dr. blasey ford: no. >> why not? dr. blasey ford: i was not interested in pursuing the media route, particularly. i felt that one was enough, the washington post. and i was nervous about doing that. my preference was to talk with a congressperson. >> the washington post texted back that someone would get you in touch with a reporter. did you subsequently talk to a reporter with the washington post? dr. blasey ford: yes, under the encrypted app and off the record. >> who was that reporter? dr. blasey ford: emma brown. >> the person who ultimately wrote the story? dr. blasey ford: correct. any member ofk to congress, and again, remember that it includes the senate, house of representatives, or any congressional staff members, about your allegations between july 10 and july 30, the date of your letter to senator feinstein questio? the met with congresswoman's staff, i think on july 18 on the wednesday, then on the friday. didhen you met with her, you meet with her alone or did someone come with you? dr. blasey ford: i was al

dr. blasey ford." dr. ine blasey ford has agreed to testify at 10:00 thursday morning, 10:00 eastern standard time, before the senate judiciary committee. i want to ask you one last question. rewire particularly focuses on rupert at their rights. i wanted ask you about what you see as the connection, if you see there's a connection, between, welcome to what kavanaugh is being accused of and also his views on issues like roe v. wade and was surprised many in hearings, talking about contraceptives as drugs that i induce abortions. >> well, as we all know, it is been a project for 40 years of the far right to get rid of roe v. wade and eliminate abortion in this country. if you recall, trump's promise on the campaign trail to put judges on the court that would do that. kavanaugh has a very solid record of being against abortion rights. he was the sole judge that tried to stop a young girl from getting an abortion who was in an immigrant girl in custody. he was overridden, but he personally tried to stop that a

dr. blasey ford and ms. ramirez, reminding us once again that he has been credibly accused of committing sexual assault himself and denigrates not just women who accuse him, but survivors everywhere. that's not all. the chief counsel of the senate judiciary committee tweeted after dr. blasey ford sexual assault allegation, quote, unfazed and determined, we will confirm judge kavanaugh. and according to ms. ramirez is lawyer, the judiciary committee interested in taking her claim seriously or getting information from her about her claim. instead of getting the facts, stated even watching the facts, they tried to dismiss this as a smear campaign and plow right ahead. for anyone who is ever wondered why so many survivors of sexual assault don't come forward, obviously there is trauma. but also the fear of this very kind of retaliation and scorn. mr. president, the question i have that i know you have, do we value women in this country? you we value women in this country? do we listen to women when they tell us

dr. blasey ford. that is the woman who says when she was 15 years old judge brett kavanaugh as a high school student sexually assaulted her in a room with his friend mark judge. she was there before the committee with 11 men from the gop on one side. but she did not face questions from them. they instead had outsourced their questioning to rachel mitchell, a sex crimes prosecutor from arizona, and a woman, a female assistant in the words of mitch mcconnell. this woman who came forward with her story was someone evidently reluctant, both in the reporting and her presentation today, to tell what happened to her, evidently traumatized by what happened. and the story she told was remarkable and affecting. and i think traumatizing deeply for the millions of americans wo watched who have also experienced the same. she began by talking about how terrified she was. >> i am here today not because i want to be. i am terrified. i am here because i believe it is my civic duty to tell you what happened to me while

dr. blasey ford's allegations. the letter was dated july 30th, but i'm not sure we've been clear on when exactly senator feinstein got it. but what we do know from the senator's office is that dr. ford had requested confidentiality. she asked that her identity, that the allegations she was raising remain secret. so what we've heard from senator feinstein's office is that they were respecting that. that's why they didn't share it when they got it. that's why they didn't bring it to anyone's attention. it's really not until last week when sort of rumors were circulating that this letter existed, ask that democrats on the committee knew that senator feinstein had it. there was some tension about wanting access to it. no one really knew what it said. and, you know, it was really a week ago that all of this started when the intercept published a story saying a letter exists and there's something going on. and from there it all kind of broke open. and it's hard to imagine, but it really was just three days ago that we got

