HISTORIC US SUPREME COURT HEARING BEGINS

Amomentous hearing began on Thursday in which Christine Blasey Ford, a university professor who has accused Brett Kavanaugh, President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, of sexually assaulting her began testifying at a session that could determine whether he will be confirmed to the lifetime job after a pitched battle between Republicans and Democrats.

Christine Blasey Ford’s voice shook as she described her allegation of sexual assault against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh in a dramatic hearing before the Senate Thursday that saw senators bickering from its start. Ford held back tears as she described the teenage party where she claims Kavanaugh attacked her as his friend Mark Judge watched.‘i don’t have all the answers, and I don’t remember as much as I would like to,’ she said. ‘But the details about that night that bring me here today are ones I will never forget. They have been seared into my memory and have haunted me episodically as an adult.’ I went up a narrow set of stairs leading from the living room to a second floor to use the bathroom. When I got to the top of the stairs, I was pushed from behind into a bedroom. I couldn’t see who pushed me.’

‘I believed he was going to rape me. I tried to yell for help. When I did, Brett put his hand over my mouth to stop me from screaming,’ she recalled.

Ford said it was that moment which scared her the most.