“I did not hide Dr. Ford’s allegations. I did not leak her story,” says Sen. Feinstein. She does not say how the letter came out, only that Ford was “stalked by the press.”
“I held it confidential until she decided that she would come forward,” Feinstein says.
“Can you tell us that your staff did not leak it?” asks Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas).
“I have not asked that question directly,” Feinstein says. After briefly consulting her staffer, she comes back with, “The answer is no.”
Cruz asks if there is a process for the committee to consider confidential allegations. Grassley says yes, explains the process.
“So bipartisan investigators could’ve investigated this two months ago?” Cruz asks, while keeping Ford’s name confidential or publicizing the charges against Kavanaugh.
“Yes,” says Grassley.
“It is my understanding that her story was leaked before the letter came public,” says Feinstein, saying “her friends” from the beach might have told the press. “I don’t think the letter was ever leaked.”
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