After repeatedly denying requests to testify against Brett Kavanaugh, Christine Blasey-Ford, through her attorney is finally ready to testify “sometime” next week. There are preconditions set by her attorney. She says Blasey-Ford will only testify if “terms that are fair and which ensure her safety.” No one can argue about the safety part. Obviously, she Dr. Ford should be protected to the highest possible extent. That’s not even up for debate. But what exactly does Blasey-Ford’s attorney mean “terms are fair.” Does that mean certain questions are off limits?
Republicans in the Senate have bent over backwards to try and ensure that Blasey-Ford can testify, even in private. They even offered to go to Northern California so she didn’t have to come to DC. That all sounds pretty “fair” to me.
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Christine Ford, the California professor accusing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault, told the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday that she “would be prepared to testify next week” — apparently dropping her bid for the FBI to first launch a new inquiry.
According to an email sent by her attorney Debra Katz and first obtained by The New York Times, Ford would appear as long as senators provide “terms that are fair and which ensure her safety.” Fox News has also obtained the email.
“As you are aware, she has been receiving death threats, which have been reported to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and she and her family have been forced out of their home,” the email continued. “She wishes to testify, provided that we can agree on terms that are fair and which ensure her safety.”