Sexual Assault Survivors Confront Sen. Flake

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After this emotional confrontation with sexual assault survivors — Sen. Flake called for delaying the Senate's vote on confirming Brett Kavanaugh until the FBI investigates the sexual assault allegations tied to the judge.

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00:00Look at me when I'm talking to you. You're telling me that my assault doesn't matter.

00:04That what happened to me doesn't matter and that you're going to let people who do these things into power.

00:11That's what you're telling me when you vote for him.

00:14Don't look away from me. Look at me and tell me that it doesn't matter what happened to me.

00:31I was sexually assaulted and nobody believed me.

00:45I didn't tell anyone and you're telling all women that they don't matter.

00:49That they should just stay quiet because if they tell you what happened to them, you're going to ignore them.

00:55That's what happened to me and that's what you're telling all women in America.

00:59That they don't matter. They should just keep it to themselves because if they have told the truth,

01:04you're just going to help that man to power anyway.

01:07That's what you're telling all of these women. That's what you're telling me right now.

01:12You're allowing someone who is unwilling to take responsibility for his own actions

01:18to sit in the higher court of the country and to have the role of repairing the harm that has been done in this country to many people.

01:28No, no, thank you. What do you think?

01:30Senator, do you care to respond?

01:33No, I want to talk to him. Don't talk to me.

01:35What do you think? I understand, but tell me I'm standing right here in front of you.

01:41What do you have? Do you think that he's telling the truth?

01:47No. Do you think that he's telling the truth to the country?

01:51You have power when so many women are powerless.

01:54No.

01:58Can you not give them an answer?

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