dr. blasey ford in the 1980's have come forward saying they believe dr. blasey ford, that this was part of the environment at georgetown prep and other elite private schools around the washington area, including other elite catholic schools. is 300w, i think it people signed a letter from other surrounding schools, including georgetown prep. and 925 women signed a letter, fellow alumna of the school where dr. blasey ford we do high school, saying they believe her and that they would want to see an investigation. i would also point your readers to a very important article in "the washington post" this morning about -- which is based on your views with over two dozen women who went to elite private schools in the washington area where they intersected with people at georgetown prep and other boys catholic schools, and that the environment was one of heavy drinking, drug use, and regular sexual assault and sexual abuse of these girls. nermeen: i would like to talk to -- turn to writing from the man who says he was in the room. in his memoir, judge has debated

dr. blasey ford's attorney. well, for more, we're joined in our new york studio by dahlia lithwick, senior editor at slate.com. she is their senior legal correspondent and supreme court reporter hosts the podcast , amicus. her latest story is headlined "our system is too broken to assess the sexual assault claim against kavanaugh." do you still feel that way as dr. blasey ford has come forward? she is been clear in his letter, though this letter was not made clear to democrats or republicans on the committee until he was leakeked by the intercept in a series of developments then unfolded. >> i still feel that way. i feel pretty strongly that neither journalism nor high, high, high intensity senate confirmation hearings are the appropriate fact-finding reason based in our prices to come to the bottom of this. i think i probably still feel, as i felt whwhen i wrote the these, that the cost of forcing somebody into this system, to have this conversation under the lights of the senate were no one is persuaded becaus

dr. blasey ford direcectly. instead, seating all of their time to rachel mitchell, an crimes prosecutor, longtime registered republican, who senate majority leader mitch mcconnell called a female assistant. mitchell was also scheduled a question brett kavanaugh on behalf of the republican senators, but was quickly stopped from her line of questioning by them after she asked brett kavanaugh after details of the parties he attended in the summer of 1982, around the time the alleged sexual assault took place. in his testimony to the committee, judge kavanaugh repeatedly deny dr. blasey ford's allegations, denouncing them with barely controlled rage and repeatedly choking up with tears in his eyes. he singled out democrats on the committee, accusing them of staging a circus aimed at derailing his nomination. >>'s confirmation process has become a national disgrace. thee constitution gives senate an important role in the confirmation process, but you have replaced advice and consent with search and destroy. since my

dr. blasey ford? >> yes, i was sitting right here. >> tonight, insights into what christine blasey ford told california represent he have anna eshoo, plus word tonight from supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh. >>> it is ridiculous. every time we turn around, they're getting us for another toll. more money. they need to not do this toll. >> he's got a strong opinion. paying tolls nothing new in the bay area. soon there will be a new one to access treasure island. good evening, thanks for joining us. larry beil. >> i'm ama daetz. treasure island is home to 2,000 people now but there are plans to add 20,000 residents in the next 20 years, along with three hotels and a bunch of shops. >> here is a look at some of the renderings of what the island will look like from the firm that's handling the design. to manage the increased traffic, there are plans to add ferry service to san francisco, increase muni bus service, and launch ac transit bus service to oakland. >> also a toll for all drivers going both o

dr. blasey ford has described. he sent a letter of his own to the committee today saying he didn't want to testify, didn't have anything more than to share with them than these two, you know, assertions. so, you know, obviously he doesn't have the ability to resist a subpoena, presumably, if one were to be issued and the committee, you might imagine, might want to hear it. senator grassley said he wanted to hear from judge kavanaugh and dr. blasey ford. but just the two of them. democrats think that's not enough. >> we should also note in this letter that dr. blasey ford's lawyer says the following. "in the 36 hours since her name became public dr. ford has received a stunning amount of support from her community and from fellow citizens across the country. at the same time, however, her worst fears have materialized. she's been the target of vicious harassment and even death threats. as a result of the threats her family was forced to relocate out of their home, her e-mail has been hacked and she has been imperson

