Collins 'appalled' by Trump tweet about Kavanaugh accuser
By Chris Mills Rodrigo - 09/21/18 01:36 PM EDT
Trump raises doubts about Kavanaugh accuser
Maine Senator Susan Collins (R) said Friday she was "appalled" by President Trump's tweet questioning the legitimacy of Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh's accuser.
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PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine says she's "appalled" by President Donald Trump's tweet criticizing his Supreme Court nominee's accuser.
12:16 PM - Sep 21, 2018
According to the Portland Press Herald, Collins stopped short of giving an opinion on the veracity of Christine Blasey Ford’s claims that Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her at a high school party decades ago, even as she criticized Trump's remarks.
“I was appalled by the president’s tweet,†she said at a speaking event in Portland.
“First of all, we know that allegations of sexual assault — I’m not saying that’s what happened in this case — but we know allegations of sexual assault are one of the most unreported crimes that exist. So I thought that the president’s tweet was completely inappropriate and wrong,†Collins said.
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