"Is that the reason for the second door — front door -- is claustrophobia?†asked Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the top Democrat on the Judiciary Committee. “Correct,†Ford replied.
Ford never specified when the renovation took place, leaving a possible impression that it and the therapy session happened around the same time.
But documents reveal the door was installed years before as part of an addition, and has been used by renters and even a marriage counseling business.
“The door was not an escape route but an entrance route,†said an attorney familiar with the ongoing congressional investigation. “It appears the real plan for the second front door was to rent out a separate room."
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