Reuters reports:
White House adviser Kellyanne Conway said on Monday the woman who accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct will be heard as part of sworn testimony before the committee weighing his nomination.
“This woman should not be insulted and she should not be ignored,” Conway said in an interview with Fox News. She said she had spoken with a number of U.S. senators including Republican Lindsey Graham about the matter. “This woman will be heard.”
.@KellyannePolls says Christine Blasey Ford’s assault allegation against Brett Kavanaugh “has to be weighed against what we already know, which is that Judge Kavanaugh is a man of character and integrity… he has been lauded by women from every different aspect of his life.” pic.twitter.com/IJ8gfObJ3s
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) September 17, 2018
Kellyanne Conway on Ford: “This woman should not be insulted and she should not be ignored… This woman will be heard… that has to be weighed against what we already know, which is that Judge Kavanaugh is a man of character and integrity.” pic.twitter.com/KO9rbBmmNA
— Matthew Gertz (@MattGertz) September 17, 2018
Kellyanne Conway on Fox says she has talked with the president, who thinks Christine Ford should be heard, and also Kavanaugh, on allegations, and then Senate should move on with nomination.
— Byron York (@ByronYork) September 17, 2018
White House statement on Kavanaugh just out:
“On Friday, Judge Kavanaugh ‘categorically and unequivocally’ denied this allegation. This has not changed. Judge Kavanaugh and the White House both stand by that statement.”
— Aaron Blake (@AaronBlake) September 17, 2018