Christine Blasey Ford On The Disappointing Reaction To Her Emotional Testimony Against Brett Kavanaugh

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The unusual half, [is that it] felt like I had been believed, however then the response was a proverbial shrug.

— Christine Blasey Ford, writing of the aftermath of her Senate Judiciary Committee testimony in opposition to then-Supreme Courtroom nominee Brett Kavanaugh, the place she disclosed that he’d sexually assaulted her once they have been youngsters, in her new memoir, “One Way Back” (affiliate hyperlink). Kavanaugh was later confirmed in a 50-48 vote. Jenna Greene discusses further particulars from the guide in her Reuters column.

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