Senate committee head says no need for delay after Christine Blasey Ford urges investigation before she testifies
Christine Blasey Ford, the woman who has accused supreme court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault, wants the FBI to investigate her allegation as a “first step” before she testifies in front of the Senate judiciary committee – a demand Republicans appear unwilling to meet.
In a letter to the committee on Tuesday night, Ford’s attorneys in effect eliminated the possibility that she will appear at a high-stakes public hearing scheduled for Monday that will likely determine the fate of Kavanaugh’s nomination.
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