A majority of the Supreme Court signaled Monday they would allow abortion providers to pursue a court challenge to a Texas law that has virtually ended abortion in the nation’s second-largest state after six weeks of pregnancy.
deny anything? mislead about anything? to secure confirmation to the supreme court? that s probably worth more than 64 grand. one possible example that comes from kavanaugh s interview with the senate judiciary committee about ramirez s allegations that he exposed himself in college. the judge was asked specifically whether he had ever discussed or heard discussion about the alleged incident before the new yorker published its article on september 23rd. kavanaugh said, and i quote, no. text messages obtained by nbc news showed that judge kavanaugh was texting with friends to try to refute ramirez s claims well before the article came out. in fact, one former classmate told the fbi kavanaugh s team started reaching out in july, two months before the new yorker published ramirez s claims. on monday, senate majority leader mitch mcconnell said democrats questioning
kavanaugh said, quote, we re dealing with an anonymous letter about an anonymous person and an anonymous friend. it is ridiculous. total twilight zone. and no, i have never done anything like that. he s denied all of the allegations. the focus will initially be on dr. ford. after opening statements, she will testify and then answer questions. kavanaugh will go second. several republican senators have said their decision will hinge on what happens in that hearing room today. i m going to be watching. i m going to see what s said. sounds like what you re seeing there is a situation under which you would withdraw brett kavanaugh s nomination, is that correct if i thought he was guilty of something like this, yeah, sure. open minds, open hearts, on
during a gathering of teenagers at a house in montgomery county, maryland. while her friends watched, she said kavanaugh pinned her on her back and groped her. when she tried to scream, she said he put a hand over her mouth. i thought he might inadvertently kill me, said ford. her attorney spoke out about the allegation. she clearly considers this attempted rape. she believes if it were not for the severe intoxication of brett kavanaugh, she might have been raped. is your client ready to testify before the judicial committee publicly and tell this story? she is. she s ready to do whatever it takes to get the story out, yes. she will take a polygraph. this is a serious allegation. again, her client has given an on-the-record interview with the washington post. kavanaugh said, quote, this is a
president trump s supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh is denying a serious allegation of sexual misconduct leveled by an anonymous woman. in a letter to dianne feinstein, the woman claims while they were both high schoolers in the 1980s kavanaugh held her down and tried to force himself on her at a party. kavanaugh said, quote, i categorically deny this allegation, i did not do this back in high school or any time. republican chuck grassley says he has no plans to deny brett kavanaugh s confirmation vote but it s part of the debate. here with me is a senator whose vote could be a deciding factor. democratic senator doug jones of alabama. you re hoping to meet with kavanaugh, will you bring up this accusation? . i m sure i will. it s a very serious allegation but at this point it s an