Republicans accused Democrats of playing politics in an attempt to derail Kavanaugh’s nomination, nothing that Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) knew of the allegations weeks ago and only referred the matter to the FBI last week. Feinstein has said she did not reveal the allegations because Ford initially did not want to be publicly identified. Over the weekend, Ford went public in an interview with the Washington Post, saying her name was beginning to leak out and her civic duty outweighed her desire for privacy.

Source: Los Angeles Times September 17, 2018 12:28 UTC