President Donald Trump is holding firm to his Supreme Court nominee a day after a new allegation of sexual misconduct surfaced, telling reporters Monday that he is "with him all the way."
The president acknowledged the precarious situation in the Senate, where chances for Kavanaugh's confirmation are now unsure after weeks of appearing all but guaranteed. Trump said the new allegations were "totally political" and said he would pursue the matter to a vote.
"There is a chance this could be one of the single most unfair, unjust things to happen to a candidate for anything," Trump said. "But I am with Judge Kavanaugh and I look forward to a vote."
On Sunday, The New Yorker published an allegation from a former Yale University classmate, Deborah Ramirez, who said that Kavanaugh had drunkenly exposed himself to her at a college party decades ago, and caused her to touch his penis without her consent. A separate classmate, who was not named by the magazine, said that he was "one-hundred-per-cent sure" that he was told at the time that Kavanaugh exposed himself to Ramirez.
Kavanaugh has categorically denied the allegation, calling it a "smear, plain and simple." Kavanaugh is expected to testify Thursday to the Senate Judiciary Committee alongside another accuser.
"I look forward to testifying on Thursday about the truth, and defending my good name—and the reputation for character and integrity I have spent a lifetime building—against these last-minute allegations," Kavanaugh said in a statement.
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