Supreme court nominee calls the confirmation process ‘a national shame’ and Trump praises ‘honest,riveting’ testimonyRepublicans have said the Senate judiciary committee will vote on the supreme court nomination of Brett Kavanaugh, after a full day of extraordinary testimony on Capitol Hill that saw his accuser share her emotional record of sexual assault while he angrily denied the allegation.
The vote will lift place on Friday as scheduled, or Republican senators said as they left a closed-door assembly just hours after the high-stakes hearing on Thursday. It was still unclear how a handful of key senators would vote. Related: Brett Kavanaugh's credibility has not survived this devastating hearing | Richard Wolffe Related: Ford v Kavanaugh: an American horror record on live TV | Suzanne Moore Related: Brett Kavanaugh: third woman accuses supreme court nominee of sexual misconduct Related: Mark Judge: author,Kavanaugh's schoolfriend … witness? Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com