BRETT KAVANAUGH/HEARING/SEX ABUSE/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh, President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, came out swinging in the early moments of his testimony to senators, saying, ‘This confirmation process has become a national disgrace.’ • Christine Blasey Ford said she was ‘terrified’ but delivered powerful testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee about her accusation that Judge Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her. • Immediately after the hearing adjourned, President Trump tweeted that ‘Judge Kavanaugh showed America exactly why I nominated him.’ • Senator Lindsey Graham exploded across the dais in an outburst unusual even for a highly partisan body. ‘What you want to do is destroy this guy’s life, hold this seat open and hope you win in 2020,’ he said.”
–NYT Staff, “Updates from the Emotional Testimonies of Christine Blasey Ford and Brett Kavanaugh,” The New York Times, Sepember 27, 2018