Good morning from Augusta. President Donald Trump’s nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court seems to be in its first real danger after a woman who has accused Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her while in high school has come forward publicly.
The Washington Post reported on Sunday that Christine Blasey Ford wrote a confidential letter earlier this summer to a senior Democratic lawmaker alleging that Kavanaugh assaulted her more than three decades ago, when they were high school students in suburban Maryland.
He has denied the allegations, but some Republicans now seem open to delaying Kavanaugh’s nomination to hear more from Ford and her attorney told CNN that she is willing to testify before the Senate panel that was set to endorse Kavanaugh this week.
So far, Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, one of two Republicans who hadn’t endorsed Kavanaugh before Ford’s name surfaced, isn’t one of them, but she said in a brief Sunday interview with CNN that she’ll discuss the issue further with colleagues.
To read the rest of “Collins undecided on next steps after alleged Kavanaugh victim comes forward,” an article by contributing Bangor Daily News staff writer Michael Shepherd, please follow this link to the BDN online.
