Washington (CNN) Sexual assault allegations levied against President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee have spurred intensive conversations at the White House over how to proceed, officials and advisers said on Monday. Judge Brett Kavanaugh was seen arriving to the West Wing just past 10 a.m. His arrival coincided with a new statement, released by the White House, in which the federal judge again denied the allegations of sexual assault. Already, White House officials signaled they would not seek to smear Kavanaugh's accuser, California professor Christine Blasey Ford. She should not be ignored," presidential counselor Kellyanne Conway told reporters in the White House driveway on Monday.

Source: CNN September 17, 2018 14:44 UTC