Former Sen. John Danforth said on CNN Wednesday that the allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh are harmful to him and his family. WATCH:\u2026<\/b>
\nFormer Sen. John Danforth said on CNN Wednesday that the allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh are harmful to him and his family.
WATCH:
Danforth, who introduced Justice Clarence Thomas in his 1991 nomination hearing, compared the Anita Hill allegations to the current allegations against Kavanaugh.
\u201cThe whole thing was torture for a human being,\u201d Danforth said, referring to Anita Hill\u2019s accusations against Thomas. \u201c[Clarence] was a friend of mine and everything he believed in was under attack. You know, it was really awful. He was just humiliated by the whole darned experience.\u201d
Danforth lamented the fact that Kavanaugh now has to deal with similar attacks to his character and reputation.
\u201cThis is like reliving that,\u201d he asserted. \u201cThis is just a man who\u2019s had a sterling reputation\u2026 and he\u2019s got a family, and he\u2019s got two little daughters, and then this thing comes up.\u201d
\u201cThere\u2019s got to be some reasonable end to the torment. And the longer it goes on, the more hurtful it is to the human being,\u201d Danforth said, stating concern that Kavanaugh\u2019s reputation and family are \u201cin jeopardy because one person makes a charge about something that happened 30-some odd years ago.\u201d
Senate Judiciary Republicans have scheduled a hearing for Monday morning so that Kavanaugh and his accuser can address the sexual assault allegations, but the accuser said she will not attend until the FBI investigates her claim.
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