ms. mitchell, that is what i hope she would do. i heard a bunch of speeches from a bunch of politicians who have politicized of this from day one, who has been in wait. not ms. ford, but certainly them, making a bunch of speeches, and ms. mitchell methodically went through the facts of what happened that day. leading up to that day, and how we found ourselves there. from my point of view, i am pleased with what i saw. >> your background as a prosecutor, sitting up there, did you find a doctor forward it to be credible? >> i did not find her allegations to be corroborated against mr. kavanaugh. i don't doubt that something happened to her, but she can't say the house, the city, the month of the year. he is saying i didn't do it, but here is what you do. when you have an emotional accusation and an emotional denial, you use the rule of law, the presumption of innocence attached it to the person accused. you have to give them time and location. you ask if there's anybody to verify this, and all of it goes the other way. having said tha

ms. mitchell -- >> mr. chairman, i just want to point out, to support what senator whitehouse said, and the anita hill case -- >> can we hear from dr. ford? >> george bush ordered that the investigation be opened again. >> ms. mitchell, will you per proceed for senator lee? >> thank you, mr. chairman. dr. ford, "the washington post" reported in their september 16th article that you did show them. is that incorrect? >> i don't remember physically showing her a note. perhaps my counsel dead, i don't remember physically showing her my copy of the notes. but i don't remember. i'm sorry. i have retrieved a physical copy of those medical records. >> okay, thank you. you also attended individual therapy. did you show any of those notes to the reporter from "the washington post"? >> again, i don't remember. i showed her something that i summarized, or if i just spoke about it. or if she saw it in my counsel's office. i don't know for sure. but i certainly spoke with her about the 2013 record with the individual the

ms. mitchell -- >> mr. chairman, i just want to point out, to support what senator whitehouse said, in the anita hill case -- >> can we hear from ms. mitchell. >> -- george bush had the investigation opened up again. >> can you proceed, ms. mitchell. >> thank you, mr. chairman.

ms. mitchell for senator hatch. >> thank you, mr. chairman. when we were stopped, you were going to tell us a third correction that you wanted to make on that statement -- or i'm sorry, the letter to senator feinstein? >> it wasn't a correction, but i just wanted to comment on it since we were looking at this letter. but i did see mark judge once at the potomac village safeway after the time of the attack, and it would be helpful with anyone's resources if -- to figure out when he worked there if people are wanting more details from me about when the attack occurred, if we could find out when he worked there, then i could provide a more detailed time line as to when the attack occurred. >> okay. and that -- so that is not a correction in your statement? >> it's just -- no. >> okay. you also wrote out a handwritten statement for the polygrahper when you took your polygraph, is that correct? >> yes. >> i see corrections on that. i will go on "the washington post" article that was originally published september 16th of this year. >> should i just

ms. mitchell. >> mr. chairman, i just want to point out what senator whitehouse said, in the anita hill case. >> can we hear from dr. ford? >> george bush ordered the investigation be opened again. >> dr. mitchell, will you p proceed for senator lee? >> thank you mr. chairman. dr. ford, "the washington post" reported in their september 16 article that you did show them therapist notes, is that incorrect? >> i don't remember physically showing her a note. perhaps my counsel did. i don't remember physically showing her my copy of the note. >> okay. >> but i just don't remember. i'm sorry. i have retrieved a physical copy of those medical records. >> okay, thank you. >> you also attended individual therapy. did you show any of those notes to the reporter for "the washington post"? >> again, i don't remember if i showed her, like, something that i summarized or if i just spoke about it. or if she saw it in my counsel's office. i can't -- i don't know for sure. but i certainly spoke with her about the 2013 reco

ms. mitchell for senator crapo. >> good afternoon. when we left off, we were still talking about the polygraph. i believe you said it hasn't been paid for yet. is that correct? >> let me put an end to this. her lawyers have paid for her polygraph. >> as is routine. >> as is routine. >> dr. ford, do you expect the that polygraph to be passed on to you? >> i'm not sure yet. i haven't taken a look at all the cost involved in this. we have relocated now twice so i haven't kept track of all that paperwork. i'm sure i have aa lot of work o do to catch up on all that later. >> i get you have a lot going on in utah about for several. but is it your understanding that someone elsee is going to assist you with the fees including the cost for yours polygraph. >> i'm aware that there's w been several sites and i haven't had a chance to figure out how to manage those because i've never had one. >> i'm sorry, what? >> sites that have raised money for her security detail. i'm not even quite sure how to collect t that money and how to distribute it y

