She said she withheld it because the Ford asked her to.
Then why did Ford tell her? Seems pointless. Ford say, Kavanaugh tried to rape me but don’t tell anyone? Is she a 6th grader? Come on, you make the accusation and stay anonymous? Tell when has that happened in this day an age? It is an accusation, Kavanaugh has a right to defend himself and face his accuser. That said Ford I believe, believes Kavenaugh attempted to rape her, however I believe she has a false memory, because a) it never came out until 2012 after a therapy session. b) she doesn’t know where it happened. c) she doesn’t know when it happened d) she doesn’t know who was there, other than Kavenaugh and Judge. e) she told no one before 2012, not even her husband because she said she didn’t remember. f) she has such clear detail of the event but no clear memory of where or when. g) she took a lie detector and passed without any other clear details. h) Kavenaugh has no recollection. I) Judge has no recollection. j) no one else has come forward with any recollection. k) her attorney is a Soros operative. l) Kavenaugh has no one else coming forward with accusations. m) she is unwilling to testify.
False memories are real, to the person who has them, however it doesn’t mean they actually happened. When you research such accusations and stories in the past, false memories follow a very similar pattern to hers.