"But this is about ALLEGED sexual assault. Until he's convicted, which I hope but doubt he will be, opposing him on the strength of your beliefs apropos of the accusations against him is not good enough. "
Until this matter has been settled Steve it has to be good enough
This appointment will affect the American judiciary system for generations to0 come and no vote should have been taken on such a serious matter until it had   - the immediate repercussions should make that clear
It is surely unprecedented for an American President to have maligned the witness while the enquiry was going on is surely prejudicial to the outcome and would be totally illegal in a British court - as the imprisonment of Tommy Robinson showed
Jim