She said she got away when a companion of Kavanaugh’s jumped on him. Among the GOP defectors was Sen. Jeff Flake of Arizona, a Judiciary Committee member who has clashed bitterly with Trump and is retiring from the Senate. Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, two moderates who have yet to announce their positions on Kavanaugh and aren’t on the Judiciary Committee. Kavanaugh and Ford had each indicated earlier Monday a willingness to testify to the Judiciary committee. Kavanaugh went to the White House on Monday, but Trump said he did not meet with his nominee.

Source: National Post September 18, 2018 05:18 UTC