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Article snippet: MORE on Thursday night expressed optimism that his nominee Brett Kavanaugh would get confirmed to the Supreme Court despite a flurry of action over a sexual assault allegation. “I want to tell you that Brett Kavanaugh is one of the finest human beings you will ever have the privilege of knowing or meeting," Trump said during a rally in Las Vegas to boost Republican candidates running in the November midterm elections. "A great intellect, a great gentleman, an impeccable reputation,” Trump continued. “So we’ll let it play out and I think everything will be just fine. This is a high quality person.” "We just got Neil Gorsuch," Trump told the crowd, referring to his first nominee who was confirmed to the Supreme Court last year. "We're gonna get Brett." Kavanaugh’s seemingly smooth path to a confirmation vote was derailed this week after Dr. Christine Blasey Ford went public with allegations that Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her at a high school party in the 1980s. Kavanaugh has flatly denied the allegations, which have forced the Senate Judiciary Committee to delay its vote to advance Kavanaugh's nomination to the full chamber for approval. Republicans and Democrats on the panel are hoping to speak with Ford and Kavanaugh about the allegations in a hearing next week. Democrats are also pressuring the FBI to reopen its background check investigation on Kavanaugh, something Republicans have pushed back on. Lawyers for Ford on Thursday evening proposed having the Pal... Link to the full article to read more