Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation fight in photos

Mackenzie Samet

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Sep 27, 2018

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Brett Kavanaugh is sworn in before testifying at the Senate Judiciary Committee. AFP/Getty Images

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U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh arrives for his Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, U.S., September 27, 2018. REUTERS/Mary F. Calvert REUTERS

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Brett Kavanaugh gets emotional while testifying to the Senate Judiciary Committee. Getty Images

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WASHINGTON D.C. – SEPTEMBER 27: Ashley Kavanaugh listens to her husband, Judge Brett Kavanaugh testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee during his Supreme Court confirmation hearing in the Dirksen Senate… Getty Images

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Protestors demonstrate against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.

Demonstrators march against the appointment of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh outside of the US Capitol in Washington DC, on September 27, 2018. – Christine Blasey Ford told senators Thursday… AFP/Getty Images

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Demonstrators protest against the appointment of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh on the streets outside on Capitol Hill in Washington DC, on September 27, 2018. – Christine Blasey Ford told… AFP/Getty Images

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Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh arrives to testify before the US Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, September 27, 2018. – Kavanaugh was to testify in… AFP/Getty Images

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WASHINGTON, DC – SEPTEMBER 27: Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh arrives to testify before the US Senate Judiciary Committee in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill September… Getty Images

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Christine Blasey Ford, who accused U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of a sexual assault in 1982, testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee. REUTERS

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Professor Christine Blasey Ford, who accused U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of a sexual assault in 1982, is sworn in to testify before a Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing… REUTERS

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A close-up of Christine Blasey Ford's nameplate

Christine Blasey Ford prepares to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee in the Dirksen Senate Office Building at the Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, U.S., September 27, 2018. Win McNamee/Pool… REUTERS

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Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) REUTERS

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Rachel Mitchell, the veteran former prosecutor hired by Republicans to question Christine Blasey Ford during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing. REUTERS

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Christine Blasey Ford listens to attorney Michael Bromwich. Getty Images

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Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) REUTERS

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Rachel Mitchell questions Christine Blasey Ford with a map on display.

Prosecutor Rachel Mitchell questions Christine Blasey Ford. REUTERS

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Rachel Mitchell points to a map as she asks questions to Dr. Christine Blasey Ford at the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to be an… AFP/Getty Images

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Lindsey Graham AP

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Christine Blasey Ford, the woman accusing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her at a party 36 years ago, testifies before the US Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol… AFP/Getty Images

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Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh testifies before the US Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, September 27, 2018. – Kavanaugh was to testify in front of… AFP/Getty Images

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Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) Getty Images

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Protestors demonstrate against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Getty Images

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Jennifer Flynn Walker stands in front of the Supreme Court on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018. The Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to hear from Supreme Court… AP

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Joy Gerhard, of Seattle, cries in the Hart Senate Office Building atrium as she listens on her phone to Christine Blasey Ford testify. CQ-Roll Call,Inc.

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Protestors demonstrate against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. REUTERS

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Dr. Christine Blasey Ford And Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh Testify To Senate Judiciary Committee

WASHINGTON, DC – SEPTEMBER 27: Christine Blasey Ford testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill September 27, 2018 in Washington, DC. A… Getty Images

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WASHINGTON, DC – SEPTEMBER 27: Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, center, flanked by attorneys Debra Katz (L) and Michael Bromwich, testifies during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the nomination of… Getty Images

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