Witness’ credibilityThursday’s hearing in many ways turned on Ford’s credibility as a victim of and a witness to an event that Kavanaugh staunchly denies. “Indelible in the hippocampus is the laughter,” said Ford, referring to the area of the brain where traumatic memories are stored. “This is not a job interview,” Graham told him. “This is hell.”Senate Republicans are plowing forward with a committee vote on Friday on Kavanaugh’s nomination. The Senate Judiciary Committee, where the initial vote on Kavanaugh will be held, is narrowly split with an 11-10 Republican majority.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer September 28, 2018 21:22 UTC