Kavanaugh Accuser Willing to Testify on Sexual Assault Claim (1)

The woman who claims Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her decades ago has agreed to testify before a Senate panel, her lawyers said in an email to staff of the Senate Judiciary Committee. But details of the presentation still need to be worked out.

Christine Blasey Ford “accepts the committee’s request to provide her first-hand knowledge of Brett Kavanaugh’s sexual misconduct next week,” Debra S. Katz and Lisa Banks wrote in the email, sent minutes before a deadline set by Republicans on the panel.

The move potentially sets up a final showdown in the bitter political fight over ...