Trump says it's a 'very scary time' for young men who can be falsely accused of bad behavior
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Tuesday lamented what his Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh is experiencing, saying it reflects a "very scary time" in the country when young men can be falsely accused of bad behavior.
"It's a very scary time for young men in America when you can be guilty of something you may not be guilty of," Trump told reporters as he departed the White House. "You could be somebody that was perfect your entire life, and somebody could accuse of something ... That's one of the very bad things that's taking place now."
Trump's comments come as the FBI conducts a limited investigation of allegations of sexual misconduct by Kavanaugh, all of which he has vigorously denied, that are said to have taken place when he was in high school and college.
Three women have come forward to accuse Kavanaugh of inappropriate behavior, including Christine Blasey Ford, who testified at a Senate hearing last week.
Ford alleges that a drunken Kavanaugh pinned her to a bed, groped her and placed his hand over her mouth to silence her when both were teenagers in Maryland in the early 1980s.
Trump continued to defend his nominee Tuesday, calling him "an outstanding person."