Washington (CNN) Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley interrupted Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the panel's top Democrat, in the midst of her opening statement at Thursday's hearing on Christine Blasey Ford's allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, a sign of the partisan tension that has surrounded the hearing. During the brief exchange, Grassley and Feinstein talked over one another. Grassley cut in to say that he had planned to introduce Ford himself after Feinstein said that she wanted to make sure that Ford was "properly introduced" before testifying. Just before the interruption, Feinstein pointed out that Grassley had not formally introduced Ford during his opening remarks. At that point, Grassley interjected to say, "I was going to introduce her.

Source: CNN September 27, 2018 15:11 UTC