Senate Republican leader McConnell: Democrats 'trying to destroy' Kavanaugh

[September 25, 2018]    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said on Monday Democrats were "trying to destroy" Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's personal and professional life with "unsubstantiated" sexual assault allegations.

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speaks to reporters about the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh in the wake of a woman's accusation that Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her 36 years ago, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., September 18, 2018. REUTERS/Mike Segar

(Reporting by Richard Cowan; Writing by Eric Beech; Editing by Mohammad Zargham)

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