actions of this and unethical senator. after pronouncing the anonymous allegation against kavanaugh, professor ford's name and story quickly leaked to the press. she felt like she was going to tell the story herself. up to that point there were only two parties who knew about professor ford's t allegation. congressional democrats and professor ford herself. you do the math. it's pretty obvious, it was clearly, you have an alleged survivor of sexual assault, despite what she said for her wishes to remain private. democratic senator sheldon whitehouse, he's blaming professor ford tonight for the leak. take a look. >> the best i can tell, dr. ford had told sufficient people in her circle who might have told others that press in california began to ask her questions and follow her around. and the story then came through "the washington post" where she had originally -- dr. ford had originally, as she testified yesterday, left a tip on the hot line and the reporter followed