The Last GOP SCOTUS Nominee Who Failed To Win Confirmation

WASHINGTON - MARCH 07: White House councel and former U.S. Supreme Court nominee Harriet Meirs attends a Women's History Month speech by President George W. Bush in the East Room of the White House March 7, 2006 in ... WASHINGTON - MARCH 07: White House councel and former U.S. Supreme Court nominee Harriet Meirs attends a Women's History Month speech by President George W. Bush in the East Room of the White House March 7, 2006 in Washington, DC. The president delivered remarks about Women's History Month and welcomed a delegations of women from both Iraq and Afghanistan. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) MORE LESS

September 20, 2018 4:26 p.m.

It is looking increasingly likely that we’ll get under-oath testimony from both Christine Blasey Ford and Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh about her allegations that he assaulted her during a high school party in the early 1980s. Blasey Ford’s attorneys are also maintaining their calls for a full investigation into her allegations, meaning we may end up with testimony from others who were there, such as Kavanaugh friend Mark Judge, or those who learned about the incident after it happened.

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