(CNN) Republicans and the White House are mounting a robust effort to shield Supreme Court pick Brett Kavanaugh after an anonymous woman accused him of sexual misconduct in the 1980s, rocking his confirmation process. Further fueling the debate, Anita Hill, the attorney who convulsed the 1991 confirmation hearings for Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas with sexual assault allegations, issued a statement on Friday night. The woman who made the allegations declined to come forward publicly after making them in a letter that was passed to Feinstein. The furor over the letter has exposed the awkward spot that Feinstein has faced in the Kavanaugh nomination. Progressive groups were quick to respond to the allegations about Kavanaugh.

Source: CNN September 16, 2018 12:00 UTC