Donald Trump's SC nominee faces another sexual assault allegations

A second woman has reportedly accused Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct a charge that can further complicate the confirmation process of US President Donald Trumps Supreme Court nomineeJustice Kavanaugh already faces a separate allegation of sexual assault made by Christine Blasey Ford a professor at Palo Alto University who claims Kavanaugh attempted to sexually assault her at a drunken high school party in the early 1980s Ford and Kavanaugh are set to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday to address the allegations after a week of fraught public negotiations between Fords attorneys and Senate RepublicansThe latest sexual assault allegation dated back to the 198384 academic school year when Justice Kavanaugh was a freshman at Yale University The New Yorker said adding that at least two Senate Democrats were investigating the allegation The magazine identified the woman as Deborah Ramirez 53 She attended Yale with Justice Kavanaugh where she studied sociology and psychology the magazine said Later she spent years working for an organisation that supports the victims of domestic violence it added Kavanaugh deinied the latest allegationThis alleged event from 35 years ago did not happen The people who knew me then know that this did not happen and have said so This is a smear plain and simpleKavanaugh said in a statement issued through the White House I look forward to testifying on Thursday about the truth and defending my good name and the reputation for character and integrity I have spent a lifetime building against these lastminute allegations the Supreme Court nominee said after The New Yorker magazine published the latest allegation of sexual assault against himThe White House continued to stand behind Justice Kavanaugh This 35yearold uncorroborated claim is the latest in a coordinated smear campaign by the Democrats designed to tear down a good man White House Spokesperson Kerri Kupec said This claim is denied by all who were said to be present and is wholly inconsistent with what many women and men who knew Judge Kavanaugh at the time in college say The White House stands firmly behind Judge Kavanaugh she addedWith Kavanaughs confirmation prospects already hanging the balance the news of a second set of allegations is likely to alarm Republicans who are hoping to push Kavanaughs nomination through the Senate where they hold a slim 5149 majority Earlier in the day the Senate Judiciary Committee announced that it will hear the testimony of Ford on September 27 This will occur as a continuation of the hearing to consider Justice Kavanaughs nomination to serve as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the USFollowing Dr Fords testimony Judge Kavanaugh will appear again before the committee a media statement said As a result the committee postponed the vote on Justice Kavanaughs nomination previously scheduled for Monday Meanwhile Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer and Senate Committee on the Judiciary Ranking member Dianne Feinstein in a letter urged President Donald Trump to direct the FBI to immediately and thoroughly investigate Fords allegations and report to the Senate as soon as possibleJustice Kavanaugh is the second judge being nominated by Trump on the ninemember US Supreme Court Trumps first nominee Judge Gorsuch was confirmed by the Senate on April 7 2017 Unlike India where Supreme Court judges have a retiring age the judges to the US Supreme Court are appointed for life As a result all the nominations to the apex bench have longterm implications mostly generationalFor instance Judge Clarence Thomas who was nominated by George H W Bush has been a Supreme Court judge for nearly 27 years and Judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg who was nominated by the then president Bill Clinton has served on the bench for over 25 years Judge Stephen Breyer also nominated by Clinton has been a Supreme Court judge for over 24 years nowCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updatesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever