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>> at dr. fortas to come to me as their friend, family member or council and described his experience to me i would have no problem believing her. it would provide as much emotional support to make sure she has the resources she needs to be healthy and happy and just pass this is keep in mind this is a very much political situation here. not a question of do we believe her now. we believe her direct allegation against someone who before this had a completely clear record. in my opinion we just don't know when i think the presumption of innocence is really important here. all this he said she s...

The coast you watch this and get in our bubble but when you look at the way women are responding to this, they see a woman being exploited for political purposes, men see a man being exploited for political purposes, rape victims see the issue of rape being conflated, maybe in high school, we are not sure where, we don't know location and the poor woman and they see rape being conflated into whatever this was, i don't think this was a pretty moment in history and i hope that we can find some way to confirm judge kavanaugh and get on to the business of being americans and enjoying the freedoms ...

>> i mean, i think i agree with the rest of the panel that i'm looking out for, you know, how dr. ford is treated in this case. this is the same prosecutor from arizona that didn't have such a great track record in terms of sexual assault victims, rape victims, people coming forward and saying, you know, this has happened to me, and may have let dozens, hundreds, go forward. so we're looking for that. but we're also looking for how are people responding? how are broader audiences? because i think some of the earlier conversations and some of the panels have brought out too, this is really impo...

Devastating if it's the perpetrator. >> what are you looking for tomorrow, lea? >> i mean, i think i agree with the rest of the panel that i'm looking out for, you know, how dr. ford is treati ined in this case. this is the same prosecutor from arizona that didn't have such a great track record in terms of sexual assault victims, rape victims, people coming forward and saying, you know, this has happened to me, and may have let dozens, hundreds, go forward. so we're looking for that. but we're also looking for how are people responding? how are broader audiences? because i think some of the ea...

American people as well as the senate which is going to have to vote to assess the credibility. but, i have read enough about rape victims. i worked on a pentagon committee looking at sexually assault cases and heard a lot of testimonies. the fact that the witness experienced this trauma remembers details that no one else remembers is not a surprise nor is it a surprise that she did not tell anyone for decades. many survivors never said anything. i am hoping this will give her some healing to have made it public the that she can get it out and south. >> jill, much appreciated. >> thank you, al...