Article snippet: on Wednesday mounted a fierce defense of Brett Kavanaugh during a rare solo news conference where he forcefully denied the sexual misconduct accusations against his embattled Supreme Court nominee. Trump called Kavanaugh "one of the highest quality people I've ever met" and reiterated his belief the three women who have come forward against the judge are making "false accusations." "I can't tell you whether or not they're liars until I hear them," Trump told reporters in New York, where he was attending the United Nations General Assembly. "It's possible they could be convincing." Trump lashed out repeatedly at Democrats, calling the women's allegations part of "a big, fat con job" being played by the party to prevent him from putting a conservative judge on the Supreme Court. "These are all false to me," he said of the accusations. Minutes later, however, Trump said he will wait to "see what happens tomorrow" before rendering a final judgment. Trump's staged the 81-minute session with reporters one day before Kavanaugh is set to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee in a hearing that could make or break his chances of being confirmed to the high court. Despite his attacks, Trump said if the testimony against Kavanaugh from his first accuser, Christine Blasey Ford, convinced him that Kavanaugh did commit misconduct, he would withdraw his nomination. "If I thought he was guilty of something like this, yeah, sure," Trump said. It is the first time Trump... Link to the full article to read more