ms. mitchell, professional prosecutor prosecuting sex crimes in arizona, she told us last night that with more than two decades of experience with the kind of case brought forward by ms. ford, she would not file those charges against the defendant. there simply is not enough evidence. in fact, the only witnesses identified by doctor ford denied the event occurred. as a matter fact she said she couldn't get a search warrant were an arrest warrant in a case like this. if you can identify the time or place, you're not going to get a search warrant and can't show probable cause which is required by law. here's where we are. if the allegation we discussed during yesterday's hearing remains uncorroborated and unproven, if it never came up in the context of six federal background checks. if it has been denied by the nominee and if the three alleged eyewitnesses have no recollection of it, if it conflicts with the account of 65 women that knew the nominee to behave honorably in high school and countless more women who have noted interacted with him since, if the timing seems unusual and perhaps p

ms. mitchell, you have five minutes to ask questions. >> good morning, dr. ford. we haven't met. my name is rachel mitchell. >> nice to meet you. >> i want to tell you the first thing that struck me from your statement this morning was that you were terrified and i just wanted to let you know i'm very sorry. that's not right. i know this is stressful and so i would like to set forth some guidelines that maybe will alleviate that a little bit. if i ask you a question that you don't understand, please ask me to clarify that or ask it in a different way. when i asked questions, sometimes i'll refer back to other information you provided. if i do that and i get it wrong, please correct me. i'm not going to ask you to guess. i know it was a long time ago. if you do estimate, please let me know that you're estimating. we've put before you and i'm sure you have copies of them anyway, five pieces of information and i wanted to go over them. the first is a screenshot of a whatsapp screenshot from the "washington post." you have that in front of you? the first two texts were sent to your ju

ms. mitchell. >> mr. chairman, i just want to point out what senator whitehouse said, in the anita hill case. >> can we hear from dr. ford? >> george bush ordered the investigation be opened again. >> dr. mitchell, will you p proceed for senator lee? >> thank you mr. chairman. dr. ford, "the washington post" reported in their september 16 article that you did show them therapist notes, is that incorrect? >> i don't remember physically showing her a note. perhaps my counsel did. i don't remember physically showing her my copy of the note. >> okay. >> but i just don't remember. i'm sorry. i have retrieved a physical copy of those medical records. >> okay, thank you. >> you also attended individual therapy. did you show any of those notes to the reporter for "the washington post"? >> again, i don't remember if i showed her, like, something that i summarized or if i just spoke about it. or if she saw it in my counsel's office. i can't -- i don't know for sure. but i certainly spoke with her about the 2013 reco

ms. mitchell, has been doing this for years and years. so, that will be interesting. they'll kind of have to ride the emotion of the moment as they encounter it. chairman grassley has found his seat. you saw senator cruz right behind him. cynthia, in the closing seconds before we hear the gavel, tone is going to be important today. >> tone is important. do you know what else i'm looking for? the little facts. the little things people can remember can really weigh in on credibility. we read her earlier statement. she does have interesting, little facts about remembering the music was turned up and the way they walked away after the assault happened. i'm looking for more of that to come out. >> this will be interesting. five-minute rounds among the senators. and we believe the following to be the case. we believe republicans are all going to, in effect, donate, yield their time to the overall effort of the questioning of this witness. let's open the microphones in the room and take in this. i've been told that the committee has not opened the microphones and allowed sou

