California professor wants FBI inquiry before testifying about sexual assault allegation against Kavanaugh

Christine Blasey Ford, the California professor who has accused Supreme Courtnominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her when they both were in high school, signaled late Tuesday that she would not testify about the allegation until after the FBI investigated the matter.

A letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee from Ford’s attorneys threw into doubt plans for a high-stakes Senate hearing on Monday and capped a day in which Republicans and Democrats bitterly debated how to handle the allegation.