Key witness tells senators he won't testify at Kavanaugh hearing [View all]

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Source: Politico

GOP senators are pressing ahead with a rare public hearing next week on Christine Blasey Ford’s sexual assault allegation against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh despite not yet getting her agreement to testify.

Another key witness in Ford’s decades-old allegation, Kavanaugh’s high school classmate Mark Judge, also declined to testify Tuesday. Judge, whom Ford says was the third person in the room when Kavanaugh assaulted her, said in a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee that “I have no more information to offer the committee and I do not wish to speak publicly regarding the incidents.”

Ford, who has accused Kavanaugh of assaulting her while both were in high school, had not yet confirmed her appearance at the hearing as of Tuesday afternoon, according to top Republicans. But the party is vowing to proceed regardless on Sept. 24, as Democrats slam what they describe as a rushed process designed to push Kavanaugh through to confirmation.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) told reporters Tuesday that Ford would have “the opportunity to be heard,” whether in public or private, and that he’s not concerned about the matter unraveling Kavanaugh’s nomination.

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