Will sexual assault allegations derail Brett Kavanaugh’s SCOTUS nomination? (Stef Kight)

Back in July, when President Trump nominated Brett Kavanaugh to replace Justice Anthony Kennedy on the Supreme Court, he appeared poised to sail through his Senate confirmation hearing thanks to a solid Republican majority. Yet, days before the Senate vote on Kavanaugh ascending to the high court, a confidential letter sent to Sen. Diane Feinstein written by Clinical Psychology Professor at Palo Alto University Christine Blasey Ford alleged that  the Supreme Court nominee attacked her and tried to remove her clothing  while he was drunk at a party in 1982 when they were both high school students, allegations Kavanaugh has told Reuters were “completely false." On this week’s TrumpWatch, Stef W. Kight of Axios considers whether the allegations could sink Kavanaugh's nomination.