Kavanaugh abandons script to deliver blistering opening statement on assault accusation
Supreme Court,Sexual Misconduct,Brett Kavanaugh,Christine Blasey Ford
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A visibly emotional Judge Brett Kavanaugh abandoned his prepared script and delivered a blistering opening statement denying the allegations of sexual assault leveled against him by Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, calling it a “calculated and orchestrated political hit.”
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