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US President Donald Trump says sexual misconduct claims against his Supreme Court nominee are "totally political", as a second woman came forward.
Speaking at the United Nations in New York on Monday, Mr Trump said Brett Kavanaugh is "outstanding", adding: "I am with him all the way."
The latest allegation is that the nominee once exposed his genitals to a Yale University classmate at a party.
The judge has denied both claims, labelling the latest "a smear".
Mr Trump said Judge Kavanaugh's accusers had come "out of the woodwork" to make unfair and unsubstantiated allegations.
He also suggested reporters "should look into the lawyers doing the representation" of the women.
A senior White House adviser meanwhile also suggested the allegations were political.
"It's starting to feel like a vast left-wing conspiracy," said Kellyanne Conway on Monday.
Her phrase echoed Hillary Clinton's 1998 depiction of infidelity allegations against her husband, President Bill Clinton, as a "vast right-wing conspiracy".
