CONGRESS/NOMINATION/SENATE/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP PEOPLE/WOMEN: “Christine Blasey Ford opened the possibility she would testify before Congress about her accusation of sexual assault against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. An email her lawyers sent to the Senate Judiciary Committee said Ford ‘would be prepared to testify next week’ if the senators offer her ‘terms that are fair and which ensure her safety.’ The message came a day ahead of a 10 a.m. Friday [9-21-18] deadline set by Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa for Ford to decide whether she would appear before a hearing he set for Monday [9-24-18]…A Republican source familiar with the matter told CNN that Republicans were looking into bringing in an outside counsel — who is female — to question Ford, if a hearing actually happens. Such a move could help the GOP overcome its lack of female senators on the committee.”
–Eli Watkins, Gloria Borger, Jim Acosta and Sunlen Serfaty, “Ford lawyers say she is open to testifying, but not Monday,” CNN Politics, CNN.com, September 20, 2018 10:19 pm