But this isn’t a trial, this is for nominating a Supreme Court Justice, and unfortunately there will be Senators who will think that while it wasn’t him, he’s still not worth it, if they can just get somebody else.
Biden pointed out the worthlessness of “he shed (sic), she said” back during the Clarence Thomas hearings. So yes, it applies here.
And Kavanaugh has yet to defend himself against this, so this is a trial as much as Thomas’ confirmation hearings were.