Christine Blasey Ford says it was her 'civic duty' to come forward with Kavanaugh allegation in emotional Senate testimony

Christine Blasey Ford opening statement.
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Christine Blasey Ford didn't want to relay her alleged sexual assault by Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. She said she thought her "voice would be drowned out by a chorus of powerful supporters" and feared "the consequences of speaking out." Yet a "terrified" Ford felt it was her "civic duty" to share her story, she told the Senate Judiciary Committee in an emotional opening statement Thursday.

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Kathryn Krawczyk

Kathryn is a graduate of Syracuse University, with degrees in magazine journalism and information technology, along with hours to earn another degree after working at SU's independent paper The Daily Orange. She's currently recovering from a horse addiction while living in New York City, and likes to share her extremely dry sense of humor on Twitter.