Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, told reporters Monday that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh categorically denied allegations that he committed sexual assault at a high school party in the early 1980s -- and told the senator he was not at a party similar to what his accuser described. Kavanaugh's accuser, Christine Blasey Ford, made her name and her accusations public in an interview with The Washington Post Sunday. In a statement to Fox News, Hatch's office said that Kavanaugh told the senator "he was not at a party like the one [Ford] describes" and added that Ford "may be mistaking [Kavanaugh] for someone else." "I’ve been friends with Brett Kavanaugh for over 35 years, and dated him during high school," said one of the women, Maura Kane. "Brett Kavanaugh and I have been good friends since high school," said the other woman, Maura Fitzgerald.

Source: Fox News September 17, 2018 20:02 UTC