Article snippet: A spokesperson for Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Deborah Ramirez in a New Yorker report alleged that Kavanaugh exposed himself without her consent during a Yale University gathering in the 1980s, when they were both students. She said he thrusted his penis in her face, forcing her to touch it when she pushed him away. Kavanaugh forcefully denied the accusation and the White House in a statement said it stands behind MORE's high court pick. GOP staffers knew that the Ramirez accusations were forthcoming as they pushed to move the nomination process ahead last week, according to the New Yorker. Grassley denied this, saying the committee's staff was not aware until Sunday. "The committee’s majority staff learned the allegations made by Deborah Ramirez about Judge Kavanaugh from this evening’s New Yorker report," Grassley's spokesperson said. "Neither she nor her legal representative have contacted the chairman’s office. The article reports that Democratic staff were aware of these allegations, but they never informed Republican staff." A spokesperson for Senate Majority Leader MORE (R-Ky.) also denied the claim. "No, Senate Democrats didn’t inform us of these allegations," Antonia Ferrier tweeted on Sunday night. Michael Avenatti, the lawyer representing adult-film actress Stormy Daniels, on Sunday tweeted an email sent to Mike Davis, the chief counsel for nominations for the Senate Judiciary Committee, in which he claimed he is has evidence that Kavanaugh... Link to the full article to read more