- Republicans plan to move forward with a hearing for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and Prof. Christine Blasey Ford, who accused him of sexual assault when they were both teenagers.
- Ford has declined to testify until after the allegations are investigated by the FBI, echoing Senate Democrats.
- President Donald Trump has so far stayed on message, after many Republican aides feared he would go after Ford in the same ways he has other women who have accused him of sexual misconduct.
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Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination has suddenly gotten back on track as Republicans grow impatient with his accuser
"He has an unblemished record," President Donald Trump said Wednesday of his Supreme Court nominee, Judge Brett Kavanaugh. "This is a very tough thing for him and his family."
WASHINGTON — A chaotic several days on Capitol Hill had Judge Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to serve on the Supreme Court hanging by a thread, as lawmakers began pushing for delaying votes and several Republican expressed doubt about whether or not he was going to be confirmed.
But after GOP leaders announced an additional hearing for Kavanaugh and Prof. Christine Blasey Ford, the woman accusing him of sexually assaulting her when the two both teenagers, Republicans have appeared to turn the corner becoming more optimistic about his chances of confirmation.
While Kavanaugh has vowed to testify in the hearing slated for Monday, Ford declined the invitation until after an FBI investigation is completed, echoing Senate Democrats' position. But the FBI is not planning to launch a probe of the allegations from the early 1980s.
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President Donald Trump said on Wednesday before boarding Air Force One that the Senate Judiciary Committee is going to "
"I would hope that if someone is given the opportunity to voice a concern that they have that they would do so," Corker told reporters on Tuesday. "So that would be quite something if she decided she did not want to testify and I would assume the committee would then move on as they should."
Kavanaugh is not in the clear yet, though. He still has to face another marathon grilling from lawmakers, and the whip count of senators backing his confirmation remains a toss-up.
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