Kavanaugh Accuser Agrees to Testify

Christine Blasey Ford, the woman at the centre of a sexual assault accusation against U.S. Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, has said she's willing to testify to representatives of the Senate Judiciary Committee.

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(Image: Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh appears on a television screen while testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill on 6th September 2018 in Washington, DC. Credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)