Senate Judiciary to probe Kavanaugh accusation in public hearing

Reuters

Published Sep 17, 2018 06:24PM ET

Senate Judiciary to probe Kavanaugh accusation in public hearing

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate Judiciary Committee will reopen its hearings on the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to a seat on the U.S. Supreme Court following allegations of sexual misconduct that he has denied, Republican Senator John Thune said on Monday.

"The Judiciary Committee is going to move forward with a process and that process will include an open, public hearing, an opportunity for people to ask questions. Hopefully we'll have a full understanding of what happened," said Thune, a member of Senate Republican leadership.