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 detective in sex crimes and you interview the complainant either video taping or audio tape. it is someone who has the training. when the prosecutor comes in, then the examination begins. so the investigation in what we just saw which is really the examination are generally separate. this is something that i just never see when it comes to an alleged sexual assault. this is

ms. mitchell -- >> mr.to point out, to support what senator whitehouse said, and the anita hill case -- >> can we hear from dr. ford? >> george bush ordered that the investigation be opened again. >> ms. mitchell, will you per proceed for senator lee? >> thank you, mr. chairman. dr. ford, "the washington post" reported in their september 16th article that y

ms. mitchell. >> thank you, senator. i have a blow-up here to my right of the map that was shown to you. the address that's indicated on here as belonging to your family is what all the property tax records showed as being your address. >> okay. >> just to put it in perspective, i would like to show you a further out zoomed out picture so that we can put it in perspective. so we can see the greater washington area. you can see the beltway on that, the beltway area. >> okay. >> then number three, if we could look at that. we drew a one-mile radius around the country club. and then we calculated from the -- >> mr. chairman, again, we don't have these documents. no, we're not. that's why she showed three different documents, because they depict three different things. we would like to see all three documents, please, so we can follow along. >> proceed, please. >> okay. looking at the third thing here, we calculated the distance from the closest point to your house from a mile radius of the country club, and then the farthes

ms. mitchell. >> we've got a filibuster, but not a single answer. >> ms. mitchell? >> judge, do you still have your calendars there? >> i do. >> i would like you to look at the july 1st entry. >> yes. >> the entry says, and i quote go to timmys for skis with judge, tom, p.j., bernie and sqwee? >> that's a nickname. >> to what does this refer and to whom? >> so first it says tobin's house workout. that's one of the football workouts that we would have that dr. fanizoi would run for guys on the football team during the summer. so we would be there. that's usually 6:00 to 8:00 or so. kind of until near dark. then it looks like we went over to timmy's. you want to know their last names, too? i'm happy to do it. >> if you could just identify -- is judge mark judge? >> it is. >> and is p.j., p.j. smyth? >> it is. >> it's tim gaudet, mark judge, tom cane, p.j. smyth, chris garrett. >> chris garrett is skwee? >> he is. >> did you in your calendar routinely document social gathers like house parties or gatherings of friends in your calendar? >> yes. it certainly appears that

ms. mitchell. >> mr. chairman, i just want to point out that to support what senator whitehouse said, in the anita hill case, george bush ordered that the investigation be opened again. >> ms. mitchell will you proceed for senator lee. >> thank you, mr. chairman.

ms. mitchell doing the questioning, because as bad as ms. chell may have been, can you imagine what ted cruz and lindsay graham bearing down on this woman five minutes a piece in five-minute int intra sruls would have looked like? there's a reason why this vote is happening in two hours, because every day that passes more information can come out, like it did today about the july 1st calendar entry. more things like the catholic journal retracting their endorsement, and the american bar association saying let's have an fbi investigation, and one more day closer to the elections. believe me, the folks on this committee are painfully aware of the politics and the fact that we have an election in 43 days. >> in our final seconds of this segment, has there been a sea change in terms of what sexual assault victims can say in public and their credibility and if they are believed and what this means to women? >> in the culture, but i don't think it's happening in the republican party. having her come forward and people saying they believe her and be

ms. mitchell. r. >>hairman, i just want to ehpoit aiatd,t it n the an ca ll ghie,e asrgbueosh >> ms. mitchell will you proceed for senator lee. >> thank you, mr. chairman. dr. ford, "the washington post" po

ms. mitchell, you have my five minutes to ask questions. >> good morning, dr. ford. >> hi. >> we haven't met. my name is rachel mitchell. >> nice to meet you. >> i just wanted to tell you the first thing that struck me from your statement this morning was that you were terrified. i just wanted to let you know, i'm very sorry. that's not right. i know this is stressful. and so i would like to set forth some guidelines that maybe will alleviate that a little bit. if i ask you a question that you don't understand, please ask me to clarify it. or ask it in a different way. when i ask questions, sometimes i'll refer back to other information you have provided. if i do that and i get it wrong, please correct me. >> okay. >> i'm not going to ask you to guess. i know it was a long time ago. if you do estimate, please let me know that you're estimating, okay? >> fair. >> we have put before you, and i'm sure you have copies of them anyway, five pieces of information, and i wanted to go over them. the first is a screen shot of a whatsapp texting between you and somebody at

