An emotional and sometimes tearful Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh declared his innocence Thursday of a high-profile sexual abuse allegation, moments after his accuser, Christine Blasey Ford, said she was “100 percent” sure Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her while in high school.
“I was not at the party described by Dr. Ford. This confirmation process has become a national disgrace,” Kavanaugh said. “The Constitution gives the Senate an important role in the confirmation process, but you have replaced advice and consent with search and destroy.”
Minutes earlier, Ford had said Kavanaugh did something that scarred her for life.
The two spoke in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee during a historic hearing, with Kavanaugh’s nomination hanging in the balance – and with all eyes on a handful of key votes within the Republican caucus that could determine whether he sits on the nation’s most powerful court. Among those key votes: Sen. Susan Collins of Maine and Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska.
Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of North Carolina expressed frustration at the process
“We’re 40-something days from the election, and [the Democrats’] goal – not Ms. Ford’s goal – is to delay this past the mid-terms so they can win the Senate and never allow Trump to fill this seat. I believe that now more than ever,” Graham told reporters.
“I feel…
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