Trump Breaks His Silence on Kavanaugh Accuser – Makes Impossible Demand

We knew it was bound to happen.

President Trump finally addressed Christine Blasey Ford, the psychology professor who accused Brett Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her at a high school party. The entire city of Washington has been waiting with bated breath to see what Trump would say, given his proclivity for provocation.

Well, it appears we all just got our wish.

Earlier this week, President Trump said he was open to delaying Kavanaugh’s confirmation in order to find out more information about the accuser and the alleged sexual assault. (RELATED: President Trump Is Open to a Delay on Kavanaugh Confirmation Following Abuse Allegations.) Trump’s was a reasonable request: if the accuser was serious, it was worth waiting.

But, Ford has been wishy-washy about testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee. She vacillated between wanting to testify, then not wanting to testify, then being willing to testify with ridiculous demands. (RELATED: Christine Blasey Ford’s Demands Show She Isn’t Serious About Kavanaugh’s Assault.)

Her erratic behavior has many questioning the veracity of her story, which, she admits, is still fuzzy after over three decades.

Now President Trump is making his own demands. And they come with a twist:

Trump then followed up with:

The President knows what he’s doing making this request. It’s the same tactic Ford is using to impugn the reputation of Brett Kavanaugh. You can’t prove a negative. Kavanaugh can’t prove he didn’t assault Ford because Ford can still claim it happened. Likewise, Ford can’t produce police documents because she didn’t go to the police after the incident occurred.

Trump is asking her to produce documents that don’t exist, or, at least, likely don’t exist.

Democrats will hate this kind of dismissive request, but all Trump is doing is playing Ford’s game. She is making unsubstantiated claims. Trump wants proof.

Is that really so much to ask?

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