ms mitchell, for the senator.ford, in choosing attorneys, did anyone help you with the choice on who to choose? various people referred me to lawyers that they knew in the washington, dc area. as you know i grew up in this area, so i asked some family members and friends and they referred me to, like, the divorce attorney that might know somebody that might know somebody and i ended up interviewing several law firms from the dc area. did anybody besides friends and family refer you to any attorneys?” think that the staff of dianne feinstein's offer suggested the possibility of some attorneys. including those sitting on either side of you? not both of them, no. we have heard a lot about fbi investigations. when did you personally first request an fbi investigation? i guess i first started talking about the possibility of a hearing i thought there would be an investigation. would that investigation. would that investigation be something he would have submitted to an interview? i would be happy to co—operate with the

ms. mitchell that that was very telling, she showed that dr. ford flies an awful lot for somebody who doesn't want to fly from california to the east coast when in fact she was in bethany beach, delaware, from august until now. they lied. the democrats lied about where she was. they said she was in california and couldn't get here which is why the committee offered to fly to california to interview her. guess what? if they had flown there, she would have been in delaware. >> laura: she went up to new hampshire -- >> she flew around a lot. >> laura: we'll get to this yearbook stuff in a moment. there was another moment about the polygraph, scott, where she was asked about the polygraph and again, the senators -- the point didn't get nailed on this. i don't understand why. mitchell just was too slow. i don't know. it was like, come on! that whole format was a joke. but she was asked about the polygraph, did anyone record it. and she said, there was a laptop -- where there notes? i think the committee wanted whatever those notes were or recording,

ms. mitchell, you have my five minutes to ask questions. [inaudible] >> good morning, dr. ford. we haven't met. my name is rachel mitchell. >> nice to see a. >> i just wanted to tell you the first thing that struck me for understatement this money was that you were terrified, i just wanted to let you know, i'm very sorry. that's not right. >> thank you. >> i know this is stressful and sobbed like to set forth for se guidelines that maybe will alleviate that a little bit. if i ask you a question that you don't understand, please ask me to clarify it or ask it in a different way. when i asked questions sometimes i will refer back to other information you provided. if i do that and i get it wrong, please correct me. i'm not going to ask you to guess. i know it was a long time ago. if you do you estimate, please let me know that you are estimating, okay? we put before you and ensure you have copies of the information out of wanted to go over them. the first is a screenshot of a what's app texting between you and somebody at the "washington post." do you have that in finding? >> yes.

ms. mitchell actually added to that a little bit. they were having none of that because he was not doing well with that. once you got into facts with him, as soon as that started, he couldn't answer the questions. and so it had to get more political. >> i will say this, she touched the stove, which was the calendar july 1st. she said you got this thing on july 1st. go to timmys for skis with judge, the person in the allegation and p.j., also who is in the allegation. that's a thursday in july of the summer, at a house with judge and pj and brett kavanaugh all together drinking. she got there, and that is when the blowup happened and she was fired. have you -- have you ever seen anything like what we saw in this hearing today? >> no, i have not. i have never seen anything like outsourcing the questioning to someone else. i have seen a nominee decide to take the emotional reins of the hearing from a credible woman testifying about sexual misconduct. that was in the clarence thomas hearing. the language brett kavanaugh used at the begin

ms. mitchell to ask questions and get answers. so we can do our job i appreciate chairman grassley doing his best to run efficiently as much as that is possible. i said at the firsty hearing after senators would speak over each other and make motions out of order when one senatorde said i am breaking the confidentiality rules. this seems like a hearing by mob rule. not the civility should expect from the united states senate. but chairman grassley has done then best anybody could do under difficult circumstances. this hearing was notot easy for doctor ford or judge kavanaugh. it has been painful for everybody involved. but looking closer to a resolution on this nomination. today with the judiciary committee i'm glad we could pass that nomination to the senate floor. summer saying we are moving too fast. to them i would say it is clear what the objective of the opponents of the nomination is. the objective is delay. delay. delay. some have said their goal is to delay the confirmation past the midterm electionso to hope it turns out

