Hearing Set for Monday to Hear Kavanaugh and His Accuser

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Source: New York Times

WASHINGTON -- The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, under mounting pressure from senators of his own party, will call President Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh, and the woman who has accused him of sexual assault before the committee on Monday for extraordinary public hearings just weeks before the midterm elections.

Senator John Kennedy, Republican of Louisiana, told reporters Monday afternoon that the chairman, Senator Charles E. Grassley, Republican of Iowa, told senators there would be an "opportunity" for senators to hear from Judge Kavanaugh and his accuser, Christine Blasey Ford, in a public setting where senators would be able to ask questions. Both have said they are willing to testify. A Senate Republican aide confirmed that it would be on Monday, effectively delaying a planned committee vote on Judge Kavanaugh's nomination, which had been scheduled for this Thursday.

"Judge Kavanaugh looks forward to a hearing where he can clear his name of this false allegation. He stands ready to testify tomorrow if the Senate is ready to hear him," White House spokesman Raj Shah said.

The hearings will set up a potentially explosive public showdown, one that carries unmistakable echoes of the 1991 testimony of Anita Hill, who accused the future Justice Clarence Thomas of sexual harassment in an episode that riveted the nation and ushered a slew of women into public office. They will play out against the backdrop of the #MeToo movement, which has energized Democratic women across the nation.


Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/17/us/politics/kavanaugh-allegations-ford-palo-alto.html

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Full title: Senate committee to hold public hearing with Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh after sexual assault allegation, officials say

By Washington Post Staff
September 17 at 5:55 PM

Two officials familiar with the nomination process said Monday that Kavanaugh would return to testify before the panel. The development came a day after The Washington Post published a first-person account from a woman who alleged that Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her when they were in high school.

This is a developing story. It will be updated.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2018/09/17/senate-committee-to-hold-public-hearing-with-supreme-court-nominee-brett-kavanaugh-after-sexual-assault-allegation-officials-say/?utm_term.829c890d39dd

[bettyellen]

1. I'm betting there will be more by next week.

[BumRushDaShow]

2. And today is only Monday.

More last minute MSNBC show changes afoot.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

3. Next Monday not today

[YOHABLO]

4. So this will be televised? I really believe that the Repubs don't care if Kavanaugh is lying.

Thomas lied through his teeth and he still got confirmed. It's all about the math. The Dems don't have it.

[paleotn]

5. If Senate Republicans have any sense....

seriously, if they have a handful of neurons in their heads, they'll dump Kavanaugh. He's nothing but dead weight heading into the mid-terms. If not, the negative ads write themselves. And it's not as though the Republicans are doing so well with women voters beforehand. This slimy clown is insult to injury. Personally, I hope they go to the mat for this slime ball. Serves them right.