Christine Blasey Ford, a California professor, reached out to @washingtonpost in July but chose not to go on the record until now for fears of negative implications for her and her familyhttps://twitter.com/jordanchariton/status/1041382764229144576?s=21 …
she contacted @washingtonpost in early July around same time he was nominated/b4 his hearings. Her therapy notes from years ago mentioned her fear he would be nominated for Sup Court one day. Seems consistent that she would reach out to a media outlet right after he was nominated