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Kavanaugh Accuser’s Lawyers Are STILL Fighting Thursday Hearing, Won’t Agree To Outside Counsel

Emily Zanotti

Attorneys for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s accuser, Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, are still fighting Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) over the parameters of Dr. Ford’s Thursday testimony, objecting to Grassley’s decision to hire an experienced, female sex crimes prosecutor to question both Kavanaugh and Dr. Ford, and complaining about Sen. Mitch McConnell’s harsh language.

Despite claims over the weekend that Dr. Ford would testify on Thursday (she’s even, reportedly, made it to Washington, D.C. unscathed), Dr. Ford’s lawyers sent a letter to Grassley Monday night requesting the name and resume of Grassley’s appointed inquisitor.

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