Ana Maria Archila, co-executive director of the Center for Popular Democracy in New York, confronted Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz) in an elevator in Washington after he announced his support for Supreme Court Justice nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP)Ana Maria Archila had never told her father that she was sexually abused as a child. Both Archila and Gallagher described themselves as survivors of sexual assault, making tearful and impassioned pleas for Flake to reconsider his position. And within hours, Archila and Gallagher were flooded with requests for interviews about their role in the day’s events. I was demanding a connection, demanding that he look at us, demanding that he give us real answers,” she said.

Source: Washington Post September 29, 2018 02:31 UTC