Such is the new atmosphere that confronts current Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh as he faces accusations that echo eerily of the 1991 Anita Hill episode. And as the Senate Judiciary Committee was vetting the nominees, some rumors of past sexual misbehavior were in the air. For both, it also appeared that Senate Judiciary Committee members blew it by not addressing the claims earlier. The Senate Judiciary Committee does not have to look very far for #MeToo fallout. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley said Sunday that he found the timing of the allegations, before a scheduled Thursday committee vote on Kavanaugh, "disturbing."

Source: CNN September 17, 2018 00:22 UTC