Kavanaugh Accuser to Testify Next Week

Lawyers for Dr Christine Blasey Ford, who has accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of a historic sexual assault, have said that she has accepted the Senate Judiciary Committee's request to appear before them to be questioned about the alleged attack at a party in 1982.

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(Image: A wide shot of Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearing Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on 6th September 2018. Credit: Melina Mara/The Washington Post/Getty Images)