Whitehouse: From a prosecutor's eye's view, one of hardest things we have to do is let them know we can't provide the evidence to go forward to trial. Both bc making sincere effort is consolation, & bc it's what you're obliged to do professionally. Sincere investigation critical.
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Reminder that Klobuchar's office investigated the airport sex that led to Larry Craig's ouster.
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Klobuchar: Can you explain why you decided to take poly test. Ford: Bc attorneys asked if I'd be willing to take one, but it was almost as anxiety inducing as an airplane flight.
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Question I'd like someone to ask: whether Ford found air travel more stressful after the assault. She has said claustrophobia is one of her symptoms, and TSA screening is triggering for a lot of survivors.
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Can you tell us what you don't forget about that night? The stairwell, the living room, the bed on the side of the room, the bathroom in close proximity, the uproarious laughter, and the multiple attempts to escape.
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Grassley offering excuses, for the fourth time. Ford: thanks him for saying they would have traveled to CA. On top of everything else she's schooling these Republicans in collegiality.
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Bromwich using this opportunity to note that Grassley's staff rejected calling the polygraphy report. Klobuchar: Thank you for allowing this reporting, but that is the reason you don't have underlying evidence.
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Klobuchar: He was asking and I have it right here and you have it as well, it was September 26. Graham couldn't help himself.
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Mitchell: On July 6, you said you had a sense of urgency, did you contact senate or president before July 6. Prior to July 6, had you spoken to any member of Congress or any congressional staff members? Ford: No. Mitchell: Why did you contact WaPo on July 6.
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Ford: People were giving me advice on the beach, people who don't know. Somebody said call the NYT, call the WaPo, go to your congressperson, civic route, go to Eshoo. And I also put in the anonymous tip, unfortunately neither got back to me b4 nominee announced.
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Mitchell: had you talked to any staffer in her office before that? Ford: I spoke to receptionist on phone.
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Mitchell: Who advised you to contact the WaPo. Ford: Beach friends. Mitchell: Did you contact NYT? Ford: No. My preference was contacting my congressperson.
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Coons establishing that she reached out when Kavanaugh named on short list. Ford: I felt it was very important to get information to you but didn't know how to do it while there was still a short list.
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Ford: Immediate impact the worst, fairly disastrous first two years of undergraduate study at UNC. Once coping with immediate impacts, I experienced longer term impacts of anxiety and relationship challenges.
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Coons: I'd like to hear your response to "boys will be boys." Ford: The younger you are when these things happen the more likely it will have more impact then when your brain is fully developed.
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Ford: I was definitely experiencing fight or flight [again describes the science], credit that for my ability to get out.
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Mitchell: Did you talk about your allegations w/any Republican member of staff? Ford: My Congressperson is a democrat.
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Grassley stops the clock while Ford's attorneys find the proper paperwork.
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Grassley again asks to stop the clock while she consults with her lawyers, and tries to accurately answer the question. Any bets that he treats Kavanaugh differently?
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Mitchell asks if she spoke ot her parents. Ford said absolutely not. The admits interviewing lawyers from parking lot of store in Rehobeth.
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Grassley again interjects to defend himself. That's like 5 or 6 times.
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Blumenthal preps to read Lindsey statement from being a trial lawyer prosecuting rape cases. Graham, looking REALLY uncomfortable, "I'm not under oath." Blumenthal reads Graham talking abt courage from deep and hidden place it takes to testify. Ford looks like she's weeping
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Blumenthal: would you like Mark Judge to be interviewed. Ford: That would be my preference. Blumenthal: It's not up to you. It's up to the President. HIs decision not to amounts to a coverup.
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Mitchell: Were you advised to take a lie detector test? Bromwich: You are asking questions that may go to advice from counsel. [After some delay] Ford: Based on advice from counsel I thought it would be helpful. I endured it.
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Mitchell Did anyone advise him on that choice. Ford: he was the person who came to do the test. I had left my grandmother's funeral that day. Mitchell: SO he administered a poly on the day of your grandmother's funeral.
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Mitchell: Did you ever have advice from someone on taking a poly. Ford: Never. Mitchell: Did you pay for the poly yourself. Ford: I don't think so.
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Mitchell really walked into with those insinuations about Ford being coached on the poly, bc when Kavanaugh gets asked if he'd take a poly he's going to look like an asshole. Ford: I remember the machine being hooked up to my body. I remember crying a lot.
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Looks like Ford would have preferred to keep going. Republicans want a half hour to research what Mitchell has elicited so far, I bet.
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