Kavanaugh Versus His Accuser: A Showdown for the ‘Me Too’ Era
- Senate committee to hear claim of decades-old sex assault
- Trump says he’s fine with ‘a little delay’ in confirmation
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Republicans and Democrats face a week of uncertainty before the high-stakes Senate Judiciary Committee showdown between Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and the woman who accuses him of sexually assaulting her when they were teenagers.
The GOP still may get Kavanaugh confirmed, but at a huge risk. The image of 11 male Republicans grilling a woman who says she’s the victim of sexual assault may not be what the party wants shortly before a congressional election at the height of the "Me Too" movement.