- Title: Trump questions Kavanaugh's accuser, says opponents want to 'destroy' nominee
- Date: 21st September 2018
- Summary: WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES (SEPTEMBER 4, 2018) (UNRESTRICTED POOL) VARIOUS SHOTS OF BRETT KAVANAUGH PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP'S U.S. SUPREME COURT PICK BEING SWORN IN BEFORE TESTIFYING
- Embargoed: 5th October 2018 17:44
- Keywords: Trump Kavanaugh Supreme Court allegations California professor Christine Blasey Ford
- Location: WASHINGTON, D.C., CHEVY CHASE, MARYLAND; LAS VEGAS, NEVADA UNITED STATES / INTERNET
- City: WASHINGTON, D.C., CHEVY CHASE, MARYLAND; LAS VEGAS, NEVADA UNITED STATES / INTERNET
- Country: USA
- Topics: Government/Politics
- Reuters ID: LVA0028YKISEF
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- Story Text: U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday cast doubt on the woman who has accused his Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault, saying if the attack was as bad as she says it would have been immediately reported to police.
After days of restrained comments on the allegations by California professor Christine Blasey Ford, Trump took to Twitter to question her account of what happened between her and Kavanaugh at a party in 1982 when they were in high school.
The tweets came as a Republican-dominated U.S. Senate committee struggled with Kavanaugh's nomination. Democrats have demanded more scrutiny of him and Republicans want to move ahead with a confirmation vote in an increasingly volatile political climate ahead of the Nov. 6 congressional elections.
The Senate Judiciary Committee had delayed a vote on Kavanaugh's confirmation after Ford's allegations emerged last week. Ford's lawyers and committee staff were negotiating how she would testify. - Copyright Holder: POOL (CAN SELL)
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