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Yes, i did receive a letter from dr. ford. it was conveyed to me by a member of congress on issue. the next day i called dr. ford. we spoke on the phone. she reiterated that she wanted this held confidential and i held it confidential, up to a point where the witness was willing to come forward. and i think, as i make my remarks, perhaps you'll see why. because how women are treated in the united states with this kind of concern is really wanting a lot of reform. and i'll get to that for a minute. but in the meantime, good morning, dr. ford. thank you for coming forward and being willing to sh...

Mason-google it -- moment. or "you can't handle the truth." she is going to be very methodical, as any prosecutor would be. it may take some time to get to the answers that people really want. >> martha: let's bring in crystal world and mollie hemingway. in terms of that whole issue alone, that is not supposed to be a part of this hearing, and i wonder what is going to happen if they start pressing him on the details of this unsubstantiated claim by this one woman. the only details in her story are details that were already out there in these other allegations, so how are the democrats going t...

Any issue at all, related in any way to inappropriate sexual behavior. ms. ford first raised her allegations in a secret letter two months ago. this letter was secret from jul, july 30th -- september 15, when i first heard about it. the ranking member took no action. the letter wasn't shared with me your colleagues or my staff. these allegations could have been investigated in a way that maintains the confidentiality that dr. ford requested. before his hearing, judge kavanaugh met privately with 65 senators, including the ranking member. but the ranking member he didn't

Arizona in front of jeff flake there to say hey, here is your prosecutor from arizona to do this questioning. >> some of those who recommended her, one of the issues of course, appearances. republicans didn't want to appear, as you have heard the phrase, the older white guys questioning this a victim of assault. and now they are claiming the republicans are not taking the seriously. i think the response on the republican side is what could be more serious than inviting a professional sex crimes prosecutor to do the questionin questioning. it gets them out from under the claim that it is a bunc...

When it comes out. you know, christine blasey ford said that she wanted to be anonymous. before it was linked, she hired an attorney, took a polygraph, obviously thought that maybe she was going to be coming out at s. you don't do that unless you believe that you're going to be public. i believe that this is just the skepticism. this is all orchestrated. >> >> marie: i think there is skepticism on both sides. i hear it from my independent female friends who say it feels like republicans are trying to do this bucks tracking exercise, when you hear lindsey graham saying that this is not credible...