Sen. Dianne Feinstein reportedly won’t say if the accusations of sexual assault against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh are true.
For about two months, the Democratic senator sat on a letter outlining allegations against Kavanaugh claiming that he pinned a teen down on a bed during a party in high school and put his hand over her mouth when she tried to scream.
Chad Pergram, a congressional reporter for Fox News, tweeted late Tuesday afternoon that when Feinstein was asked about Kavanaugh’s accuser, Christine Ford, the senator said Ford “is a woman that has been, I think, profoundly impacted, on this,” adding that “I can’t say everything is truthful. I don’t know.”
From colleague Connor Marley. Feinstein on Ford. Says Ford “is a woman that has been, I think, profoundly impacted, on this..I can’t say that everything is truthful. I don’t know.”
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) September 18, 2018
Since the contents of the letter and the accuser’s identity became public knowledge over the weekend, Feinstein has reportedly refused to help arrange phone calls between Ford and members of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Feinstein to Fox on Ford when asked if the accusation will impact how mbrs would vote on Kavanaugh: “I know she did not want to go public. That’s why I made the letter. That was taken out of my control”
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) September 18, 2018
Feinstein to Fox when asked what will happen if Ford doesn’t appear Monday. “I have no say. It’s all up to the Republican(s)…”
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) September 18, 2018
