Christine Blasey Ford's testimony released: 'I am no one’s pawn'

Christine Blasey Ford, the first of three women to accuse Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct, will tell the Senate Judiciary Committee in Thursday’s hearing that politics was not a factor in her decision to testify, and that she only wants to give the Senate information about the candidate.

“I have been accused of acting out of partisan political motives. Those who say that do not know me. I am a fiercely independent person, and I am no one’s pawn,” she said in her prepared remarks to the committee. “My motivation in coming forward was to provide the facts about how Mr. Kavanaugh’s actions have damaged my life, so that you can take that into serious consideration as you make your decision about how to proceed.”