MSNBC host Rachel Maddow said Tuesday night that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation is in jeopardy because of the credibility of the allegations made by Christine Blasey Ford.

Maddow described the nomination as "hurtling toward the sun" after it was upended by Ford's allegation that Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her at a party in the 1980s when the two of them were in high school.

"Given, I think, the strength of the assertions she’s making — again they’re unproven assertions at this point — she’s conducting herself in such a way that I think there’s meat on these bones, and therefore I think Kavanaugh is going to have a hard time," Maddow said.

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Maddow suggested that Ford would not have come forward and requested an FBI investigation into her claims if she was not being truthful.

"You don’t do that, and your allegation doesn’t look like that, if it is something you have invented and might be found out for if people look too hard at what you’re alleging," the liberal-leaning host said.

Ford alleged in an interview with The Washington Post published Sunday that Kavanaugh pinned her down and attempted to remove her clothes during a high school party. She also said he put his hand over her mouth when she tried to scream for help.

Kavanaugh has denied the allegations and said he is willing to testify about the accusations.

The Senate Judiciary Committee scheduled a public hearing for Monday for both Kavanaugh and Ford, but Ford has not committed to attending.

Her attorney said Ford wanted the FBI to investigate her claims as "the first step" in the process before testifying about the incident. The attorney's statement did not explicitly rule out the possibility that Ford could still testify if the FBI does not first look into the matter.

Ford had asked initially requested that her allegations remain private. She later decided to speak with The Washington Post.