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Today Professor Christine Blase Ford

testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee and gave a powerful and

emotionally gripping account of her attempted rape by Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.

Kavanaugh was defiant. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.

Kavanaugh was defiant, taking on an angry partisan tone that was unprecedented for a

Supreme Court nominee.

Kavanaugh and the Republicans attack the process and all of the allegations against

Kavanaugh as part of a partisan scheme. So what are the implications of today's

testimony on the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh and on how

sexual assault victims are treated in the future?

Let's get on topic.

Welcome to On Topic, a weekly in-depth look at a topic that helps us understand the week's news.

My name is Renato Mariati.

I'm a former federal prosecutor, a practicing lawyer, and a CNN legal analyst.

And I'm joined by my friend Patty Vasquez, a comedian and WGM radio host who will join us regularly on this podcast.

So Patty, we literally are moments away from the conclusion of the testimony today.

How are you feeling about today? testimony today.

This was a wild day and I want to say that for anyone who follows me on Twitter because you're

gracious enough to retweet some of my comments.

You know, this was a very long day.

And I am, as you mentioned in my introduction

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