ms. mitchell tried to do their work, but after dr. ford completed her testimony and left the building, it was a different story. last night on a tv show one senator said, and i quote, ms. ford has got a problem. and destroying judge kavanaugh's life won't fix her problem. how could you listen to her honest and direct testimony and draw that conclusion. judge kavanaugh's opening statement yesterday was filled with raw emotion. looking at his family and friends gathered to support him, one could not help but feel as our colleague senator flake reminded us, that this undertaking is deeply personal and there is humanity to reconcile on both sides of the ledger. i could feel the intensity of what he has experienced over the last few weeks, but i could not understand how judge kavanaugh could say that he, quote, bore no ill will towards dr. ford, then called her charges a calculated, orchestrated political hit citing apparent pentup anger about president trump and his 2016 presidential election and quote, revenge on behalf of the clintons. r

ms. mitchell was following. i think a lot of people do not realize that you can -- you chose to come forward with your concerns about judge kavanaugh before he was nominated to the supreme court. do i understand correctly that we first reached out to to congresswoman anna eshoo at the washington post tip line is when he was on the short list, but before he was nominated to the supreme court.>> correct. >> if i understood her testimony earlier, you are motivated a sense of civic duty and i hope that some other highly qualified nominee might be picked, not out of a motivation at a late stage to have an impact on the final decision.>> correct. i thought it was very important to get the information to you that i did not know how to do it. while there was still a short list of candidate.>> according to the justice department data back and -- about two thirds of sexual assault survivors do not report assault. bay center experience, i would be interested in hearing from you about this because you bore this alone. you b

ms. mitchell, tried do do their work. but after dr. ford completed her testimony and left the building, it was a different story. last night on a tv show, one senator said, and i quote, ms. ford has got a problem in destroying judge kavanaugh's life won't fix her problem. how could you listen to her honest and direct testimony and draw that conclusion? judge kavanaugh's opening statement yesterday was filled with raw emotion. looking at his family and friends gathered to support him, one could not help but feel as our colleague senator flake reminded us, that this undertaking is deeply personal, and there is humanity to reconcile on both sides of the ledger. i can feel the intensity of what he's experienced over the last few weeks. but i could not understand how judge kavanaugh could say that he, quote, bore no ill will towards dr. ford then called her charges, quote, a calculated, orchestrated political hit. citing, quote, apparent pent-up anger about president trump and his 2016 election, and quote, revenge on behalf of the clintons.

ms. mitchell. tomr. chairman, i would like point out, to support what senator whitehouse said, in the need a hill case, george bush investigated that the -- order that the investigation be opened again. >> will you proceed? >> dr. ford, the washington post reported in their september 16

ms mitchell, i want to keep people within five minutes.ing to come back to that. 0k. we are going to come back to that. ok. i see. for the benefit of doctor ford, i think she will continue that after the five minutes here.” ford, i think she will continue that after the five minutes here. i would like to begin by putting some letters in the record. thank you. 140 letters from friends and neighbours of the witness and 1000 female physicians across the country. that's what the letters are. iwant country. that's what the letters are. i want to thank you very much forjob testimony. i know how very, very ha rd forjob testimony. i know how very, very hard it is. why have you held it to yourself all these years as he looked back, can you indicate what the reasons are? “ as you indicate what the reasons are? —— as you look back. you indicate what the reasons are? -- as you look back. i haven't held it in all these years. i did disclose that in the confines of therapy, where i felt like it was an appropriate place to cope with the segway of the eve

ms. mitchell, you have my five minutes to ask questions. >> reporter: the 11 republican senators all of them men turning over their questioning of fordo veteran sex crime prosecutor rachel mitchell. >> we haven met. my name is rachel mihell. >> nice to meet you. >> reporter: the format with mitchell given five-minute chunks at times award. democrats pressing kavanaugh if he wants an fbi investigation. >> persally, do you think that's the best thing for us to do? ,you want to answer? >> lo senator, i've -- i've said i wanted a hearing and i id i was welcome to anything. i'm innocent. >> reporter: the most heated moment coming from lindsey graham livering a fiery attack on his democratic colleagues. >> when you say sotomyer tell them i voted for them. i'd never do what you tid to this guy. this i most ethical sham since i've been in politics. >> at one point ford called running into mark judge at a safe way weeks after the alleged incident. >> i said hello to him. and his face was white elnd very uncomfortable saying back. i couldn't characterize him as not friendly. he was nervous and not rea

