Senate Committee Reviews New Allegations Against Kavanaugh; Trump Defends His Nominee

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🗓️ 27 September 2018

⏱️ 20 minutes

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The Senate Judiciary Committee is reviewing a statement from a third woman who has come forward with sexual misconduct allegations against Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh. And during a rare press conference, President Trump defended his embattled Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh, who faces multiple allegations of sexual misconduct. This episode: White House correspondent Tamara Keith, national political correspondent Mara Liasson, Congressional reporter Kelsey Snell, and White House reporter Ayesha Rascoe. 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	Hi, this is Jordan from South Dakota, but I'm currently studying in Crackout Poland, where
0:05.2	I just mailed off my absentee voter application.
0:08.9	This podcast was recorded at 6.54pm on Wednesday 26 September.
0:15.0	Things may have changed by the time you hear it.
0:17.0	Okay, here's the show.
0:20.0	Hey there, it's the NPR Politics Podcast.
0:24.5	Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh has been accused of sexual misconduct by another
0:29.4	woman and President Trump addressed those allegations and a whole lot more in a rare
0:34.7	solo press conference.
0:36.3	This is a big con job and I would love to be in the room with the Democrats, close the
0:41.7	door, you guys are all the way outside waiting and Schumer and his buddies are all in there
0:47.8	laughing how they fooled you all.
0:50.8	I'm Tamer Keith, I cover the White House.
0:52.6	I'm Kelsey Snell, I cover Congress and I'm Mara Lias and National Political Correspondent.
0:56.8	All right, guys, and we have on the phone with us right now, White House reporter Ayesha
1:01.4	Roscoe.
1:02.4	Hey Ayesha.
1:03.4	Hello.
1:04.4	And just tell us where you are right now.
1:06.7	I am in Trump's tower.
1:08.8	You're at the press conference today.
1:10.5	Tell us what that was like in the room.
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