Kavanaugh Accuser Agrees to Testify

Lawyers for Christine Blasey Ford say that she has accepted the invitation to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, who she has accused of sexually assaulting her when they were both in high school, the Washington Post reports.

The hearing is presumably scheduled for Wednesday. Ford’s lawyers asked the committee for a call later Saturday to work out other specifics.

New York Times: “It is now up to Mr. Grassley to decide whether to grant Dr. Blasey’s wish for further negotiations or move ahead with a committee vote on Judge Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination scheduled for Monday.”

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