we had this play out. the word process is so important here. the due process is the issue even in the court of public opinion and the judiciary committee right now. it benefits both brett kavanaugh and his accuser, christine ford. both will have an opportunity to say what happened, their versions of the events and rebut or bolster the credibility of one's story. unlike the anita hill hearings that happened in 1991, you have a decade between those allegations and the confirmation process of then nominee clarence thomas. you have 36 years now between the allegations occurring and the confirmation here. that timing is going to play very, very important. i used to do a lot of delayed reporting sexual assault cases. the hurtles of a year or more, a year to five years is enormous, let alone 36. memory and credibility and her