Here's a detailed profile of Blasey Ford. A friend says after she posted on Facebook last year about being raped as a teen, Blasey Ford reached out to say she too had been assaulted in her youth, by a federal judge who'd been floated as a SCOTUS contender. mercurynews.com/2018/09/17/met…
Not sure if this was known before -- Dem Rep. Eshoo says Blasey Ford contacted her in the summer, and they met in her office; Eshoo told her she believed her; Blasey Ford said she didn't want to speak publicly but agreed to write the letter to Feinstein. sfchronicle.com/bayarea/articl…
In this second local profile, three professional colleagues say of Blasey Ford: “An incredibly honest person"; “Every interaction I’ve had with her leaves me to think she is an honest, forthright person"; “I trust her a lot.” sfchronicle.com/bayarea/articl…
