President Trump Mocks Ford; FBI Investigates Accusations Against Kavanaugh

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🗓️ 3 October 2018

⏱️ 19 minutes

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President Trump is adding fresh animosity to the already tense debate over Brett Kavanaugh with new comments mocking sexual misconduct allegations against his Supreme Court nominee. The Senate remains embroiled in conflict following the hearings. And the FBI quietly continues looking into Kavanaugh's background. This episode: Congressional correspondent Scott Detrow, justice correspondent Ryan Lucas, and Congressional reporter Kelsey Snell. Email the show at nprpolitics@npr.org. Find and support your local public radio station at npr.org/stations.

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0:00.0	Hey, this is Yu.
0:01.3	And this is Chao Jiang.
0:02.5	I'm starting in New York.
0:03.9	And I'm working in Beijing, China.
0:05.8	Today, the 18th is Yu's birthday,
0:07.9	and since we can't meet in person,
0:09.9	and we both love the show,
0:11.5	I just want to say here, over FaceTime,
0:14.2	a happy birthday.
0:15.5	And this podcast was recorded at...
0:17.8	1042 Eastern on Wednesday, October 3rd.
0:20.6	Things may have changed by the time you're here.
0:23.1	Okay, here's the show.
0:25.3	Okay, there it's the NPR Politics podcast.
0:30.3	It's Wednesday, and the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh
0:32.7	to the Supreme Court is still in a holding pattern,
0:35.3	but that will likely change soon
0:37.9	with the FBI charged with wrapping up
0:39.7	its new background investigation
0:41.1	within the next few days.
0:42.7	Meanwhile, President Trump has jumped back into the picture
0:45.1	going on the attack against Christine Blasiford.
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