Chuck Grassley: Kavanaugh accuser has not yet agreed to testify

Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Sen.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said an FBI investigation is “essential” to prevent the hearing from becoming merely a “he said, she said affair”.

Meanwhile, Ford’s lawyer has said she would testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Kavanaugh vote (while senators say they’re still waiting for her to confirm), subjecting herself to scrutiny regarding an interaction that left an impact on her life, if not traumatized her. Kavanaugh has since said that he too would be willing to testify under oath as well. Dianne Feinstein had the letter, which requested confidentiality, for weeks before she turned it over to the Federal Bureau of Investigation and fellow Senate Democrats.

Sen. Feinstein held onto the letter and revealed it after Judge Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearings had ended.

Fitzgerald and Kane are now speaking out as the bombshell allegations threaten to derail Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination. It also sets up a public, televised airing of sexual misconduct allegations, reminiscent of the seminal hearings against Clarence Thomas in 1991, that could derail Kavanaugh’s nomination altogether.

Hill said she has still never heard from Biden personally but that the apology is not due to her alone.

Both have indicated they are willing to testify about the allegations.

On Sunday afternoon, Sanders and Welch released written statements calling for the panel to delay its vote.

According to Ford, Kavanaugh groped her and tried to take off her clothes at party when they were teenagers.

Republican Sen. Susan Collins of ME, who has been wooed by Kavanaugh opponents hoping she’ll vote with the Democrats, tweeted Tuesday she was “respectfully recommending” that at Monday’s hearing the counsel for Ford be allowed to question Kavanaugh.

Moments later, Welch issued his statement.

Democrats are demanding that the FBI be given time to reopen its background investigation into Kavanaugh so it can check the assertions of Christine Blasey Ford, the woman accusing Kavanaugh of assault. “These allegations are credible and deeply troubling”. “The FBI is not doing any further investigation”.

Republicans, some of whom see the allegations as a stalling tactic by Democrats to thwart the 53-year-old Kavanaugh’s confirmation, have been pushing to confirm Kavanaugh before November’s midterm elections, when they could lose their 51-49 majority control of the Senate.

Hewitt asked if there was any thought of having a female lawyer or someone like former Republican Sen.

Mr Trump, who reportedly did not meet Mr Kavanaugh on Tuesday, expressed sympathy for his nominee.

Republicans have blasted Democrats for the way in which the accusation came out – at the 11th hour, while for six weeks, the senior Democrat on the committee, Sen.

Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee ranking member Sen.

Kavanaugh’s best friend in high school, Mark Judge, actually wrote a memoir entitled “Wasted” about his high school days.

Asked if it was possible for him to believe Ford’s story and still conclude that Kavanaugh was qualified to serve on the Supreme Court, Graham said: “I’d have a hard time putting somebody on the court that I thought tried to rape somebody”.

Democrats have rejected the GOP process and are refusing to participate in any committee phone interviews. She said it would be “disqualifying” if Kavanaugh was lying.

He added: “Hopefully the woman will come forward, state her case”. So I think it’s relevant. But, you know what, I expect the men in this country and the men in this committee [.] Really, guess who’s perpetuating all of these kind of actions?