Lisa Murkowski: Kavanaugh confirmation hinges on accuser, not judge’s qualifications

Published September 25, 2018 5:34pm ET



Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, believes Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation hinges on whether senators find a woman’s claim of sexual misconduct against the judge to be credible.

“We are now in a place where it’s not about whether or not Judge Kavanaugh is qualified,” Murkowski said late Monday during an interview with the New York Times. “It is about whether or not a woman who has been a victim at some point in her life is to be believed.”

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