Judge Kavanaugh denies sexually assaulting Professor Ford
US President Donald Trump’s embattled Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, 53, has denied sexual assault accusations made against him.
Fifty-one-year-old psychology professor Christine Blasey Ford accused Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her during a party in 1982 when they were high school students in suburban Maryland.
Kavanaugh, on Thursday, told the Senate Judiciary Committee that he was “innocent” of sexually assaulting Ford.
"I swear today, under oath before the Senate and the nation, and before my family and God, I am innocent of this charge," Kavanaugh told the Committee.
Kavanaugh complained during his Supreme Court confirmation hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill that the allegations against him dealt a heavy blow to him and his family.
"My family and my name have been totally and permanently destroyed," Kavanaugh told the Committee.
Kavanaugh alleged the accusations raised against him by two women were politically motivated.
"This whole two-week effort has been a calculated and orchestrated political hit fueled with apparent pent-up anger about President Trump and the 2016 election... This is a circus." Kavanaugh said.
The conservative judge said the legal process launched against him was orchestrated by the US Democrats to disqualify him.
Meanwhile, Trump who had strongly defended Kavanaugh until now, indicated that he might be withdrawing his support for the judge.
Trump said if Ford’s testimony was convincing enough he would change his mind.
“It’s possible that I’ll hear that and I’ll say I’m changing my mind.” Trump said, adding, “I’m going to see what happens tomorrow."
In addition, Trump cast doubt on the authenticity of Ford's claims by describing his own parallel experiences.
“I’ve had a lot of false charges made against me, really false charges ... It’s happened to me many times, many false allegations. There are many of them.”
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