Republicans have sought Ford’s polygraph results ahead of her scheduled Thursday testimony.
Attorneys for Christine Blasey Ford on Wednesday released a copy of a polygraph test that she took in August regarding her sexual assault allegation against Brett Kavanaugh, with a conclusion that her account of the episode is «not indicative of deception.»
Ford sat for the polygraph after relaying her account of the high school-era party where she claims Kavanaugh tried to force himself on her with his friend Mark Judge — whom the GOP has declined to subpoena for testimony — in the room.
«Blasey stated that when Kavanaugh put his hand over her mouth that this act was the most terrifying for her,» states the polygraph examiner’s report, dated Aug. 10 for an Aug. 7 examination. «She also stated that this act caused the most consequences for her later in life.»
Republicans have sought Ford’s polygraph results ahead of her scheduled Thursday testimony against President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, while those who believe the 51-year-old professor’s assault allegation have pointed to her submission to a polygraph test as evidence of the veracity of her account. However, the American Psychological Association has said there is little evidence polygraph tests can effectively separate true from false accounts, and the examinations are not admissible in criminal trials in some states.
After Ford shared her account of the assault with the examiner, three separate algorithms were applied to the results of a polygraph examination as she attested to the truthfulness of her story, according to the report. All three concluded that Ford was speaking truthfully, with one scale registering a 0.002 percent probability that her answers were deceptive.
Ford’s attorneys provided the test results to the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, along with a note stating that «under no circumstances» would they share their client’s medical records, which «contain private, highly sensitive information that is not necessary for the Committee to assess the credibility of her testimony.»
«Our client has already been forced to compromise her privacy and safety in order to provide the Committee with important information about the nominee’s past conduct, and she will be available to answer any questions the Committee may have when she testifies tomorrow,» the attorneys, Debra Katz and Lisa Banks, wrote to the panel.
