Document excerpts referencing Dr. Blasey‑Ford’s letter and Senator Grassley’s response to Judge Kavanaugh’s nomination

Times", "captionComponent": {"text":"People protested the nomination of Judge Kavanaugh outside the Supreme Court on Monday. Erin Schaff for The New York Times"},"identifier™:"100000006124223 Sba97c48949fa", "imageldentifier":"7ic5728c5fae233 c95854ea58c182d05", "Layout": "fullbleed- image", "role":"photo", "type": "scalable image"}, {"identifier": W _anf-caption- 3","inlineTextStyles": [{"range":{"Llength":35, "start":87},"textstyle":"photo- credit"}],"layout":"default-caption", "role": "caption", "text":"People protested th nomination of Judge Kavanaugh outside the Supreme Court on Monday. 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I felt agony yet urgency and a civic duty to let it be known, in a confidential manner, prior to the nomin being selected.a€","type":"text"}, {"identifier":" anf-body- 19","inlineTextStyles": [{"range":{"length":408,"start":0},"textStyle":" anf-ts- i"}, {"range"™:{"length":408,"start":0},"textStyle":" anf-ts-1"}],"layout":"default- body", "role": "body", "text"™:"She went on: d€eMr. Kavanaughd€™s actions, while many years ago, were serious and have had a lasting impact on my life. I thought that knowledge of his actions could be useful for you and those in charge of choosing among the various candidates. My original intent was first and foremost to be a helpful citizen d4€" ina confidential way that would minimize collateral damage to all families and friends involved.4€", "type": "text"}, {"additions": [{"URL":"https://int.nyt.com/data/documenthelp er/320-christine-blasey-ford-grassley- letter/b0b9087dd99c887defbc/optimized/full.pdf#page=1", "range": {"length":25,"start":1}, “type™:"link"}],"identifier":" anf-body- 20","inlineTextStyles": [{"range":{"length":27,"start":0},"textStyle":" anf-ts- i"}, {"range"™:{"length":27,"start":0},"textStyle":" anf-ts- i"}, {"range"™:{"length":1,"start":25},"textStyle":" anf-ts- 36"},{"range":{"length":9, "start":16},"textStyle":" anf-ts- 36"}, {("range"™:{"length":15,"start":1},"textStyle":" anf-ts-36"}],"layout"™:"default- body", "role": "body", "text": "[Read Dr. Blaseyd€™s letter.]", "type": "text"}, {("additions": [{"URL":"https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/med ia/doc/2018-09-24%20Grassley%20to%20Ford%20- S20Fords20Allegations.pdfi", "range": {"length":8, "start":13},"type":"link"}],"identifier" 7" anf-body- 21","inlineTextStyles": [{"range"™:{"length":437,"start":0},"textStyle":" anf-ts- i"},{"range"™:{"length":437,"start":0},"textStyle":" anf-ts-1"}],"layout":"default- body", "role":"body","text":"Mr. Grassley replied that he was committed to making sure she was heard. d4€eItd€™s important to me that you personally know how sincere and thorough this effort has been, including my commitment to make sure committee members and other senators are able to hear directly from you,4€ he wrote, in a letter his aides released Monday. He added a postscript in his own hand: 4€eP.S. I look forward to your testimony.d4€ He signed the letter, a€eChuck.a4€", "type": "text"}, {"bannerType"™:"any", "identifier":" anf- banner advertisement-4", "layout": "“ComponentLayout— 4","role":"banner advertisement", "type":"banner advertisement"}, {"additions": [{"URL™:"h ttps://apple.news/AyWjf 1lbkP7- 54sKiImxS3Ng", "range": {"length":1, "start ":195}, "type"™:"link"}, {"URL":"https://apple.news /AyWj£ 1lbkP7- S4sKLmXS3Ng", "range": {"length":66, "start":196},"type":"link"}],"identifier":" anf-body- 22","inlineTextStyles": [{"range"™:{"length":378,"start":0},"textsStyle":" anf-ts- i"}, {"range"™: {"length":378,"start":0},"textStyle":" anf-ts-1"}],"layout":"default- body", "role":"body", "text":"On Sunday evening, just hours after lawyers for Dr. Blasey and Senate Judiciary Committee aides finished negotiations on the shape of Thursdayd€™s hearing, new allegations began to surface. First, The New Yorker published an interview with a woman, Deborah Ramirez, who said that Judge Kavanaugh exposed himself to her at a drunken dormitory party during their first year at Yale.","type":"text"}, {"identifier":" anf-body- HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028401