Senate panel to interview Brett Kavanaugh over new allegations: Politico

The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee plans to interview Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh about accusations of sexual misconduct leveled against him by a third woman on Wednesday, Politico reported.

Citing correspondence it obtained, Politico said the committee’s chief counsel told the attorney for the woman that the panel planned to hold an interview with Kavanaugh at some point on Wednesday.

Reporting by Tim Ahmann; editing by Jonathan Oatis