The Woman Who Accused Trump's Supreme Court Nominee of Sexual Assault Will Testify

The woman who accused Brett Kavanaugh, Donald Trump's nominee for the vacant seat on the Supreme Court, of sexual assault has agreed to testify at a Senate Judiciary Committee meeting on October 5. Christine Blasey Ford's legal advisors announced on October 1 that she would attend the public Senate committee meeting on Thursday morning. However, it has been stated that there are still issues that need to be clarified. Ms. Ford's advisors say the Senate has not specified who will be asking questions of her and Judge Kavanaugh. In a statement released by Christine Ford's lawyers, various important issues, including logistical matters and who will pose the questions, remain unresolved. Reports indicate that Republican members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, all of whom are men, intended to invite an outside attorney to assist with this process. First, Christine Blasey Ford will present her account of an incident that allegedly occurred in the early 1980s, after which Brett Kavanaugh will defend himself. In July, Trump nominated Kavanaugh for the vacant seat on the highest judicial authority in the country. Judge Kavanaugh is considered a conservative figure and must be confirmed by the Senate to take a seat on the Supreme Court. His appointment would mean an increase in the weight of conservatives in the highest judicial body in the United States. While Kavanaugh's nomination was under review by the Senate Judiciary Committee, Christine Blasey Ford, a 51-year-old professor at the University of California, accused Judge Kavanaugh of sexual assault in the early 1980s, when both were in high school. Ford claims that when they were both high school students around Washington, Kavanaugh attempted to attack her and remove her clothes. Christine Blasey Ford's attorney stated, 'In my client's view, Mr. Kavanaugh's behavior constituted an attempt at rape, and if he had not been extremely drunk, he would have certainly raped Ms. Ford.' However, Brett Kavanaugh stated in a statement released by the White House, 'This allegation is completely false; I have never done what is alleged with her or anyone else.' In his statement, Judge Kavanaugh added, 'I am willing to speak to the Senate Judiciary Committee in any manner they prefer to deny these baseless allegations from 36 years ago and defend my integrity.' Ford had asked the FBI to investigate her claims, but the Republicans, who hold the majority in the Senate, and the White House opposed this request.