ms. mitchell is a career prosecutor, civil servant with decades of experience investigating and prosecuting sex crimes. she has dedicated her career to seeking justice for survivors of sex-related felonies. most recently rachel was a division chief of the special victims division maricopa county attorneysth office which prosece sex crimes and family violence. then democratic senator, governor janet napolitano previously recognized her as the outstanding arizona sexual assault prosecutor of the year, and she is spent years instructing prosecutors, detectives and child protection workers on how to properly interview victims of sexual assault and abuse. with her aid i look forward to a fair and productive hearing. i understand that there are two of the public allegations. today's hearing was scheduled to, in close consultation with dr. ford's attorneys, and her testimony will be the subject of this hearing. we've been trying to investigate other allegations. at this time we have not had cooperation from attorneys representing other clients. and they have made no attempt to substantiate their c

ms. mitchell, the prosecutor are in another room. as he went in, chairman grassley was asked what he makes of it thus far. he said, quote, i know we have to take her very seriously. they're all in there a waiting her taking this break. we have details from what was going on in the room while dr. ford was testifying and answering. remember, reporters can't be in there in large numbers because it's a smaller room. we all have producers in there who are sending out notes as it happens. and there's no cutaway camera to show you the reaction of the people. when dr. ford was describing the alleged incident. several republican senators leaned forward in their chair as she was describing jeff flake looked like he was. t struggling, sad and disgusted. flake constan hnn h yootl lhandki theng prosecutor listened intently, took notes an was reading over notes on her desk when patrick leahy of vermont said he is, quote, inspired by your courage to dr. ford, that caused emotion for people in the roompy we no that the actress alisyssa milano is her

ms. mitchell, for senator.raham and it is my understanding that that is where you would like it to take a break. >> does that work for you as well?>> we are here to accommodate you and you not to accommodate us?>> i'm used to being collegial. >> ms. mitchell for senator. graham. >> thank you mr. chairman. you told senator. feinstein in your letter that you and four others were present. you have corrected that to say that it was at least four others. when you were interviewed by the washington post comey said there were four boys present at the party. and a polygraph he said there were four boys and two girls. when you say two girls, was that you and another or was that two other girls? >> that was me and another girl.>> the other girls name?>> leland. >> leland keiser? >> correct.>> would it be fair to say that at least pj, brett kavanaugh, market judge, leland engram at the time and yourself were present and possibly others?>> another boy. there were four boys i just did not know the name of the other boy.>> h

ms. mitchell go catwoman on anybody. i want her to just -- we hired her because she has an extraordinary reputation for being able to ferret out the truth in allegations of sexual assault. >> reporter: despite the new allegations against kavanaugh, the committee is plowing ahead with tomorrow's hearing. but with those new allegations, all of the democrats on the committee are now demanding the president withdraw kavanaugh's nomination. >> this allegation is a game-changer, because it's under oath and it absolutely gut-punching. >> reporter: but republican linzlyn lindsey graham is suspicious. >> you're talking about brett kavanaugh being a serial rapist in high school as a sophomore in high school. >> reporter: how can you be so certain if you haven't heard from her yet in. >> i am telling you, that affidavit, if it doesn't jump out at you as being strange, i find everything about judge kavanaugh to indicate that he's not that kind of person. >> reporter: republicans like orrin hatch have been rallying around kavanaugh.

ms. mitchell go "catwoman" on anybody. has an extraordinary reputation for being able to figure it out... the truth in sexual-- in allegations of sexual assault. >> reporter: ford's lawyers released photos today of her undergoing a polygraph test in august. . former f.b.i. agent found her responses about the alleged high school groping incident were not indicative of deception. ha yes, people might have had too many beers on occasion. >> reporter: in his prepared testimony, kavanaugh was more frank about alcohol than he was on "fox news," admitting, "i drank beer with my friends, erually on weekends. sometimes i had too many." but, "i never did anything remotely resembling what dr. ford describes." >> there's plenty of reason for some people to think that this is a smear campaign. >> but, doesn't that imply that the women are lying? >> well, it doesn't-- it doesn't-- it doesn't hold them in high esteem, i'll put it that way. >> reporter: ford's attorneys have released her extensive written testimony. she is expected to say

ms. mitchell go cat anybody. >> reporter: a third person is coming forward, julie swetnick.him drink excessively and engage in abusive way towards girls. she said she herself was a victim of gang rape. >> the details in this declaration are specific. they are shocking. but above all else, they are true. >> reporter: abc has been unable to corroborate the accusations. judge kavanaugh said this is ridiculous and from the title zone. i don't know who this is. >> are they liars? >> i can't tell you. i'm going to have to watch. i will have to see what's said. it's possible they will be convincing. >> reporter: of the three named accusers, only dr. christine blasey ford will testify before the committee votes tomorrow. reporting from the senate, lana zak, abc news. >> the hearing starts at 7:00 a.m. our time.

