SCHOFIELD, Wis. — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker believes that Senate Republicans are making the right decision to take allegations of sexual misconduct by Christine Blasey Ford against Judge Brett Kavanaugh seriously as the Judiciary Committee readies for a possible hearing involving both parties on Monday.
Walker said in an interview during a campaign stop at an office in Northern Wisconsin that he’s glad that the Senate isn’t dragging its feet on the issue and said it is “completely legitimate” to hear out both sides ahead of a possible committee vote on Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court.
“It’s simple,” Walker said. “To me, my reaction was the Senate should absolutely take this seriously. I’m glad. It wasn’t apparently earlier in the day yesterday, but I’m glad we’re going to hear from her.”
“I think it’s completely legitimate to hear from her as well as hear from Kavanaugh, and they should treat it seriously,” Walker said.
The comments came shortly before news emerged that Ford is pushing for an FBI investigation into her claims before she will testify in front of the committee Monday, despite Debra Katz, Ford’s lawyer, saying Monday that she was ready to testify.
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Testimony by Kavanaugh, at the very least, on the alleged incident is still expected to take place Monday.
As for Walker, he is embroiled in a tough re-election fight against Democrat Tony Evers as he seeks a third term in office. According to a new Marquette poll released earlier Tuesday, Walker trails Evers by 5 points, 49 to 44 percent.
