Ford recounts ‘laughter’ in alleged Kavanaugh sexual attack

Christine Blasey Ford declared Thursday that Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her as he and a friend shared “uproarious laughter” in a locked room at a 1980s high school gathering, recounting her allegations to the Senate Judiciary Committee and a riveted nation in a drama that threatens to derail Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination.

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Thu., Sept. 27, 2018

Christine Blasey Ford becomes emotional as she listens to Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., as she testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018.

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Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., left, and Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., talk during a break in a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018, with Christine Blasey Ford and Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.

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Phoenix prosecutor Rachel Mitchell, points to a map as she questions to Christine Blasey Ford at the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018 on Capitol Hill in Washington.

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Supporters of Christine Blasey Ford parade past the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018.

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Christine Blasey Ford listens to her attorney Michael Bromwich during a break in testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018.

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Christine Blasey Ford testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018 in Washington.

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Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., listen as Christine Blasey Ford testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Thursday, Sept, 27, 2018 on Capitol Hill in Washington.

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Phoenix prosecutor Rachel Mitchell questions Christine Blasey Ford as Senators, from left, Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah., and Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, listen during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018 on Capitol Hill in Washington.

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People gather outside of the Dirksen Senate Office building to listen, on a cellphone through a bullhorn, to Christine Blasey Ford's testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018.

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Christine Blasey Ford testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018.

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A supporter of Christine Blasey Ford, with “Kav-A-Nope” written on her hand is arrested for blocking traffic on the street between the Supreme Court and Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018.

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Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh, testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018 on Capitol Hill in Washington.

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Edward Kavanaugh and his wife Martha, parents of Supreme court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, listen as he testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018.

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Supporters of Christine Blasey Ford demonstrate in front of the Supreme Court in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018.

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