Some central characters in U.S. Supreme Court nomination drama
WASHINGTON — A look at some of the central characters in Thursday’s U.S. Supreme Court confirmation drama in Washington, where Christine Blasey Ford detailed her allegations of sexual assault in the 1980s at the hands of nominee Brett Kavanaugh.
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Brett Kavanaugh
A federal judge in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, Kavanaugh was nominated in July by President Donald Trump to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy. Widely seen as a conservative juror, Kavanaugh’s confirmation was all but assured until earlier this month, when Christine Blasey Ford accused him publicly of sexual assault during their high school days in Maryland. Kavanaugh has strenuously denied the allegations.