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September 26, 2018

Who is Michael Avenatti? What to know about the lawyer representing Stormy Daniels and a Kavanaugh accuser

Michael Avenatti represents Stormy Daniels – the adult film star mired in a legal battle with President Trump – and now he has a new client who is raising new misconduct allegations about Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.

September 26, 2018

Second Kavanaugh accuser in standoff with committee over terms to come forward

The second woman to accuse Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct remains engaged in a standoff with Senate Judiciary Committee Republicans, even as the panel grapples with two other sets of allegations.

September 26, 2018

Dem senator filing suit asking court to halt Kavanaugh confirmation

Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., announced Wednesday that he is filing a lawsuit against President Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., in a bid to prevent the Senate from taking up Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination until his "full record" is available.

September 26, 2018

Avenatti releases graphic Kavanaugh allegations, calls for new delay

Attorney Michael Avenatti, on the eve of Brett Kavanaugh's high-profile hearing to address sexual misconduct allegations, identified and released a "sworn declaration" from a woman who claims the Supreme Court nominee was involved in "gang" rapes in the early 1980s.

September 26, 2018

Brett Kavanaugh says he 'never sexually assaulted anyone,' in prepared hearing remarks

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, in prepared testimony released ahead of Thursday’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, calls sexual assault “horrific” and “morally wrong” and says he’s “never" sexually assaulted anyone.

September 26, 2018

Tucker Carlson: Kavanaugh stands between the Democratic Party and the power it seeks. So he must be crushed

As Americans we assume the Constitution guarantees us the presumption of innocence when we're accused. Brett Kavanaugh no longer has that protection. It's up to him to clear his own name.

September 26, 2018

Andrew McCarthy: Kavanaugh hearing is not a trial

I’ve never thought the big Ford–Kavanaugh hearing scheduled for Thursday would actually happen. Maybe I’ll be proved wrong, but I’ve never believed Christine Blasey Ford wants to testify.

September 26, 2018

Vintage Biden clip on FBI fuels GOP pushback on Kavanaugh probe

Republicans are seizing on a vintage clip of then-Sen. Joe Biden during the 1991 Clarence Thomas confirmation hearings dismissing the usefulness of having the FBI investigate allegations against the Supreme Court nominee.

September 26, 2018

Brett Kavanaugh turns over calendar from summer of '82 to push back on allegations

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh has turned over his calendar from four months in 1982 to Senate investigators as he fights back against accuser Christine Blasey Ford’s allegations that he sexually assaulted her that summer.

September 26, 2018

CNN guest compares Kavanaugh, Cosby cases as anchor Brooke Baldwin stays silent

A Texas prosecutor-turned-defense attorney caused a stir Tuesday by comparing disgraced comedian Bill Cosby to Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh while commenting on Cosby's sentencing for CNN -- and the outlandish remark went unchecked by the network's anchor.