Kavanaugh Drama Reaches Decisive Showdown
- Accuser Ford to make first public appearance at Senate hearing
- Trump’s Supreme Court pick faces several sex-assault claims
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Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and a woman who accuses him of sexual assault will present dueling accounts of what happened 36 years ago, as senators hold a historic hearing that will shape the court’s future and redefine the "Me Too" era.
Much is already known about Thursday’s hearing by the Senate Judiciary Committee: Christine Blasey Ford will say Kavanaugh held her down and tried to disrobe her at a party when they were teenagers. Kavanaugh will deny even being at the party.