Senator Heller would have referred to Kavanaugh's allegation of aggression as a "hiccup"

Senator Dean Heller (R-Nev.) Would Have Called Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh's Sexual Assault Claim "Hiccups" and Predicts President Trump's Candidate Will Soon Be Confirmed for Supreme Court Seat -United.

Heller made the remarks during a conference call Wednesday night by the Nevada Republican Party ahead of Trump's planned visit to the state on Thursday, according to a statement from the Nevada Independent.

"I'm really grateful for the White House, for the efforts of President Trump and for what he has done, and for the excitement we have," Heller was quoted as saying. "We had a little problem with the appointment of Kavanaugh. We will get through and we will go to the races. "

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On Thursday morning, Heller's Senate office did not immediately respond to a request for comment on his characterization, which was sharply criticized by Rep. Jack Rosen (D-Nev.), Who challenges Heller for his seat in the Senate. November.

"Incredible: Senator Heller has just dismissed a credible sexual assault charge as a" hiccup "- and predicted that Kavanaugh will still be confirmed," Rosen wrote on Twitter.

Christine Blasey Ford, the judge's accuser, testified that Kavanaugh, while she and Kavanaugh were at a home party in the early 1980s, while in high school, stuck her in a bed, felt and passed his hand to quell his cries as he tried to remove his clothes.

The chairman of the Judiciary Committee, Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa), asked Ford's lawyers to answer before 10 am on Friday, whether she planned to appear before her panel at a hearing scheduled for Monday.

Ford, through its attorneys, asked that the FBI investigate the alleged incident before it speaks to the committee, and Senate Democrats lined up behind it. But the Republicans have not moved away from their view that the FBI does not need to intervene or intend to hear Kavanaugh's and Ford's testimony on Monday.

Trump is scheduled to attend a political rally in Las Vegas late Thursday night to bolster Heller's Senate bid.