The power of a named accuser: Kavanaugh's future now hangs in the balance

[DonViejo]

Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN

Updated 8:50 AM ET, Mon September 17, 2018

(CNN) - Brett Kavanaugh's accuser now has a name, and the Republican Party's bid to swiftly lift him onto the Supreme Court seems to be spinning out of control.

The emergence of California professor Christine Blasey Ford, and her willingness to testify to Congress about the allegations, unleashed a frenetic sequence of events Monday that threatened to unravel the confirmation process of President Donald Trump's nominee, who had seemed on a smooth glide path to becoming the man to enshrine a conservative majority for a generation.

Democrats demanded that Kavanaugh's confirmation process should be put on hold pending an investigation. Even some Republicans conceded the issue needed to be addressed before things go further. A planned vote in the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday on the nomination now appears to be at some risk of slipping.

Ford's lawyer, Debra Katz, said on CNN's "New Day" on Monday that her client would be willing to testify in public to the Senate Judiciary Committee about the allegations -- which Kavanaugh has strongly denied.

"The answer is yes," Katz said, adding that so far her client had not been asked by anyone to make an appearance.


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[SHRED]

1. She is courageous

A very brave person.

Unlike the slimeball Kavanaugh who, had he any integrity, would resign his nomination now.

[DeminPennswoods]

2. I won't be surprised if more women don't come

forward now, if to do nothing more than talk about Kavanaugh's behavior and antics in high school and college.