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Sen. Hatch says he’s ‘suspicious’ of latest allegation against Kavanaugh but the Senate should investigate

Washington • Sen. Orrin Hatch says he’s “naturally suspicious” of the latest allegation against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, though he says the Senate Judiciary Committee would look into it as it heads into hearing Thursday with the initial accuser, Christine Blasey Ford.

Julie Swetnick, who lives in Washington, said through her lawyer Wednesday that Kavanaugh was present at a high school party when she was the victim of a “gang rape” and that she saw the now-Supreme Court nominee drinking excessively and engaging in “abusive and physically aggressive behavior toward girls.