Brett Kavanaugh hearing: Kellyanne Conway reveals she was a victim of sex assault

Ms Conway was speaking to CNN while defending the Supreme Court nomination of Brett Kavanaugh, who has been accused of sexual assault by one woman and sexual misconduct by two other women.

She said: ”I feel very empathetic, frankly, for victims of sexual assault and sexual harassment and rape.

“I’m a victim of sexual assault. Conway and White House officials did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Reuters.

The court nomination has been upended by the allegations, and President Donald Trump was forced to order the FBI to look into them after several moderate Republicans, whose votes could be crucial for Kavanaugh’s confirmation, called for a probe.

One Kavanaugh accuser, Christine Blasey Ford, detailed her allegation in testimony before a Senate panel on Thursday that Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her when the two were both in high school in the 1980s. Appearing afterward before the committee, Kavanaugh repeated his categorical denial.

The swirling allegations have led other sexual assault victims to come forward to tell their stories.

Conway suggested on Sunday that the ire of many victims was improperly pointed at Republican supporters of Kavanaugh, as opposed to the perpetrators of the assaults.

“It’s not a meeting of the Me Too movement,” she told CNN. “It’s raw partisan politics.”

“It’s not a meeting of the Me Too movement,” she told CNN. “It’s raw partisan politics.”

It comes as the second woman accused Mr Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct while they were both studying at Yale University has been contacted the FBI, it has been revealed.

According to her lawyer she has agreed to co-operate.

So far three women have made complaints against Mr Kavanaugh.