dr. blasey ford tomorrow for the first time. brought in by the republicans in committee, all of them men. >> normally a sex crimes prosecutor would have so much more time to build trust and rapport with a witness before there would be a hearing like this. >> we hired her because she has an extraordinary reputation for being able to ferret out the truth and sexual -- allegations of sexual assault. >> reporter: kavanaugh will likely have to answer tough questions of his own. >> he will face some embarrassing questions about his youth, his sexuality, various pieces of his anatomy. it could be just absolutely horrifying for him to consider doing this in such a public way. >> reporter: but the new allegations further splitting the already partisan committee. on one side, democrats claiming the new allegations must be considered. >> this allegation is a game changer because it's under oath, and it names corroborating witnesses. >> reporter: on the other side, republicans. >> i do believe the judge. i think it is a smear. >> i'm very s

i think it was fairly dismissive of dr blasey ford injusta fairly dismissive of dr blasey ford injustifferent way that they treated anita hill. one of the things that really stands out from the anita hill case isjust things that really stands out from the anita hill case is just how vilified she was afterwards. both by wider society and also within her own community as well. what would you like to see in place now for dr blasey ford, to make sure that she is not traumatised like that? well, i think, she spoke herself about the tremendous support she has received from people across the country and i hope she continues to get that support. she is a survivor of sexual assault and that is important for any survivor. i think it are the larger issue here is to also be treated with respect and credibility by the committee in self. —— in itself. i think process did not treat her well. go on... very briefly, what do you think has changed for the better and what do you think really hasn't changed at all since that anita hill case? at what has changed is that there are is an incredible amount of

dr. blasey ford or you reject her testimony. either you accept her veracity or you don't. after blasey ford was asked whether it was possible that she confused her attacker, whether there was mistaken identity, whether there was maybe someone else other than brett kavanaugh, firmly, unequivocally, repeatedly she said no. before us and the entire country she said she was, quote, 100% sure that brett kavanaugh was her attacker. this detail is seared in her memory. there's no mistaken identity here. a person so brutally attacked at the age of 15 who admits to these details and also the details that she doesn't remember and insists on the details she does remember doesn't make something like that up out of whole cloth. she came forward at great personal sacrifice. i believe her. i think america believes her. she testified that she was terrified. that's her word, terrified, to come forward. she was very nearly silenced by her fear. she worried if she told her story she would be shouted down or vilified by judge kavanaugh's defenders and would never be held accountable. that happ

dr. blasey ford. this is a story that resonated with our community as we say in the letter, we believe dr. blasey ford and we have called for a thorough and independent fbi investigation. and i think what america is about to see is the strength and power of america's women and america's survivors. because this story is one that i am hearing everywhere. i heard -- the community was galvanized by this. they want to show up in support of dr. blasey ford. we are in awe of her courageous us in and strength. this was signed by over 100 alumni. this is a huge chunk of our community because this is a school that is very small, about 80 to 100 women are in every single class. so i think what we've seen so far is disappointing, the lack of an fbi investigation is disappointing. but i think the community who signed this letter are here to say do not mess with dr. blasey ford and do not mess with survivors because this is not 1991, and this isn't even 2016 and america has the back of survivors. >> barbara, there'

dr. christine blasey ford. citizens have been harboring painful troops for years, sometimes decades not knowing if they would ever be heard or relieved or anyone would care. they want that to be true because it is their political agenda. but we have an agenda of our realm. we believe you, doc or ford. we believe you, debbie ramirez. we believe you, and nina hill. we believe you unnamed survivors and we care. we care because every single survivor of violence deserves someone, many someone's to care at the very least listened to them. we also care because we can drive state line between on cat behavior of a 17-year-old young man in the misogynistic and compassionate hyper politicized elite of this theory grown man who apparently still doesn't believe women have the right to bodily autonomy. we believe you, doc or ford because we argue. we are a movement of survivors not just because of what we've come through, but because we are causally trying to figure out how to survive. what makes us a movement as we are figu