ms. mitchell's questions for judge kavanaugh. ranking member diane feinstein asked her on questions.

ms. mitchell was able to develop, we know that for maybe obvious reasons dr. ford's account has some inconsistences and some gaps regarding the timing, location, and details regarding these events. i think we need to listen to her. we need to take her story into account. as i said, i want to treat her the same way i would want my mother, sister, or daughters treated under similar circumstances. but we can't ignore the inskin ten sis and the gap in her story and the fact that she is trying to tell it 36 years after the fact. we also can't ignore the full-throated defense and the heartfelt denial of judge kavanaugh, or the testimony that none of this is in the character of judge kavanaugh. we heard that from people dating all the way back to 1982. indeed, as ms. mitchell, a professional prosecutor, prosecuting sex crimes in arizona, she told us last night that with her more than two decades of experience with the kind of case brought forward by mrs. ford, she would not file those charges against the defendant because there simply is not enough evidence. in fact,

ms. mitchell. >> good afternoon, judge kavanaugh. we have not met, my name is rachel mitchell. i'd like to go over a couple of guidelines for our question and an session today. if i ask a question -- >> yeah, i'm ready. >> okay. if i ask a question -- >> thank you. >> if i ask a question that you do not understand, please ask me to clarify it or ask in a differentu. way. i may ask a question where i incorporate some information you've already provided. if i get it wrong, please correct me. i'm not going to ask you to guess, if you do estimate please let me know you're estimating. i want to make sure that all of the committee members have gotten a copy of the definition y.of sexual behavior. >> yes. at least i have one. >> okay. and you have that as well, judge kavanaugh? >> yeah. >> okay. >> first of all, have you been given or reviewed a copy of the questions that i will be asking you? >> no. >> has anyone told you the questions that i will be asking you? >> no. >> i want you to take a moment to review the definition of sexual behavior. >> have you had a chance to review it? >

ms. mitchell to do most of the questioning on the republican side. >> it will be a remarkable moment. we are joining by cnn legal analyst and our chief political correspondent. as a lawyer, i ask you to assess the new evidence here. does the fact that ford shared her story with friends several years ago -- if this were a trial and it will look like a trial to some degree, if this were a trial, would that be meaningful evidence? >> i think to ordinary people it looks very meaningful that she repeated the story at a time when kavanaugh was not in controversy. if we were in a court of law it would not be ad mimissible in evidence. if a woman complains to somebody else around the time of the assault, that is admissible. these complaints occurred 20 years later and would not fit into that doctrine. i will raise one other thing for consideration. the federal rules of evidence say even if a defendant was convicted of a crime, if the crime was more than ten years old it is not admissible. >> so now kavanaugh has submitted his calendars from many years ago which do not list this party during t

ms. mitchell. tomr. chairman, i would like point out, to support what senator whitehouse said, in the need a hill case, george bush investigated that the -- order that the investigation be opened again. >> will you proceed? >> dr. ford, the washington post reported in their september 16 article that you did show them therapist notes. is that incorrect? i don't remember physically showing her a note. perhaps my counsel did. i don't remember physically showing her my copy of the note, but i just don't remember, i'm sorry. i have retrieved a physical copy of those medical records. >> thank you. >> you also attended individual therapy. did you show any of those notes to the reporter from the washington post? >> again, i don't remember if i showed her something i summarized or if i just spoke about it, or if she saw it in my counsel's office. i certainly spoke with her about the 2013 record with the individual therapist. notrett kavanaugh's name is in those notes, correct? in reading the washington post artic

