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Trump Jr says he is more concerned for his boys than girls after Kavanaugh sexual assault accusations

The comment comes less than a week after emotional and raw testimony in which a woman accused Mr Kavanaugh of sexual assault

Clark Mindock
New York
Monday 01 October 2018 21:49 BST
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Mr Trump Jr says he is more concerned for his boys than his girls
Mr Trump Jr says he is more concerned for his boys than his girls (DailyMailTV screenshot)

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Donald Trump Jr has said he is more worried for his sons than his daughters in the wake of testimony last week from Dr Christine Blasey Ford, who accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault.

Mr Trump Jr made the comment while on the campaign trail in Montana, where he is supporting a Republican candidate for the US Senate.

“I've got boys, and I've got girls,“ Mr Trump Jr told DailyMailTV, referring to the three sons and two daughters he has with his estranged wife Vanessa Trump. ”And when I see what's going on right now, it's scary.”

When asked which of his children he is more concerned for he replied: "Right now I'd say my sons."

Dr Ford testified to the Senate Judiciary Committee last week, and accused Mr Kavanaugh of attempted rape when they were both teenagers in Maryland over three decades ago.

During that testimony, Dr Ford told the Senate she was pushed into a room at a house party, and that Mr Kavanaugh – then a teenager, and allegedly very drunk – groped her, attempted to take off her clothes, and put his hand over her mouth to keep her from screaming. Dr Ford said during her testimony she has no doubt the incident occurred.

"For the people who are real victims of these things, when it is so obviously political in cases like this, it really diminishes the real claims," Mr Trump Jr said of those accusations.

Mr Kavanaugh, during his own testimony, denied he ever did such a thing and repeatedly portrayed the accusations as a partisan attack on his character intended to deny him a seat on the Supreme Court.

Since the testimony last week, the FBI has opened an investigation to probe the issue and the Senate Judiciary Committee has approved his nomination to be taken to vote before the entire Senate.

It is unclear if Mr Kavanaugh – one of the most contentious Supreme Court nominees in recent history – will be confirmed once the Senate considers his nomination in full. The Senate is currently comprised of 51 Republicans, and 49 Democrats, so any delineation from Senate Republicans could cost the nomination if Democrats all vote against Mr Kavanaugh’s nomination.

The FBI investigation was approved by the White House, and is expected to be concluded within one week.

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