dr. blasey ford. >> i had dismissed it. as i said, he was a jerk. when i realized he was sears league running for president i thought, well, i want people to told my family. it's all my friends, i told my book club. when iere several groups would tell my story that i could tell. some of them did not believe me. amy: and what you remember and what you don't. >> people have a perfect right to say, well, that was a long time ago and maybe your memory is flawed. i respect that. still needs to be acknowledged because how many women now in this #metoo movement? how many women have i talked to? m, i wente firstscru over the story so often of how myself saying, "oh, i can't tell it again." tellingmyself reporters, so people who would come with them, i would say, tell me about your story? every single one of them had a story. some of them minor, but they remembered. they got out how of it. some of them was, it was as simple as "i did not get a promototion because i would noto out t to lunch with this." innocents in a innocence, dr. blasey ford's story parall

dr. blasey ford's claims of anxiety, mitchell tried to pick apart dr. blasey-ford's fear of flying. >> you fly fairly frequently for your hobbies and you've had to fly for your work, is that true? >> correct. >> you were a consulting biostatistician in sydney, australia, is that right? >> i've never been to australia, but the company i worked for is based in australia. >> hawaii, costa rica, south pacific islands and french polynesia. have you been to all those places? >> correct. >> by airplane? >> yes. >> stephen: so what? being afraid of flying doesn't mean you never fly. it means you hate it while you're doing it. like everyone else... in coach. ( laughter ) i hear it's terrible. during the lunch break, a reporter tracked down utah senator and where you kept your orrin, orrin hatch. ( laughter ) anand orrin hatch told her how e felt about the testimony. >> and have you found dr. ford credible, sir? have you found dr. ford credible? >> well, it's too early to say. i don't think she's un-credible. i think she's an attractive, good witness, but it's way

dr. blasey ford described. the whole question about him being a virgin during his time means he did not commit sexual notult is incredibly -- is relevant t to this moment. i agrgree with your other guests -- amy: marcy wheeler. >> marcy wheeler. i'm sorry. i agree with you, we're going down a dangerous path of what is sexual assault in the way he answered last night. juan: marcy, in terms of the movement of the senate judiciary committee have this hearing on thursday, what is the rush? given the fact is many people have said, the senate waited a full year and did not even give a hearing to merrick portland when president -- merrick garland when president obama nominated him, what is the rush in getting this vote done, as mitch mcconnell hopes, this week? is, we of the rushes know the republicans are learning of additional allegations as they are rushing things forward. they are trying to get a hearing and a vote done before another allegation and another allegation and another allegation comes forward because w

dr. blasey ford and ms. ramirez, reminding us once again that he has been credibly accused of committing sexual assault himself and denigrates not just women who accuse him but survivors everywhere. that's not all. the chief counsel of the senate judiciary committee tweeted after dr. blasey ford's sexual assault allegation, quote, unfazed and determined, we will confirm judge kavanaugh. and according to ms. ramirez' law, the judiciary committee isn't even interested in taking her claim seriously or getting information from her about her claims. instead of getting the facts, instead of even wanting the facts, they tried to dismiss this as a smear campaign and plow right ahead. for anyone who has ever wondered why so many survivors of sexual assault don't come forward, obviously there's trauma. but there's also the fear of this very kind of retaliation and scorn. mr. president, the question i have, that i know you have, do we value women in this country? do we value women in this country? do we listen to women

dr. blasey ford named who was there has since publicly stated that she believes dr. blasey ford's account. judge kavanaugh tried to give himself an alibi, his own high school calendar, which he provided to the committee as evidence contradicts that statement. during the hearing in an exchange with my colleague senator booker, judge kavanaugh admitted that one of the entries on his calendar from thursday signify that he went to a friend's house to drink. he said repeatedly that he never in his life drank so much that he couldn't remember. numerous people who spent considerable time with him during the hearing in high school, during his high school, college, and law school years confirmed that he frequently drank to excess and sometimes became belligerent. finally, judge kavanaugh claimed that he has always treated women with dignity and respect. his words. yet he and his high school friends named one of my constituents and their yearbook pages, saying they were reducing her to a sexual conquest. that is no way to treat women with dignity and respect, in fact she attest

