and feinstein used an allegation of sexual misconduct to disrupt his nomination. they have taken these accusations seriously, as they should. there is still a chance that we now have news that ford may not appear. apparently fort has concerns about the independent female attorney hired to question both ford and kavanaugh. republicans are clearly trying to do everything in their power as they have been doing to accommodate professor ford. either way, a vote on kavanaugh has been scheduled for this friday. judge kavanaugh has been begging for a chance to clear his name under oath since the charges first became public.