Last Updated Sep 18, 2018 9:48 AM EDT Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and the woman alleging he assaulted her in high school will both testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday, delaying the committee’s vote previously scheduled for Thursday, the committee announced Monday night. The move represents a significant change in Kavanaugh’s confirmation process, after Christine Blasey Ford, a professor at Palo Alto University, went public with her claims in an interview published Sunday in the Washington Post Sunday. The committee hearing is expected to take place Monday at 10 a.m. Then, the committee will likely hold a vote the following day, a Senate Republican tells CBS News correspondent Ed O’Keefe. ”As I said earlier, anyone who comes forward as Dr. Ford has done deserves to be heard,” Senate Judiciary Committee Chuck Grassley said in a statement. “My staff has reached out to Dr. Ford to hear her account, and they held a follow-up call with Judge Kavanaugh this afternoon. Unfortunately, committee Democrats have refused to join us in this effort. However, to provide ample transparency, we will hold a public hearing Monday to give these recent allegations a full airing.”Kavanaugh and Ford have both expressed a willingness to testify. Ford’s attorney… Read full this story
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