Trump Sees ‘Conspiracy’ to Derail Kavanaugh Nomination

A senior White House official told the Daily Beast that, as of Sunday evening, things are still “full steam ahead” for Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court despite allegations by Christine Blasey Ford that Kavanaugh tried to rape her while they were in high school.

“The president has told those close to him in recent days that he believes there is a ‘conspiracy’ or organized effort by Democrats to smear Kavanaugh and try to derail the nomination of a ‘good man.’ One Trump confidant said on Sunday that they ‘can’t imagine that’ Ford coming forward will change the president’s position, and that it will far more likely cause Trump to dig in and attack those going after Kavanaugh.”