dr. blasey ford's family, for herself. someone tweeted today that the president has been negotiating with robert mueller for a year whether he will sit and testify with him. and now we're talking about dr. blasey ford to only take few days to try to negotiate an appearance in front of the united states senate and all of the remenpublicans are saying ss dragging her heels. hardly. it's time she has a fair shot. i hope she makes whatever decision is sbebest for her by 0 because she's in the hot seat when in fact judge kavanaugh is the one who should be under question. >> you seen the questions that dr. blasey ford has put forward to lead her to testify before the committee. in 1991 you had thomas testifying first and hill followed. >> no anita hill was first. >> explain the importance of that. that's hotly debated this time around. >> i was actually in the hearing room in 1991 and hill was so credible. i really did not think clarence thomas could recover after her detailed, credible, well-thought out testimony. but he then c

dr christine blasey ford told senators she's100% certain that it was brett kavanaugh who tried to assaultn front of the committee after dr ford, judge kavanaugh emphatically denied the allegation of sexual assault. he accused democratic senators of destroying his family and his good name for political reasons. senior republicans are now discussing a timetable for the next steps in the process to confirm mr kavanaugh. a first vote in the judiciary committe is expected on friday. now on bbc news, hardtalk‘s stephen sackur talks to former conservative party leader, lord howard.

dr. blasey ford in terms of their was supposedly another person in the room when kavanaugh allegedly sexually assaulted professor blasey ford. a guy by the name o of mark jud. good you talk about mark judge, who he is? >> he is known in washington. when he was brought out as the character wititness for judge kavanaugh, that should have been setting off alarm bells for everyone. it is likeke bringining out the worst guy in your crew is the one you sent to "the new york times" to vouch for your character. if mark judge is the b best yoyu can do, that is deeply alarming. people can just google mark judge and findnd some of his pat writings, stuff that is racist, misogynist. feministid it is nice say yes means yes and no means no, but there's a middle ground. like, he has written these words in print. not on facebook or tweets, but in published articles. if this is the person who was brought out to deny he would ever do such a thing and then it was not surprising to find out namede was the accomplice by dr. blasey ford as physically, literally, in the room. and now kavanaugh is saying he was not

dr. christine blasey ford is -- dr. christine blasey ford's real attack a anyone who puts a board could face this kind of frenzy. -- real attacker. they say anyone could be that. >> it is not supposed to be that way. you should not be guilty until proven innocent. >> reporter: there standing behind judge brett kavanaugh and a lot may be determined after what happened at this hearing. >>> it gets underway in less than a half hour will bring alive undrafted coverage -- we will bring you live uninterrupted coverage starting at 7 am. we will update you here on mornings on 2 all morning long. >>> president donald trump says he may delay his scheduled meeting today with rod rosenstein to focus on the senate hearing. he added he would prefer not to fire rosenstein. rosenstein denied reports that he considered secretly recording the president and invoking the 25th amendment to remove him from office. firing it would likely set up a political crisis -- firing him would likely set off a political crisis. >>> they have a $2.2 billi

dr. christine blasey ford. her lawyer sent a letter to the senate judiciary committee requesting an fbi investigation before she testifies. the gop is standing firm against that plan for now. our senior national correspondent terry moran is tracking all the latest from the supreme court. good morning, terry. >> reporter: good morning. so, it's a stalemate. the senate judiciary committee controlled by republicans is determined to move forward with that hearing next monday to investigate the charges that judge brett kavanaugh sexually assaulted professor christine blasey ford decades ago. dr. ford won't be there, she says, unless the fbi investigates her charges first. meanwhile, judge kavanaugh has been at the white house getting grilled in mock hearings preparing for this showdown. but right now with both sides battling to shape the process, it looks like it may never take place. overnight, christine blasey ford's attorney announced she will not testify in an open hearing monday about her allegations of sexual

