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Ford And Kavanaugh Hearings: Accuser Says She's 'No One's Pawn'

NPR
Published September 27, 2018 at 3:06 PM EDT
Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh arrives to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., Sept. 27, 2018. (Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images)
Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh arrives to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., Sept. 27, 2018. (Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images)

The Senate Judiciary Committee is holding its hearing Thursday into the sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Christine Blasey Ford, the first woman to publicly accuse Kavanaugh, appeared before senators Thursday morning and into the afternoon.

Here & Now‘s Robin Young gets an update from NPR congressional reporter Kelsey Snell (@kelsey_snell).

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