President Donald Trump tweeted on Friday that “Judge Brett Kavanaugh is a fine man, with an impeccable reputation, who is under assault by radical left-wing politicians who don’t want to know the answers — they just want to destroy and delay.”

The president’s comments this morning followed the thoughts he shared Thursday night about his U.S. Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh.

“I think it’s a very a sad situation,” Trump told Fox News host Sean Hannity on Thursday night, just moments before speaking to a crowd in Las Vegas during a campaign-style rally.

“He is an outstanding person. And, frankly, Sean, to see what is going on is just very, very sad. You say, why didn’t somebody call the FBI 36 years ago? I mean, you could also say when did this all happen, what is going on?”

Christine Blasey Ford, a psychologist, is accusing Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her when they were in high school.

Her accusations came amid a confirmation process has already been met with fierce opposition. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) canceled a vote to advance his nomination and set up a hearing to address the allegations Monday.

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“To take a man like this and besmirch,” Trump said. “Now, with that being said, let her have her say and let’s see how it all works out. But I don’t think you can delay it any longer. They’ve delayed it a week already.”

Trump added that he has been very accommodating; she should say what she needs to say. Debra Katz, a lawyer for Ford, responded to the hearing invitation in a letter to the committee Thursday, listing conditions under which Ford would appear.

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Katz also reiterated her strong preference that a federal investigation occur before a hearing.

She had already informed the committee that she doesn’t plan on testifying until the FBI has a chance to investigate. Ford was later asked to submit prepared testimony and a biography before Friday if she plans to attend the hearing. It doesn’t appear as though she will.

Senate Democratic have since called for the nomination process to be stopped until a federal investigation can occur.

Before the sexual assault allegations, they called for delaying the process because of different issues, such as unfulfilled records requests and legal issues related to President Trump.

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Grassley repeatedly said in response to the controversy that the accuser deserves to be heard and her information assessed. But he also questioned the timing and the way in which the information was revealed.

Senate Judiciary Committee ranking member Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) became aware of the alleged incidents weeks prior after receiving a letter from the alleged victim, dated July 30.

The letter was leaked to the public without a name included within a week of the committee vote.

Ford revealed herself to be the accuser a few days later.