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Chuck Grassley tells Christine Blasey Ford, Democrats to use scheduled hearing or lose opportunity - Washington Times

Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley said he's sticking with his plan to hold a hearing Monday to give Christine Blasey Ford a chance to detail her allegation that Judge Kavanaugh, as a 17-year-old high school student, attempted to strip off her clothes and stifle her cries for help.

The judge has vehemently denied the allegations, as have others Ms. Blasey Ford says were witnesses. She, meanwhile, has backed away from her earlier calls for a public chance to tell her story, saying now that she first wants the FBI to investigate the judge, and wants to set her own timing for a hearing.

Mr. Grassley rejected that, telling Democrats and Ms. Blasey Ford's lawyer to either use Monday's chance, or else lose the opportunity. "It would be a disservice to Dr. Ford, Judge Kavanaugh, this committee, and the American people to delay this hearing any further," the Iowa Republican said in a letter to committee Democrats.

Moderate Republican senators who had said earlier this week that they wanted to hear from Ms. Blasey Ford before proceeding on voting to confirm Judge Kavanaugh now have changed course. Sen. Bob Corker, Tennessee Republican, said Mr. Grassley has properly handled the matter and has been fair to both the judge and his accuser. He said if Ms. Blasey Ford doesn't show up to testify, then the Senate should move on with the nomination.

It has been observed that the accuser remembers neither the date nor the location of the party in question or the names of other attendees. Some have pointed out that victims of such an assault remember even insignificant details. May Dr. Ford and Judge Kavanaugh be mindful that their integrity is on the line before not only men but before God.

It may also be significant that Dr. Ford is a supporter of radical left wing causes who is perhaps motivated in her accusation by her political views more than by what she purports to be a negative experience at the hand of a man whose integrity has been impeccable through a long and honorable career.

- Father, we pray Brett Kavanaugh will be protected from malicious slander and false accusations.

- If a malicious witness takes the stand to accuse someone of a crime, the two people involved in the dispute must stand in the presence of the Lord before the priests and the judges who are in office at the time. (Deuteronomy 19: 16-17)