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    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    What happened during the Ford-Kavanaugh hearing?

    Christine Blasey Ford said she’s 100 percent confident that it was Brett Kavanaugh who assaulted her 30 years ago, disputing suggestions from some Republican lawmakers that she might have mistaken the judge for someone else.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Sep 27, 2018 • 1 min read

    Christine Blasey Ford said she’s 100 percent confident that it was Brett Kavanaugh who assaulted her 30 years ago, disputing suggestions from some Republican lawmakers that she might have mistaken the judge for someone else. In his testimony, Kavanaugh continued to deny Ford’s allegation. We get the breakdown of what happened.

    The full episode

    1 of 5
    Analyzing the historical Kavanaugh-Ford hearing
    1. 0:00What happened during the Ford-Kavanaugh hearing?You’re reading this
    2. 13:03Questioning Christine Blasey Ford
    3. 21:12Trauma survivors cope with Kavanaugh saga
    4. 32:57CEO Simon Woods on the LA Phil’s 100th season and what’s next
    5. 47:18Could the Dodgers miss the playoffs?
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Sarah Sweeney

      Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW

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      Michell Eloy

      Former Producer/Line Editor, Press Play

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      Amy Ta

      Digital News & Culture Editor

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      Jessica Levinson

      Professor, Loyola Law School

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    The full episode

    1 of 5
    Analyzing the historical Kavanaugh-Ford hearing
    1. 0:00What happened during the Ford-Kavanaugh hearing?You’re reading this
    2. 13:03Questioning Christine Blasey Ford
    3. 21:12Trauma survivors cope with Kavanaugh saga
    4. 32:57CEO Simon Woods on the LA Phil’s 100th season and what’s next
    5. 47:18Could the Dodgers miss the playoffs?
    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand