Christine Blasey Ford isn't asking for Brett Kavanaugh to be impeached, her attorneys say

Christine Blasey Ford, who accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault, does not want him to be impeached should Democrats regain control of Congress, her attorneys said Friday as Kavanaugh's confirmation process neared its close.

"Professor Ford has not asked for anything of the sort," said Ford lawyer Debra Katz. "What she did was to come forward and testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee and agree to cooperate with any investigation by the FBI, and that's what she sought to do here."

Katz also said Ford does not regret her allegations, but she slammed the Senate Judiciary Committee's handling of what her client had to say. "This was what she wanted to do, which was provide this information to the committee so they could make the best decision possible," Katz said, accusing the committee of constructing "lies" that were "cynically designed to win support for Judge Kavanaugh."

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