From the Vault: Anita Hill's sexual harassment allegations

Former Washington Week moderator Paul Duke discusses Anita Hill's sexual harassment allegations at Clarence Thomas' Supreme Court confirmation hearings in this edition of From the Vault.

This week, the news of sexual assault allegations against President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh drew a stark parallel to Hill's allegations against Thomas in October, 1991. 

Then 35-year-old law professor Anita Hill recounted the sexual harassment she allegedly faced from the Supreme Court nominee when they worked together at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, charges Thomas denied. 

Dr. Christine Blasey Ford is accusing Kavanaugh of sexually and physically assaulting her at a high school party more than three decades ago. 

Kavanaugh and his accuser were both invited to testify at a hearing this coming Monday. The future of the hearing is unclear after Ford's lawyer sent a letter to Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Chuck Grassley calling for the FBI to investigate before she testifies.