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    Brett Kavanaugh Offers Fiery Defense In Hearing That Was A National Cultural Moment

    Christine Blasey Ford and Brett Kavanaugh each gave riveting testimony in the day-long hearing called to look into Ford's accusation that Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her when both were teenagers.
    by Brian Naylor Sep 28, 2018 4 minutes
    Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.

    Across the country, Americans were transfixed Thursday by television coverage of Christine Blasey Ford and Brett Kavanaugh as they testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Ford spoke of her allegation that the Supreme Court nominee had sexually assaulted her when they were teenagers in 1982. Kavanaugh vehemently denied it.

    Such was the drama that President Trump put off a scheduled meeting with Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, the White House issuing a statement that the president "spoke with Rod Rosenstein ... and they plan to meet next week. They do not want to do anything to interfere with the hearing."

    After hours of emotional testimony and sometimes fiery rhetoric, the day ended with a presidential tweet. Trump praised Kavanaugh, calling the federal

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