Comment on Kavanaugh accuser might testify after all – under right terms

WASHINGTON – Christine Blasey Ford may personally testify against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh after all, her attorney said Thursday, breathing new life into the prospect of a dramatic Senate showdown next week over Ford's accusation that he assaulted her when both were in high school. Ford will tell her story to the Judiciary Committee, whose senators will vote on Kavanaugh's confirmation – but only if agreement can be reached on "terms that are fair and which ensure her safety," the attorney said. The positive tone of the lawyer's email revived the possibility that the panel would hold an electrifying campaign-season hearing at which both Ford and President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee could give their versions of what did or didn't happen at a party in the 1980s.