEY 

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CAN CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION 
WITHOUT INTERVIEWING HER.

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ONE OF DR. FORD'S LAWYERS 
RESPONDED TO THE COMMENTS ON 

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TWITTER BLASTING IT AS A 
VICIOUS, VILE, AND SOULLESS 

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ATTACK.
PRAISING FORD AS A REMARKABLE