Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley suspects that the top Senate Democrat is orchestrating the ongoing delay of Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court confirmation process.

Grassley, an Iowa Republican, has been trying to schedule a time for Dr. Christine Blasey Ford to appear before the committee and testify about her allegation that Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her in high school. The charge, revealed last week after the conclusion of Kavanaugh’s formal confirmation hearing, tossed a wrench in the panel’s plan to approve his nomination. Grassley’s team has been negotiating with Ford’s attorneys, but he threw an elbow at Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer late Friday.