President Donald Trump says “a little delay” may be needed on an upcoming Senate Judiciary Committee vote on the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh. But the president is predicting that it will “work out very well.”
    
The president is facing questions about Kavanaugh amid scrutiny of a woman’s claim that the judge sexually assaulted her at a party when they were both in high school.
    
Trump says he wants a “full process” to investigate the allegations. But the president says Kavanaugh’s nomination is “on track. I think he’s very much on track.”


    
Trump is praising Kavanaugh as one of the finest people he’s known. And he called a question about whether Kavanaugh should withdraw “ridiculous.”

Sen. Orrin Hatch says Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh told him he wasn’t at the party where a woman has accused him of sexually assaulting her.
    
The Utah Republican tells CNN, “Somebody’s mixed up.”
    
College professor Christine Blasey Ford is accusing Kavanaugh of assault at a party when they were both in high school. Kavanaugh denies the allegations.
    
Hatch says he talked to Kavanaugh for about 10 minutes by phone Monday and says the judge is “naturally very upset about it.”
    
Hatch says Kavanaugh told him, “This did not happen.”
    
The senator, who is on the Judiciary Committee vetting Kavanaugh, tells reporters it would be hard for senators not to consider “who the judge is today. Because that’s the issue. Is this judge a really good man? And he is.”

Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill wants a review of the sexual misconduct allegations made against President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, Judge Brett Kavanaugh.
    
The Missouri senator says she’s “deeply troubled” by the allegations raised by Christine Blasey Ford, who says Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her more than 30 years ago when they were in high school. Kavanaugh denies the claims.
    
McCaskill is among 10 Senate Democrats up for re-election in states Trump won. She hasn’t said how she will vote on Kavanaugh.
    
A spokeswoman for her challenger, Republican Josh Hawley, didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment. Hawley has said he supports Kavanaugh’s confirmation.
    
Missouri’s other senator, Republican Sen. Roy Blunt, also said the Judiciary Committee should examine Ford’s claims before further action is taken.

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