Kavanaugh Accuser Open To Testifying About Sexual Assault Allegations

Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh leaves his home Wednesday in Chevy Chase, Md. Kavanaugh is scheduled to appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday following an allegation of sexual misconduct from when was in high school.

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Updated at 8:20 p.m. ET

Attorneys for Christine Blasey Ford, the woman who accused Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her at a high school party in the 1980s, have begun discussing terms of her appearance before the Senate Judiciary Committee next week.

“She wishes to testify, provided that we can agree on terms that are fair and which ensure her safety,” Debra Katz, Ford’s lawyer says in an email to committee aides first reported in the New York Times and confirmed by NPR.