Kavanaugh to Face FBI Inquiry Over Sex Assault Allegations

President Trump has ordered an additional FBI investigation into allegations of sexual assault against his nominee to the Supreme Court. Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s appointment was approved by the majority of the Senate Judiciary Committee but he will now be investigated over claims that he assaulted Dr Christine Blasey Ford at a party in 1982.

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(Image: Judge Brett Kavanaugh testifies during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on his nomination be an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, focusing on allegations of sexual assault by Kavanaugh against Christine Blasey Ford in the early 1980s. Credit: Photo By Tom Williams-Pool/Getty Images)