Judge Kavanaugh defends nomination amid sexual misconduct allegations; McConnell accuses Democrats of smear campaign

","type™:"text"}],"identifier":" anf-container-4","layout"™:"image- container", "role":"container", "type":"container"}],"identifier":" anf-section-— 2","layout":"default- section", "role":"section", "scene": {"fadeColor":"#FFFFFF","type":"fading sticky header"} ,"type":"section"}, {"identifier":" anf-body- 3","inlineTextStyles": [{"range"™: {"length":234,"start":0},"textStyle":" anf-ts- i"}, {"range™: {"length":234,"start":0},"textStyle":" anf-ts-1"}],"layout":"default- body", "role": "body", "text": "WASHINGTON 4€" Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh, facing mounting allegations of sexual impropriety and growing doubts over his confirmation to the Supreme Court, vowed on Monday to fight the a€esmears,d4€ saying he will not withdraw his nomination.","type":"text"}, {"identifier":" anf-body- 4","inlineTextStyles": [{"range":{"length":410,"start":0},"textStyle":" anf-ts- I"}, {"range"™: {"length":410,"start":0},"textStyle":" anf-ts-1"}],"layout":"default- body", "role": "body", "text": "a€eThese are smears, pure and simple. And they debase our public discourse,a4€ he wrote in a letter to the senior Republican and Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee. 4€eBut they are also a threat to any man or woman who wishes to serve our country. Such grotesque and obvious character assassination 4€" if allowed to succeed 4€" will dissuade competent and good people of all political persuasions from service.a€", "type": "text"}, {"identifier":" anf-body- 5", "inlineTextsStyles": [{"range":{"length":277,"start":0},"textStyle":" anf-ts- i"},{"range"™:{"Length":277, "start":0},"textStyle":" anf-ts-1"}],"layout":"default- body", "role":"body", "text": "a€el will not be intimidated into withdrawing from this process,a4€ he continued. a4€eThe coordinated effort to destroy my good name will not drive me out. The vile threats of violence against my family will not drive me out. The last-minute character assassination will not succeed. 4€", "type": "text"}, {"additions™: [{"URL":"https://int.nyt.com/data/documenthelpe r/319-brett-kavanaugh-letter-sexual misconduct/d3dfb41lad1f992b33acd/optimized/full.pdf#page=1", "range": {"length":30, "start" sl}, "type™:"link"}],"identifier":" anf-body- 6", "inlineTextStyles": [{"range": {"length":32,"start":0},"textStyle":" anf-ts- i™}, {"range"™:{"length":32,"start":0},"textStyle":" anf-ts- I"}, {"range"™: {"length":30,"start":1},"textStyle"™:" anf-ts-36"}],"layout":"default-— body", "role": "body", "text"™:"[Read Judge Kavanaughae™s letter.]","type":"text"}, {"identifier":" anf-body- 7","inlineTextStyles": [{"range":{"length":409,"start":0},"textStyle":" anf-ts- i"}, {"range"™:{"length":409,"start":0},"textStyle":" anf-ts-1"}],"layout":"default- body", "role":"body", "text":"Senior Republicans, led by Senator Mitch McConnell, the majority leader, are closing ranks around the nominee, and they echoed Judge Kavanaugha這s claims, accusing Democrats of running a4€ea smear campaigna€ to derail his confirmation. Mr. McConnell took to the Senate floor Monday afternoon to declare unequivocally that the Senate will move forward with a planned hearing on Thursday and a vote on the nomination.","type":"text"}, {"bannerType"™: "any", "identifier"™:" anf- banner advertisement-1", "layout": "ComponentLayout— 4","role":"banner advertisement", "type":"banner advertisement"}, {"identifier"™:" anf- body-8", "inlineTextStyles": [{"range": {"length":358,"start":0},"textStyle":" anf-ts- i"},{"range™:{"length":358,"start":0},"textStyle":"_anf-ts-1"}],"layout":"default- body", "role": "body", "text": "a€el want to make it perfectly clear, Mr. President: Judge Kavanaugh will be voted on here on the Senate floor,a€ Mr. McConnell said, addressing the Senatead€™s presiding officer and leaving no room to pressure the nominee to withdraw. d4€eUp or down. On the Senate floor, this fine nominee to the Supreme Court will receive a vote in this Senate in the near future.d4€", "type": "text"}, {"components": [{"caption":"In a speech on the Senate floor, Senator Mitch McConnell, the majority leader, defended Judge Brett Kavanaugh against the sexual misconduct allegations against the Supreme Court nominee and said Democrats were helping conduct a &€esmear campaign.a€","identifier":" anft-video- i","layout": "video", "resourceldentifier":"VideoResourceRef 1","role": "video", "stillImageIdentifier"™:"51de701d52032712414662e37fc9d436", "type": "vid eo"}, {"identifier":" anf-heading6-1", "layout": "video- headline", "role": "heading6", "text":"McConnell Accuses Democrats of 4€~Trying to Destroyae™ Kavanaugh", "textStyle":"video-headline", "type": "text"™}, {"identifier":" anf- caption-2","inlineTextStyles": [{"range": {"length":29, "start":245}, "textStyle": "photo- credit "}],"layout":"default-caption", "role": "caption", "text":"In a speech on the Senate floor, Senator Mitch McConnell, the majority leader, defended Judge Brett Kavanaugh against the sexual misconduct allegations against the Supreme Court nominee and said Democrats were helping conduct a d4€esmear campaign.a€ By C-SPAN on Sept. 24, 2018. 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