Episode Features An Exclusive Interview With The Third Kavanaugh Accuser, Who Spoke On Camera For the First Time

Sunday, September 30 At 8 P.M. ET/PT On SHOWTIME

NEW YORK – September 28, 2018 – On Thursday, the nation watched as Dr. Christine Blasey Ford and Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee in a historic hearing. In an episode titled “Judgment Day” on Sunday, September 30 at 8 P.M. ET/PT, THE CIRCUS will deliver an in-depth analysis of the lead-up, the nine hours of testimony, and the chaotic fallout of a confirmation hearing that consumed the nation.

Hours before the hearing began, co-host John Heilemann exclusively interviewed Julie Swetnick, the third woman to accuse Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct. The first accuser to speak on camera, Swetnick answered key questions about why she decided to share her story now and her contention that Kavanaugh's alleged behavior towards her – which he has denied – disqualifies him from being confirmed to the nation's highest court.

Co-hosts Mark McKinnon and Alex Wagner, along with Heilemann, spoke with people on both sides of the intense and emotional fight, including groups pressuring politicians to act and protestors sharing their own stories of sexual assault and harassment.

For a preview of this week’s episode, go to https://youtu.be/osxn--4PxeQ.

THE CIRCUS features John Heilemann, co-author of the New York Times best-sellers Game Change and Double Down, noted campaign strategist Mark McKinnon, and Alex Wagner, an Emmy^®-nominated television journalist, author, national correspondent for CBS News and contributing editor at The Atlantic. John Heilemann, Mark McKinnon, Alex Wagner, Banks Tarver, Ken Druckerman, Ted Bourne and Tom Johnson serve as executive producers. To learn more about THE CIRCUS, go to: SHO.com and follow on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, and join the conversation using #TheCircus.

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