After a historic Senate hearing, what comes next for Brett Kavanaugh?

With Trump standing by his man, it’s unlikely the White House will pull the nomination, but the Senate could defer the vote

The historic Senate hearing featuring dueling testimony from US supreme court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and university professor Dr Christine Blasey Ford, the woman who accused him of sexual assault, has arguably left Washington even more bitterly divided than it was before.

The emotionally charged proceedings on Thursday saw both Kavanaugh and Ford bring their cases before the Senate judiciary committee, leaving it in the hands of lawmakers to assess the credibility of their accounts and their characters and, ultimately, Kavanaugh’s suitability for America’s highest bench.

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