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Trump defends his Supreme Court nominee, but says he could change his mind

US President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference on September 26, 2018, on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. (Photo by AFP)

US President Donald Trump has strongly defended his embattled Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, but for the first time indicated he could withdraw his nomination based on an upcoming testimony about Kavanaugh's alleged sexual misconduct.

In a rare solo press conference on Wednesday in New York following his meeting with world leaders at the United Nations, Trump insisted that allegations against Brett Kavanaugh were “all false to me.”

“These are false accusations in certain cases, and certain cases even the media agrees with that. I can only say that what they have done to this man is incredible," Trump said of the Kavanaugh accusations.

At the same time he said his mind could be changed after watching Thursday’s Senate hearing when one of the Kavanaugh’s accusers, Christine Blasey Ford, will testify about her alleged sexual assault.

“They are giving the woman a major chance to speak. It’s possible that I’ll hear that and I’ll say I’m changing my mind.” Trump said, “I’m going to see what happens tomorrow. I’m going to be watching. I’m going to see what’s said. It’s possible they will be convincing.”

Ford said on Wednesday that her motivation in coming forward was to provide facts that senators could take into serious consideration before voting on Kavanaugh on President Donald Trump’s nominee.

Describing Kavanaugh as “one of the most respected people in Washington” who has been treated “very unfairly,” Trump called the Democrats’ handling of Kavanaugh accusations a “big con job.”

“They know what they’re doing. They know it’s a big, fat con job. They go into a back room and they talk with each other and they laugh at what they’re getting away with. It’s a con game and that’s what they play. And that’s about the only thing they do well.”

In addition, Trump further defended Kavanaugh by describing his own parallel experiences.

“I’ve had a lot of false charges made against me, really false charges. They want fame, they want money. I view it differently. It’s happened to me many times, many false allegations. There are many of them.”

Kavanaugh has denied allegations of sexual assault dating back to when he was high school student in the 1980s. He has firmly denied claims by both Ford and Ramirez, expressing his readiness to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee to save his reputation.

A number of prominent people of business, entertainment and the media in the United States have been accused of sexual assault in the past year, triggering what has become known as #MeToo movement.  


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