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Kavanaugh: I'm asking for a 'fair process' | TheHill

posted onSeptember 25, 2018
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Article snippet: Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh said on Monday that he's asking for a "fair process" as his nomination has been thrown into turmoil by two sexual misconduct allegations. "I am looking for a fair process. A process where I can defend my integrity and clear my name. ... All I'm asking for is fairness and to be heard," Kavanaugh said during a Fox News interview. He added that he hopes Americans will "listen to me and the facts I've described and listen to the people who have known me throughout my life. ... I know I'm telling the truth. I know my life-long record." Kavanaugh added that a "fair process" requires hearing from "both sides." "I'm not going to let false accusations drive us out of this process and you know we're looking for a fair process," Kavanaugh added. The interview comes a day after a second sexual misconduct allegation, published in The New Yorker on Sunday, threw Kavanaugh's nomination into a new round of chaos amid a previous allegation that he assaulted a woman in the 1980s. The New Yorker reported on Sunday night that Senate Democrats are investigating a second sexual misconduct allegation dating back to Kavanaugh’s freshman year at Yale University. Deborah Ramirez says Kavanaugh exposed himself in front of her during a gathering at Yale. She told The New Yorker that Kavanaugh thrust his penis in her face, causing her to touch it without her consent. Kavanaugh denied the allegation during the Fox News interview, saying if such a thing h... Link to the full article to read more

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