dr. christine blasey ford. she wants an fbi investigation first. ses to take part in a senate hearing. >>> meanwhile, as dr. ford says she's received threats to her life as her public testimony hangs in the balance, the president says it's very hard for him to imagine anything happening between brett kavanaugh and his accuser. >>> and trump said it's very sad he doesn't have an attorney general. though we checked, and as of air time jeff sessions is still in office as "the 11th hour" gets underway on a wednesday night. well, good evening

dr. blasey ford. a little over four hours ago smiling in her face, waving after her friends and joined by supporters in that room today. submitted questions from ten democratic members of the committee, 11 republican members of the committee, but all of the questions from that sex crimes prosecutor ritual mitchell. that final round of questioning from ms. mitchell, fascinating to me. she seemed to be simultaneously as she talked about how sex crimes victims are usually interviewed, what kind of process they usually go through. you see dr. shaking hands. question after question after mu like rachel mitchell was doing today in public in that questioning. she seemed to be saying those republicans who hired her, i came in to do this my way but it couldn't be done effectively -- >> i so related to her. i have been saying this for weeks. this is not how assaults, sex crimes are investigating. generally you work with either an fbi agent or work with the victim witness advocate. you work with a trained detect

dr. blasey ford named who was there has since publicly stated that she believes dr. blasey ford's account. judge kavanaugh tried to give himself an al bibi making it sod like he didn't drink on weeknights. his own high school calendar that he provided as evidence contradicts that statement. in an exchange of senator booker, brett kavanaugh admitted an entry on the calendar from a thursday signified that he went to a friend's house to drink. he said repeatedly that he never in his life drank so much that he couldn't remember. numerous people who spent considerable time with him during the hearing in high school, during his high school, college and law school years confirmed that he frequently drank to excess and sometimes became belligerent. finally, judge kavanaugh claimed that he has always treated women with dignity and respect. his words. yet he and his high school friends named one of my constituents on the yearbook pages saying they were her alumnist. reducing her to a sexual conquest. that is no way to treat women with dignity and respect. in fact, she attested

dr. blasey.t think -- there's no sense that judge kavanaugh is endeavoring to hide anything from his aspect of the story. >> i'm not saying that, but i was just agreeing with david, which is that it would do him a world of good to say, i know that other people have other concerns. but i would like for you to investigate it because i believe that i am innocent, and i did not do this. >> david, give us a button and we'll take a break. >> a quick point, and that is what i really worry about for the country is when roe v. wade comes back for review and before those justices are going to be two people in the majority who have been accused of sexual misconduct, and the clouds could still be over their heads. it's really in the nation's interest for kavanaugh to get this cloud off him, and he needs to do that very, very persuasively monday. >> and especially in the context -- i mean just the context to make sure that everybody understands that. the context surrounding judge kavanaugh is that he has had,

dr. blasey. we refer to her by her professional name, dr. blasey, understands that she is likely going to have to testify publicly. and it appears to me that she is willing to do that. >> interesting. so that was -- there was a question, i think, about whether that was the sticking point. but it seems that that's not the sticking point. >> well, it was left unclear in the letter. >> right. >> the letter just said she would be prepared to testify. it's my understanding that she understands that this could mean public testimony and that she is prepared for public testimony. >> do you know, also, one other aspect of this, there was a request by her lawyer for an fbi investigation. and also that mark judge testify. are those still things they're pursuing? >> well, i think -- i'm not certain if it's specific to mark judge. but they clearly are pursuing having other witnesses testify. as to the fbi negotiation -- investigation, that's a little bit soft in a way. she had been demanding an fbi investigation which as you know democrats are demanding.

