Two weeks ago, Christine Ford told the Senate Judiciary Committee to delay any hearing with her, as she's afraid of flying and would need to drive cross country.
However, in her hearing Thursday, she admitted flying to the hearing after all.
In fact, she admitted that she flies all the time.
Here's a rush transcript of the exchange:
FORD: "Yes. So that was certainly what I was hoping was to avoid having to get on an airplane. But I eventually was able to get gumption with the help of some friends to get on a plane."
MITCHELL: "When you were here back in August, end of July, August, how did you get here?"
FORD: "Also by airplane. I come here once a year during the summer to visit my family."
MITCHELL: "Okay."
FORD: "I'm sorry, not here, I go to Delaware."
MITCHELL: "In fact you fly fairly frequently for your hobbies and you have had to fly for your work, is that true?"
FORD: "Correct, unfortunately."
MITCHELL: "You were consulting by a statistician in Sidney, Australia, correct?"
FORD: "I don't think I'll make it to Australia."
MITCHELL: "It is long. I also saw on your -- you in talked about Hawaii, polynesian islands. Have you been to all of those places?"
FORD: "Correct."
MITCHELL: "And your interests also include oceanography and hawaiian and tahitian studies."