Ramirez told the magazine she had become inebriated during a drinking game and was on the floor when the alleged incident took place. The two parties will testify separately — first Ford, followed by Kavanaugh’s response — the Senate Judiciary Committee confirmed. On Sunday, Senator Dianne Feinstein, the top Democrat on the judiciary committee, urged the panel to halt proceedings in light of the latest allegation. “I am writing to request an immediate postponement of any further proceedings related to the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh,” she said in a statement. “The Senate simply cannot in good conscience vote on this nomination without a full fair FBI investigation of all these allegations,” he said.

Source: Manila Times September 24, 2018 16:18 UTC