It’s appears the woman accusing Brett Kavanaugh of sexual abuse will get to testify at a Senate hearing this week, before his nomination goes up for a vote. Sunday, Christine Blasey Ford went public with her story. The California professor alleges Kavanaugh assaulted her 35 years. She told the Washington Post, “I thought he might inadvertently kill me,” “he was trying to attack me and remove my clothing,”

Shortly after the story was published several Senators said a vote scheduled for this week, should be delayed. The Boston Globe reports:

Senators Bob Corker and Jeff Flake joined Democrats in seeking to delay a crucial committee vote set for Thursday so lawmakers can further examine the allegations after the Washington Post published a detailed account from the accuser.

Donald Trump is said to be livid about the allegations against Kavanaugh and as Bloomberg reports:

President Donald Trump won’t withdraw the nomination and the administration is gearing up for a counteroffensive, a White House official said. The Trump team plans to try to discredit the charges for surfacing late in the confirmation process and to question the credibility of the accuser because she didn’t tell anybody about the incident at the time, the official said.

Counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway had a rare moment this morning that seems to run counter to Trump’s thoughts saying Ford should testify under oath.

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Axios reports:

Some involved in the process are going to urge Senate leaders to call on the accuser — Christine Blasey Ford, who went on the record with The Washington Post’s Emma Brown — to testify publicly this week, ahead of Thursday’s scheduled Judiciary Committee vote. This gambit basically bets that she will decline, and Republicans can then say that they tried to investigate further.

If that is their gamble they may lose. Ford’s lawyer says she is willing to tell Congress her story.

It’s important to note that while Ford would testify, her attorney says she hasn’t been asked to do so yet.

Meanwhile, CNN is reporting that Kavanaugh has hired his own attorney and is prepared to answer questions about these accusations as well. The Judiciary Committee is scheduled to vote on Kavanaugh’s nomination Thursday.