BRETT KAVANAUGH/SEX ABUSE/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “President Donald Trump said on Tuesday [10-2-18] that allegations of sexual misconduct against his U.S. Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, showed that ‘it’s a very scary time for young men in America’ who now may be presumed guilty even when innocent. Five days after an extraordinary Senate hearing watched by millions of people in which university professor Christine Blasey Ford detailed her sexual assault allegation against Kavanaugh, Trump raised the issue of false accusations against men…The fight over Kavanaugh’s nomination to a lifetime job on the top U.S. court comes against the backdrop of the #MeToo movement fighting sexual harassment and assault that has toppled a succession of powerful men. Under pressure from Democrats and some moderate fellow Republicans, Trump on Friday [9-28-18] ordered an FBI investigation lasting up to a week into the allegations against his nominee..Kavanaugh’s confirmation would consolidate conservative control of the Supreme Court, with disputes involving abortion rights, immigration, gay rights, voting rights and transgender troops possibly heading to the court soon.”
–Richard Cowan, Steve Holland, “Amid Kavanaugh fight, Trump says it is a ‘scary time’ for young men,” Reuters, October 2, 2018 9:52 am