Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Chuck Grassley has set a Friday morning deadline for Dr. Christine Blasey Ford to respond to his invitation to speak to the committee about her allegation that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh attempted to rape her at a high school party when she was 15 years old. But Dr. Blasey Ford’s lawyers have said an FBI investigation into her claims should be conducted before the committee holds a hearing. On Wednesday, President Trump openly doubted Dr. Blasey Ford’s claim.

President Donald Trump: “Look, if she shows up and makes a credible showing, that will be very interesting, and we’ll have to make a decision. But I can only say this: He is such an outstanding man. Very hard for me to imagine that anything happened.”

This comes as Vanity Fair is reporting Trump’s daughter Ivanka has told her father to “cut bait” and drop Kavanaugh over the attempted rape allegations. Meanwhile, one of Blasey Ford’s high school classmates revealed on Facebook that she remembers hearing about the alleged assault at the time. Cristina Miranda King wrote, “This incident did happen.”