Dianne Feinstein, the committee’s top-ranking Democrat. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, the committee’s chairman, and California Sen. The hearing opened with a tense exchange between Republican Sen. Here are 16 of the most explosive moments from the hearing. Ford.Īlso Read: Christine Blasey Ford Chokes Up at Kavanaugh Hearing: 'I Believed He Was Going to Rape Me' (Video) Hollywood was also watching, sending messages of support for Dr. trending topics were related to the hearing. The nearly nine-hour hearing had the country transfixed. Ford gave a chilling account of what she said happened to her, choking back tears as the told the Senate Judiciary Committee she was “terrified.” Appearing at turns combative and emotional, Brett Kavanaugh blamed last-minute accusations of sexual assault on “a calculated and orchestrated political hit, fueled with apparent pent-up anger about President Trump and the 2016 election.” Christine Blasey Ford, the woman who accused him of assaulting her sexually when they attended high school in the early 1980s.ĭr. Thursday for the dramatic testimonies of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and Dr.
