Dem lawmaker from Kavanaugh accuser's district: "I'm proud of my constituent"
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The Hill
September 16, 2018
06:50 PM EDT
Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-Calif) praised her constituent for speaking publicly about her sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.
Christine Blasey Ford spoke to the Washington Post on Sunday and detailed her allegations against Kavanaugh for the first time publicly.
The now 51-year-old professor at Palo Alto University in California described an incident between her and Kavanaugh when the pair were in high school.
She alleges that Kavanaugh pinned her to a bed one summer in the 1980s and forced himself on her.
Eshoo, who represents Palo Alto, praised Ford's decision to come forward on Sunday -- months after the congresswoman allegedly received a letter detailing Ford's claims.
"I'm proud of my constituent for the courage she has displayed to come forward to tell her full story to the American people," Eshoo said in a statement.
"In weighing her privacy and the consequences to herself and her family, she has demonstrated her willingness to risk these factors to present the truth.
"I am grateful to her for weighing these equities and choosing to speak out on one of the most consequential decisions in our country, an appointment to the highest Court in the land," she continued.
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