Supreme
Court nominee Brett
Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford, the professor who has accused him of
attempted sexual assault when they were teens, will have the opportunity to
publicly testify next week, Senate Judiciary
Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) announced. according to the Huffington Post.
“Anyone who comes forward as Dr. Ford has done deserves to
be heard,” Grassley said in a statement, promising to give the psychology
professor’s allegations a “full airing” in a hearing scheduled next Monday.
The extraordinary move effectively postponed Thursday’s
planned committee vote on the nomination, as Democrats had been demanding since
Ford first spoke out publicly over the weekend. Moreover, Grassley’s statement
appeared to be a result of tremendous pressure from other members of the GOP
Senate conference, who were increasingly wary about the prospect of an all-male
Republican committee majority denying Ford an opportunity to speak just weeks
before the midterm elections.
Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.), a frequent critic of President Donald Trump, told
reporters on Monday that he informed leadership he could not support the
judge’s bid to the high court without first giving Ford a chance to be heard.
He said “overwhelming” resistance among GOP members of the committee
contributed to the scheduling of a public hearing.
The White House seemed to endorse the decision, with
spokesman Raj Shah releasing a complementary statement Monday evening.
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