Three influential Republicans could decide whether Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh will sit on the Supreme Court, an issue that now represents America’s struggle with sexual assault. On Wednesday, President Trump made comments that mocked one of the women who has accused his nominee of sexual assault.
The president’s mockery of Christine Blasey Ford at a Mississippi campaign rally on Tuesday made the confirmation of Judge Kavenaugh even more uncertain, and heightened tensions. The senators are preparing for the F.B.I. to deliver afternoon transcripts of interviews from a brief supplemental background investigation into accusations against the nominee.
Senator Lisa Murkowski, Republican of Alaska, told reporters, “I am taking everything into account. The president’s comments yesterday mocking Dr. Ford were wholly inappropriate and in my view unacceptable.”
On NBC’s “Today,” Senator Jeff Flake, Republican of Arizona, said, “There is no time and no place for remarks like that, but to discuss something this sensitive at a political rally is just not right.” We can only hope that this last insult to survivors will not be taken lightly, and we will not give yet another man accused of sexual assault governmental power.
Source:https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/03/us/politics/trump-republicans-kavanaugh-confirmation.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage
