President Donald Trump on Tuesday responded to the news that the Senate has scheduled a hearing on Monday to consider allegations that his Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, sexually assaulted a woman when he was in high school.
Trump said that the FBI should not be involved further investigating the Kavanaugh allegations. Speaking at a White House meeting with Polish President Andrzej Duda, Trump also said he president also said he has not spoken personally to Kavanaugh in recent days.
“”I haven’t wanted to speak to Judge Kavanaugh…specifically because I thought it was a good idea not too,” Trump said, adding, “I’m totally supportive, I’m very supportive.”
Kavanaugh’s nomination has been in turmoil since the explosive allegations by Christine Blasey Ford, who said that Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her at a party when they were both teenagers.
Ford’s allegation became public on September 16, just days before the Senate Judiciary Committee was scheduled to vote on Kavanaugh’s confirmation, which had seemed all but assured.
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