A visibly angry and emotional Brett Kavanaugh denied under oath that he sexually assaulted Christine Blasey Ford, telling senators Thursday his name has been “totally and permanently destroyed” by these “false” allegations – after his accuser testified she’s “one-hundred percent” sure he tried to force himself on her 36 years ago. The drastically conflicting statements, delivered to the Senate Judiciary Committee in dramatic testimony that carried echoes of the 1991 Anita Hill hearings, left senators to make a judgment call on whose story is accurate. Kavanaugh’s confirmation process was thrown into chaos by the 11th-hour charges, and it remains unclear whether the hearing will sway enough senators to secure confirmation. Kavanaugh let loose in his hearing appearance, abandoning much of his prepared remarks to blast the process as a “disgrace” and a “circus,” and later sparring with Democratic senators. The hearing ended Thursday evening after eight hours worth of testimony from Ford and Kavanaugh. “This confirmation process has become a national disgrace,” Kavanaugh told the committee. “The Constitution gives the Senate an important role in the confirmation process. But you have replaced advise and consent with search and destroy.” Earlier in the same hearing room, Ford appeared in public for the first time to testify on her allegations and told lawmakers in no uncertain terms that the Supreme Court nominee “sexually assaulted me.” She insisted she was not mistaking him for another person. “Brett’s assault on me drastically altered my life,” Ford told the committee. But Kavanaugh described the allegations, from Ford and others, as part of a calculated political hit deployed by Democrats when he was getting too close to confirmation. “I am innocent of this charge,” he said repeatedly. Kavanaugh told senators he has “categorically and unequivocally” denied the allegations since they first aired. He described the toll taken by those charges, especially others that emerged in recent days: “My family and my name have been totally and permanently destroyed by vicious and false additional accusations.” As the hearing continued into the late afternoon, the proceedings got more heated. In one tense exchange, Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., repeatedly asked Kavanaugh to support a FBI investigation. “If there is no truth to the charges, the FBI investigation will show that,” Durbin said. “Are you afraid that they might not?” After Durbin’s comments, a fired-up Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., lashed out at the Democrats. “This is the most unethical sham since I have been in politics,” Graham said, raising his voice at the Democrats. “And if you really wanted to know the truth, you sure as hell wouldn’t have done what you have done to this guy.” At another point, Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, told Kavanaugh, “Judge, I can’t think of a more embarrassing scandal for the United States Senate since the McCarthy hearings.” When Rhode Island Democratic Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse repeatedly pressed Kavanaugh about alcohol, the nominee shot back: “I like beer. I don’t know if you like beer, senator, or not? What do you like to drink?” Similarly, when Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar asked Kavanaugh
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