dr. blasey ford was powerful. she was sincere. she was heartfelt. >> today's hearing, dr. y ford's testimony gives me great hope that the next person who comes forward and discloses their survivorship will be believed. >> reporter: one of the speakers, 25-year-old emily, herself a survivor, now an advocate. >> we stand with you. >> reporter: we met emily earlier this week at a rally in support of the women who came forward with accusations against judge kavanaugh. emily was just a sophomore in high school when she says she was sexually assaulted by someone she viewed as a mentor in her community. >> some people that i told would say, well, did you say no? or, like, how did you say no? did you cry? did you scream? and i feel like that's not -- the issue is that i didn't want what took place. that's the issue. the issue is that i was 15 and he was in a position of power. >> reporter: she says it took several months before she told her friends and would take several years to accept what happened. >> took me a couple of years of really, like, having community and having support

dr. blasey ford. but you did have this outpouofng anger by the republicans and by judge kavanaugh in a wth 's very unexpected. i think people expected him to be much more like the controlled and even-tempered person that he tried to be in that fox new interview. and a lot of republicans did end up cheering at the end of the day feeling like he was being authentic in a way that he hadn't befor and in a way that they could identify with. but the upshot of it all is that it was a tremendsly ugly an angry and partisan spectacle and it's hard to imagine that this doesn't erode public trust in the supreme court in the long-term. and that is somethinghat was already declining and that's something that hurts the institutio of the supreme court because the court can't do its job in aredible way ifeople in this country don't have confidence in it as a constitution that is not merely political. robert: already talks -- there are talks that after she spoke that maybe he would have to withdrawal, she gave such a s

dr. christine blasey ford does not testify. meanwhile, president trump dismissed the need for a fbi probe into her allegations. >> what would be the problem with the fbi reopening their background investigation into judge kavanaugh? would you support such a thing? pres. trump: it would not bother me, other than the fbi, john said, they really don't do that. that is not what they do. amy: democratic senator dianne feinstein of california responded on twitter by writing -- "fact check: the fbi can investigate dr. blasey ford's allegations as part of its background investigation -- that is their job. to say otherwise is false. it investigated anita hill's allegations of sexual harassment against clarence thomas. it should investigate this too." president trump also defended brett kavanaugh, describing him as a great gentleman. pres. trump: i feel so badly for him that he is going through this, to be honest with you. i feel so badly for him. this is not a man that deserves this. but il see what happens, just think he is at a level

we can bring it to you now, here is dr blasey ford.list of a list of very well—qualified supreme court nominees. i thought it was my civic duty to relay the information i had about his conduct, so that those considering his nomination would know about this assault. on july the birth, and a sense of urgency to relay the information to the senate as soon as possible before a nominee was selected. i did not know how specifically to do this. i called my congressional representative and let her receptionist know that someone on the president's shortlist had attacked me. ialso on the president's shortlist had attacked me. i also sent a message to the encrypted washington post confidential tip line. i did not use my name but i provided the names of brett kava naugh my name but i provided the names of brett kavanaugh and markjudge. i stated that mr kavanaugh had assaulted me in the 19805 in maryland. this was an extremely hard thing for me to do. but i felt that i couldn't not do it. over the next two days i told a couple of close friends in c

dr. blasey ford named said she believes dr. blasey ford's account. judge kavanaugh tried to give himself an alibi, making it sound like he didn't drink on week nights. his own high school calendar that he provided as evidence contradicts that statement. during the hearing in an exchange with my colleague, senator booker, admitted that one of the entries on his calendar from a thursday signified he went to a friend's house to drink. he said repeatedly he never in his life drank so much that he wouldn't remember. numerous people who spent considerable time with him during the hearing in high school, during his high school, college, and law school years confirmed that he frequently drank to excess and sometimes became belligerent. finally, judge kavanaugh claimed he has always treated women with dignity and respect. his words. yet he and his high school friends named one of my constituents in their year book pages saying they were her alum ni us, reducing her to a sexual conquest. that is it no way to treat women with dignity and respect. in fact, she a