14. Debra Katz interview, “Kavanaugh Assault Allegation,” CBS This Morning, CBS via archive.org, https://archive.org/details/KPIX_20180917_140000_CBS_This_Morning/start/720/end/780.
15. Seung Min Kim and Josh Dawsey, “ ‘Incredibly frustrated’: Inside the GOP effort to save Kavanaugh amid assault allegations,” Washington Post, September 22, 2018, https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/incredibly-frustrated-inside-the-gop-effort-to-save-kavanaugh-amid-assault-allegation/2018/09/22/6808baf6-bde0-11e8-b7d2-0773aa1e33da_story.html.
16. Office of the Chairman, Senator Chuck Grassley, “Memorandum Re: Senate Judiciary Committee Investigation of Numerous Allegations Against Justice Brett Kavanaugh During the Senate Confirmation Proceedings,” November 2, 2018, 38.
17. “Read: Christine Blasey Ford’s attorneys’ letter requesting FBI Investigation,” CNN, September 19, 2018, https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/18/politics/ford-attorneys-letter-grassley/index.html.
18. Daniel Chaitin, “DOJ: Allegation against Brett Kavanaugh ‘does not involve any potential federal crime,’ ” Washington Examiner, https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/doj-allegation-against-brett-kavanaugh-does-not-involve-any-potential-federal-crime. The Department of Justice would later confirm that “the FBI does not make any judgment about the credibility or significance of any allegation,” and that, in the absence of a federal crime, their role is simply “to provide information for the use of the decision makers.” Matt Shuham, “DOJ Issues Statement on Kavanaugh Background Check,” Talking Points Memo, September 19, 2018, https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/doj-issues-statement-on-kavanaugh-background-check.
19. Katey Rich, “Julia Louis-Dreyfus Signed an Open Letter Defending Brett Kavanaugh’s Accuser,” Vanity Fair, September 17, 2018, https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2018/09/julia-louis-dreyfus-christine-blasey-ford-letter; Kyle Swenson, “As conservatives attack, hundreds sign setters Supporting Kavanaugh accuser Christine Blasey Ford,” Washington Post, September 18, 2018, https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2018/09/18/as-conservatives-attack-hundreds-sign-letters-supporting-kavanaugh-accuser-christine-blasey-ford/.
20. Amanda Terkel and Arthur Delaney, “Alumnae of Christine Blasy Ford’s High School Circulate Letter of Support,” HuffPost, September 17, 2018, https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/christine-blasey-ford-holton-arms-brett-kavanaugh_us_5b9fb3c2e4b04d32ebfabbc6.
21. John Bowden, “Kavanaugh accuser forced out of her home over threats, lawyers say,” The Hill, September 18, 2019, https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/407336-lawyer-kavanaugh-accuser-has-received-death-threats-and.
22. Kelsey Snell and Scott Detrow, “Republicans Reject Kavanaugh Accuser’s Request to Delay Hearing For FBI Investigation,” NPR, https://www.npr.org/2018/09/18/649209595/hearing-with-kavanaugh-and-accuser-alleging-sexual-assault-in-turmoil.
23. Burgess Everett, Elana Schor, Eliana Johnson, and Brent D. Griffiths, “Kavanaugh accuser: FBI should investigate claims of sexual assault,” Politico, September 18, 2018.
24. Michael Dresser, “Gov. Hogan rules out state police investigation of Kavanaugh allegations; Montgomery County police not investigating,” Capital Gazette, September 25, 2018, https://www.capitalgazette.com/news/government/bs-md-hogan-kavanagh-20180921-story.html.
25. Jim Joyner, “Montgomery officials ‘prepared to investigate’ Kavanaugh allegations—if an alleged victim comes forward,” Baltimore Sun, September 28, 2018, https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/bs-md-montgomery-police-kavanaugh-response-20180928-story.html.
26. “Ford ‘Wasn’t Clear’ Committee Offered California Interview in lieu of Public Washington Hearing,” Committee on the Judiciary website, October 2, 2018, https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/press/rep/releases/ford-wasnt-clear-committee-offered-california-interview-in-lieu-of-public-washington-hearing.
27. John Bowden, “Dem: ‘Bulls—-’ to say GOP doing everything to contact Kavanaugh accuser,” The Hill, September 19, 2018, https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/407527-dem-bulls-to-say-gop-doing-everything-to-contact-kavanaugh-accuser.
28. Cheyenne Haslett, “Sen. Mazie Hirono’s message to American men: ‘Just shut up and step up,’ ” ABC News, September 18, 2018, https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/sen-mazie-hironos-message-american-men-shut-step/story?id=57920219.
29. National Review Editors, “If Kavanaugh’s Accuser Won’t Testify, the Senate Should Vote,” National Review, September 20, 2018, https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/09/brett-kavanaugh-allegations-christine-blasey-ford-invitation-to-testify/; Andrew C. McCarthy, “It’s a Set-up,” National Review, September 19, 2018, https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/09/brett-kavanaugh-accuser-must-testify/.
30. Cheyenne Haslett, “Sen. Mazie Hirono’s message to American men.”
31. Mike Allen and Jim VandeHei, “Dems plot massive campaign if Kavanaugh falls,” Axios, September 20, 2018, https://www.axios.com/brett-kavanaugh-confirmation-democrats-2018-midterm-elections-3ce55ebf-dc62-46b9-8ffa-bb1a7fe7cb18.html.
32. Ariel Edwards-Levy, “Brett Kavanaugh Is Accused Of Sexual Assault. That Hasn’t Changed Public Opinion At All.,” HuffPost, September 19, 2018,