ms. mitchell. >> good afternoon, judge kavanaugh. we have not met. my name is rachel mitchell. i'd like to go over a couple of guidelines for our question and answer session today. if i ask a question -- >> yeah, i'm ready. >> if i ask a question. >> thank you. >> if i ask a question that you do not understand, please ask me to clarify it or ask it in a different way. i may ask a question where i incorporate some information you have already provided. if i get it wrong, please correct me. i'm not going to ask you to guess. if you do estimate, please let me know you're estimating. i want to make sure that all of the committee members have gotten a copy of the definition of sexual behavior? >> yes. at least i have one. >> we all do. >> and you have that as well, judge kavanaugh? >> yeah. >> okay. first of all, have you been given or reviewed a copy of the questions that i will be asking you? >> no. >> has anyone told you the question that i will be asking you? >> no. >> i want you to take a moment to review the definition that's before you of sexual behavior. >> have you had a ch

ms. mitchell go cat woman on anybody, and we hired her because she has an extraordinary representation forhe truth in the allegations of sexual assault. >> i can't begin to guess what he meant by cat woman. do you care to take a stab at that? >> i couldn't hear the end of his remarks, but i would agree with with him, she is known as ferreting out of facts. >> thank you for talking to us about your friend. mitchell is perfectly suited for the task. >> interesting. >> yeah, she made the case she is known more for a victim's advocate than anything else. >> and ramirez said kavanaugh exposed himself at a party, and does the senate committee want to hear from her? we find that out next. at upmc, living-donor transplants put you first. so you don't die waiting. upmc does more living-donor liver transplants than any other center in the nation. find out more and get out of line today. ♪ the new capital one savor card. earn 4% cash back on dining and 4% on entertainment. now when you go out, you cash in. what's in your wallet? now when you go out, you cash in. howdoing great dad!r does this thing g

ms. mitchell did a good job. but to somehow wrap themselves in the normal compassion we would somehow -- that we do feel for somebody in dr. ford's situation and claim that we have -- are not treating her well by pointing out the overtpoliticalization of this process is simply trying to take our eye off the ball. there has been a calculated effort to manipulate this process in a way that is blatantly unfair to dr. ford and to judge kavanaugh. and that's shameful. i said yesterday i think this is one of the darkest days for the united states senate since the mccarthy hearings that occurred back in the '50s. you may recall the comments of one of the lawyers who said i never really gauged your cruelty or recklessness before today. and asked senator mccarthy, have you no sense of decency? i think this process has been cruel and reckless and indecent for both dr. ford and judge kavanaugh. and it did not have to be that way. when we learned yesterday from dr. ford that she did not authorize the release of the letter of

ms. mitchell did a good job. but to somehow wrap themselves in the normal compassion we would somehow -- that we do feel for somebody in dr. ford's situation and claim that we have -- are not treating her well by pointing out the overt politicalization of this process is simply trying to take our eye off the ball. there has been a calculated effort to manipulate this process in a way that is blatantly unfair to dr. ford and to judge kavanaugh, and that's shameful. i said yesterday i think this is one of the darkest days for the united states senate since the mccarthy hearings that occurred back in the '50s. you may recall the comments of one of the lawyers who said i never really gauged your cruelty or recklessness before today and asked senator mccarthy, have you no sense of decency? i think this process has been cruel and reckless and indecent for both dr. ford and judge kavanaugh, and it did not have to be that way. when we learned yesterday from dr. ford that she did not authorize the release of the letter of

ms. mitchell's questions for judge kavanaugh. ranking member diane feinstein asked her on questions. >>> judge kavanaugh. we welcome you. are you ready? i have a -- i have something i want to clear up from the last meeting that doesn't affect you. so before i swear you, i would like to explain my response to senator kennedy right after the break. at that time i entered into the record the statements of three witnesses dr. ford said were also at the party. these staples were provided to us under penalty of felony by lying -- if you lie to congress. as soon as my team learned the names of three potential witnesses, we reached out requesting an interview. in response all three submitted statements to us denying any knowledge of the gathering, dr. ford described. if we had calls with them we would have invited the minority to join. any time we received any information regarding judge kavanaugh we've sought to immediately follow through and investigate. dr. ford's letter for weeks and the staff told us that they believed it is, quote,