When #MeToo Went on Trial

<p>The investigation of Harvey Weinstein that helped give rise to the #MeToo movement had seemed, for a moment, to unite the country in redefining the rules around sex and power. But as a backlash emerged, the Supreme Court confirmation of Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh became a kind of national trial of the movement.</p><p>On the one-year anniversary of Judge Kavanaugh’s confirmation, we look at new reporting on the story of the woman at the center of it — Dr. Christine Blasey Ford — and the journey that led to her searing testimony in Washington. Guests: Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey, investigative reporters for The New York Times and the authors of “<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/08/books/review/she-said-jodi-kantor-megan-twohey.html?smid=pc-thedaily" target="_blank">She Said: Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story That Helped Ignite a Movement</a>.”</p><p>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/thedaily" target="_blank">nytimes.com/thedaily</a>. </p><p>Background coverage: </p><ul><li>Last month, several Democratic presidential candidates<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/15/us/brett-kavanaugh-allegations-trump-impeach.html?smid=pc-thedaily" target="_blank"> called for the impeachment</a> of Justice Kavanaugh after The Times<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/14/sunday-review/brett-kavanaugh-deborah-ramirez-yale.html?module=inline?smid=pc-thedaily" target="_blank"> published new information</a> about allegations of sexual misconduct against him. </li></ul>