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Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar thanks Blasey Ford, asks why she decided to take a polygraph. Blasey Ford says her lawyers asked if she was willing, "and I said absolutely." She adds that it caused almost as much anxiety "as an airplane flight."

Blasey Ford is insisting on precision, sometimes correcting herself or openly expressing uncertainty about a particular point.

Klobuchar asks what she remembers vividly. Blasey Ford: "The stairwell. The living room. The bedroom. The bed on the right side of the room as you walk into the room...the bathroom in close proximity. The laughter, the uproarious laughter. And the multiple attempts to escape..."

Mitchell says she's going to "shift gears" from the alleged incident in 1982 to recent months this year.

Asked why she contacted the Post before Congress, Blasey Ford says, "I was panicking because I knew the timeline was short for the decision and people were giving me advice on the beach, people who don't know about the processes that they were giving me advice (on)."

Blasey Ford said she called Rep. Eshoo and also sent the tip to the Post. Unfortunately, she says, neither got back to her before Kavanaugh was announced as the nominee.

Asked who advised her to contact the NYT or WaPo, she says, "Beach friends coming up with ideas of how I could try to get to people." Asked why she didn't contact the NYT, she says she "wasn't interested in pursuing the media route, particularly...so one (the Post) was enough."

Asked what she told Democratic Rep. Anna Eshoo at their meeting, she said she described the incident and asked what her options were, "and also talked to her about fears about whether this was confidential information."

Democratic Sen. Coons thanks Blasey Ford. He notes Blasey Ford first came forward before Kavanaugh was the nominee. She says, "I felt it was very important to get the information to you, but I didn't know how to do it while there was still a short list."

Coons denounces "boys will be boys" mindset about high schoolers, asks for her reaction. Blasey Ford: "I can only speak for how it has impacted me greatly for the last 36 years...the younger you are...it can possibly have worse impact...than when your brain is fully developed."

Mitchell resumes. She asks if Blasey Ford talked about her allegations with any Republican members of Congress. Blasey Ford says no, noting that her members of Congress are Democrats.

Mitchell: "Did anyone help you write the letter?" Blasey Ford: "No."

Mitchell now asks Blasey Ford why she originally didn't want a lawyer but then hired one. She says that people advised her to get a lawyer. Mitchell asks if those people include Eshoo and Feinstein. She says no.

Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal: "You're a teacher, correct? You have given America an amazing teaching moment."

Mitchell resumes, asking about the polygraph Blasey Ford took. Asks why she took it. Blasey Ford: "I didn't see any reason not to do it."

Mitchell asks if she's taken any other polygraphs in her life. Blasey Ford: "Never."

Mitchell then asks if anyone advised her to choose the particular polygraph man she chose. Blasey Ford says yes. Mitchell then asks why they did it near an airport. Blasey Ford says it was the day of her grandmother's funeral and she was on a tight schedule.

Mitchell: You did a polygraph on the day of your grandmother's funeral? Blasey Ford: Yes, or maybe it was the day after.

Mitchell is challenging Blasey Ford at length about the polygraph, which Blasey Ford passed. Blasey Ford says her primary memory was that she was "crying a lot." Says you can tell how anxious she was because of the "terrible handwriting" in her pre-polygraph statement.

They've taken a lunch recess. Wolf Blitzer's immediate words on CNN: "She comes across very credible...it's unclear what the outside counsel's driving at."

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On Fox News, John Roberts says a White House official told him Blasey Ford is a "very credible witness."