threatened by the truthful but trump has denigrated a public witness who was not in the public domain. who was very uncomfortable in spotlight. that was christine blasi ford who accused brett kavanaugh of assaulting her in high school which kavanaugh denied. at a rally trump mocked her testimony. specifically her memory of the alleged assault. >> how did you get home? i don't remember. where is the place, i don't remember, how many years ago, i don't know. i don't know. >> trump repeatedly says he has a right to confront his accusers and challenge his critics. the president's critics say it is public remarks like that from donald trump which could make other potential witnesses in politically charged cases shy away from coming forward. >> wow! pretty remarkable to see all of that. >> look at the pattern. look at the pattern. >> so will witness intimidation become part of a potential