Professor Christine Blasey Ford delivers her opening statement before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee. She alleges that U.S. Supreme nominee Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her at a house party in Maryland when they were both teenagers. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) chairs the committee and makes an opening statement describing the investigations into Kavanaugh's background conducted to date. Ranking member Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) also delivers an opening statement in which she recounts statements made by other accusers not invited to testify before the committee. Ford describes the circumstances of the alleged assault, the impact it has had in her life and why she has now come forward.
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