“The president should know better,’’ said Blumenthal, who is expected to play an important role questioning Kavanaugh. “Survivors of sexual assault suffer from exactly the kind of anguish, fear, embarrassment, and self-blaming that caused Dr. Blasey Ford to wait this long to report it. They seek confidentiality because they’re afraid of the nightmare, in their own lives, that she is going through now — maybe on a smaller scale. But it is the reason that sexual assault is one of the most under-reported crimes in the country.’’