Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins of Maine says professor Christine Blasey Ford should testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee about her allegations that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her in the early 1980s, but Ford wants an FBI investigation first.
Collins, who could be a swing vote in Kavanaugh’s lifetime confirmation to the court, said in an interview on Bangor radio station WVOM that Ford should present her allegations, either in public or closed session, to the committee.
“It now appears that she’s turning down all three options even though her attorney said earlier this week that she would come testify,” Collins told WVOM.
Collins said an FBI investigation now would reverse the normal order of confirmation proceedings and that the FBI normally doesn’t pursue allegations involving someone who was a minor at the time.
To read the rest of “Susan Collins renews call for Brett Kavanaugh’s accuser to appear before Senate committee,” an article by Maine Public writer Steve Mistler, please follow this link to the BDN online.
