conservative. i had planned on supporting him before all of this came up, and i hope that we can. but in the meantime we've got to have a process that is worthy of the situation. >> so much to catch up on here. for his part, brett kavanaugh released a statement through the white house that reads in part, quote, i've been interviewed by the fbi, i've done a number of background calls directly with the senate, and yesterday i answered questions under oath about every topic. i've done everything they have requested and will continue to cooperate. attorneys for dr. ford responded to today's news with this statement. dr. christine blasey ford welcomes this step in the process. no artificial limits as to time or scope should be imposed on this investigation, they add. brett kavanaugh's high school friend mark judge, who dr. ford claims was also in the room watching during the alleged assault, said through his lawyer, quote, i will cooperate with any law enforcement agency