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Ford contacted both The Washington Post and her Representative Anna Eshoo in early July 2018, after Judge Brett Kavanaugh was reported to be on Donald Trump's shortlist. On July 20, eleven days after Trump nominated Kavanaugh, Eshoo met with Ford, becoming convinced of her credibility and noting that Ford seemed "terrified" that her identity as an accuser might become public. Eshoo and Ford decided to take the matter to Senator Dianne Feinstein. In a letter to Feinstein, Ford alleged that Kavanaugh had sexually assaulted her when both were in high school, and stated that she expected her story to be kept confidential.


Owing to her confidentiality commitment to Ford, Feinstein did not raise the issue in the initial Kavanaugh confirmation proceedings. On September 12, The Intercept reported (without naming Ford) that Feinstein was withholding a Kavanaugh-related document from fellow Judiciary Committee Democrats. Feinstein then referred Ford's letter to the FBI, which redacted Ford's name and forwarded the letter to the White House as an update to Kavanaugh's background check. The White House in turn sent the letter to the full Senate Judiciary Committee.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christine_Blasey_Ford
Good find.

I've heard one description of Ford & the other accusers as "willing dupes". That seems like a stretch, given the death threats, getting hacked, etc.

LA's right - the passions on both sides are slanting peoples' views beyond normal biases.

Republicans see Kavanaugh as rightly outraged and angry, and standing up for himself. Democrats see a nominee who is angry that his past now threatens a perceived entitlement to the highest job in the law profession.

A week and a closer look seem like the right thing to do.