Trump Defends Kavanaugh But Says He’ll Watch Testimony Thursday

President Trump,who is attending the United Nations General Assembly in New York City this week, is holding a news conference Wednesday afternoon.

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Updated at 9:24 p.m. ET

During a rare press conference Wednesday, President Trump sent mixed messages about the fate of his embattled Supreme Court nominee, Judge Brett Kavanaugh.

At different points in the rambling, nearly 90-minute event, Trump said that the allegations of sexual misconduct against Kavanaugh were “all false” and that he “could be persuaded” otherwise.