The upcoming hearing on Judge Brett Kavanaugh will address the sexual assault allegations that have been brought against him.
Both Kavanaugh and the accuser, Dr. Christine Ford, have been invited to appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee to testify about the events. The accusations became public just days before the committee was set to vote on Kavanaugh's confirmation for Supreme Court justice, even though the letter Ford had written and given to Democratic leaders was not brought to light until months after they received it.
Both a local professor and an Ohio senator share similar opinions, on why the letter was brought to light in the past few days.
"It just seems odd to me that it didn't come up until after the process was finished. Now that it has happened, even though I think it's you know not fair for it to have waited that long, now that it has come up, I think it needs to be looked into. A fair and respectful process for Dr. Ford and also for Judge Kavanaugh," said Senator Portman.
"Is this gonna be what we do from now on in major hearings, especially Supreme Court? Just save documents, save the most important questions in some ways until after it's over to try and derail the process? I just don't see how it ends well for anybody," commented Robert Waters, Associate Professor of History at Ohio Northern University.
The hearing is set to take place on Monday.
