Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), a committee member, said Blasey’s testimony hasn’t shaken his support for Kavanaugh at all. He predicted the committee would proceed with voting Kavanaugh out of committee on Friday as planned. One of a handful of Democrats who hasn’t announced a position on Kavanaugh, Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont. But when a reporter asked if Blasey sounded credible, Tester said yes. ), another vulnerable Democrat up for re-election this year, said he had found Blasey “very credible, very compelling, and very courageous.”This article has been updated with comments from Sen. Richard Shelby.

Source: Huffington Post September 27, 2018 18:25 UTC