Senate Democratic leadership urged Republicans to delay further action on Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court Sunday, after The Washington Post revealed the identity of a once-anonymous woman accusing the nominee of sexual assault when they were in high school.
A spokesperson said that Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Chuck Grassley is working to schedule calls with Kavanaugh and his accuser, Dr. Christine Blasey Ford ahead of a Thursday vote in which Kavanaugh’s nomination could be forwarded to the full Senate for final consideration.
“The chairman and ranking member routinely hold bipartisan staff calls with nominees when updates are made to nominees’ background files,” the spokesperson said. “Given the late addendum to the background file and revelations of Dr. Ford’s identity, Chairman Grassley is actively working to set up such follow-up calls with Judge Kavanaugh and Dr. Ford ahead of Thursday’s scheduled vote.”
Ford, a researcher affiliated with Stanford and Palo Alto University, provided additional details about the alleged assault to The Post, the first time she has spoken publicly about her accusations.
