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Donald Trump '100 percent certain' Brett Kavanaugh accuser named wrong person; says protesters paid by liberal donors
•Trump’s words echoed those of Ford who told the Senate Judiciary Committee that she was “100 percent” certain it was Kavanaugh who sexually assaulted her in the upstairs bedroom of a home in a wealthy Washington suburb in 1982 when both of them were teenagers.

Amy Schumer, Emily Ratajkowski arrested in protests against Brett Kavanaugh, accused of alleged sexual abuse
Ians •Amy Schumer and Emily Ratajkowski were among the over 300 people who were arrested for protesting in the Senate office against Kavanaugh's nomination to SC

Brett Kavanaugh sexual assault case: White House denies 'micromanaging' inquiry, says FBI has 'free rein'
•US President Donald Trump hit back Sunday at suggestions his administration is trying to "micromanage" the FBI investigation of controversial Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, accusing opposition Democrats of being interested only in obstruction.

FBI reaches out to second woman who accused US Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct
•On Friday, United States President Donald Trump ordered the FBI to conduct a supplemental investigation into Kavanaugh over Christine Blasey Ford's sexual assault allegation.

After fiery Senate hearing, Donald Trump backs embattled Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh; calls process 'total sham'
•Donald Trump whole-heartedly backed Brett Kavanaugh, whose Supreme Court nomination will be put to an initial vote on Friday, after a dramatic Senate hearing that saw him furiously fight back against sexual assault allegations dating back decades ago.

Donald Trump could withdraw Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination if sexual assault claims found to be credible
•US president Donald Trump praised his Supreme Court pick Brett Kavanaugh on Wednesday but said he would be open to withdrawing his nomination if he finds sexual assault allegations against him to be credible.

Donald Trump says his past accusers influence thinking on Brett Kavanaugh; claims 'a lot of false charges made against me' as he wades into #MeToo moment
•An agitated President Donald Trump acknowledged Wednesday that past accusations of sexual misconduct against him have influenced the way he views similar allegations against other men, including his Supreme Court nominee.

US Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh denies allegation after second woman accuses him of sexual misconduct in college
Ians •The White House and Brett Kavanaugh have denied an allegation made by a second woman accusing President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee of inappropriate sexual behaviour

Woman accusing US Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault agrees to testify before Senate panel next week
•The woman whose sexual assault allegation threatens to bring down US president Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, has agreed to testify in the Senate, her lawyers said on Saturday, setting up a dramatic showdown next week.

Brett Kavanaugh versus Christine Blasey Ford in next week's likely showdown: All you need to know about this battle of optics and truth in US election season
•The congressional showdown taking shape between Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and the woman who has accused him of sexual assault is a battle of optics as much as truth, and it comes at the height of campaign season.



