Cnn newsroom. Well, the American Public will soon get to hear directly from the woman accusing Brett Kavanaugh of Sexual Assault more than three decades ago. The u. S. Supreme Court Nominee and Christine Blaise ford will testify before a Senate Committee monday. Ford says back in high school a drunken kavanaugh held her down and tried to take off her clothes. Kavanaugh denies the allegation. President trump is coming to kavanaughs defense. On monday he called the judge one of the finest people hes ever known, but he said he is open to a delay in order to keep the process going and eventually getting kavanaugh confirmed. Well, democrats are calling for a more thorough investigation of fords claims. Cnns Jessica Snider reports. Reporter Brett Kavanaugh stepped into the White House Monday morning amid a swirl of uncertainty. Kavanaugh offering to tell lawmakers his side of the story as his accuser, Christine Blaise ford says shell testify too. Kavanaugh released this statement. This is a
author and lawyer, you have covered the supreme court since 1989 including the confirmation of clarence thomas including when anita hill testified. now those parallels are being drawn. there are a number of differences, too. of course, this all comes in the midst of the me too era, but how likely is it that the outcome will be any different? i think we just don t quite kn know. we ll know much more once his accuser, christine blaise ford, has a chance to testify and we get a chance to see what kind of witness is she? how does she present these allegations of his sexual attack that she alleges from the time they were teenagers in suburban, maryland? then how does he counter it? you mentioned 1991. i have to say anita hill was
south carolina flooding may get even more dangerous as rivers are rising to record levels. the death toll is now up to 32, including one person in virginia who was killed when florence caused several tornadoes. donald trump is ordering the declassification of documents and text messages in the russia investigation. they include parts of a warrant application to surveil former campaign aide carter page. republicans have been asking for the documents for months, but a top democrat calls the release an abuse of power. a woman who says president trump s supreme court pick assaulted her more than 30 years ago will get a public hearing. christine blaise ford will appear before a senate committee on monday. judge wrbrett kavanaugh who dens the allegations will also testify. joining me now from london to talk more about this is freddy gray, deputy editor of the spectator.
breasts involved in various sex acts. on several occasions thomas told me graphically of his own sexual prowess. this is a circus. it s a national disgrace. reporter: thomas forcefully denied it all. and from my standpoint as a black american, as far as i m concerned, it is a high tech lynching for uppity blacks who in any way dein to think for themselves, to do for themselves, to have different ideas. reporter: brett kavanaugh s accuser, christine blaise ford, is laying out details. she said he pushed me into a bedroom, tried to disrobe me. kavanaugh is saying this is a completely false allegation. i have never done anything like what the accuser describes. the day began with the roy moore revelation and it ends with
drunken high school daze in wasted, tales of a gen x drunk noimpt i heard he puked in someone s car the other night. yeah, he passed out on his way back from a party. meanwhile, blaise ford s attorney alleges sexual assault. she believes that but for his inebriation and his inability to take her clothes off he would have raped her. reporter: the accuser s attorney said she struggled whether to come forward and finally talked to the washington post after her identity became known through press reports. we are expecting to hear from cavanaugh s accuser at a public hearing monday. the senate judiciary committee will hear testimony from both christine blaise ford and judge ca kavanaugh at a 10:00 a.m. hearing. i m joined now by joan bescobic. she is a cnn supreme court analyst. so good to have you with us. thank you. so, joan, as a journalist,