Abandoning his previous restraint, U.S. President Donald Trump challenged the credibility of the woman accusing his Supreme Court nominee of sexual assault on Friday, declaring that if the alleged attack was so terrible she would have reported it to law enforcement. According to CNN, Senate Republicans gave Ford until 5 p.m. 70% of sexual assault victims do NOT report their attack to police for a range of reasons: fear of retaliation, shame and belief the police won’t take them seriously. —@SenFeinsteinFord's preference is to testify to the Senate committee next Thursday. Kavanaugh, now a judge on the powerful U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, has repeatedly denied Ford's allegation.

Source: CBC News September 21, 2018 15:11 UTC